2003 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 2003 LPGA Tour 2003 3 16 – 2003 11 23 31 6 SWE Annika Sörenstam Money leader SWE Annika Sörenstam Rolex Player of the Year SWE Annika Sörenstam Vare Trophy KOR Pak Se-ri Rookie of the Year MEX Lorena Ochoa 2002 2004 The 2003 LPGA Tour was the 54th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 13 to November 23. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,029,506. There were five first-time winners in 2003: Shi Hyun Ahn, Hee-Won Han, Candie Kung, Hilary Lunke, and Angela Stanford. Lunke's was most notable, as she won the U.S. Women's Open after enduring local and section qualifying for what would become her only LPGA Tour victory. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 2003 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology2000-2008.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110304105055/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology2000-2008.pdf March 4, 2011 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Mar 16 Welch's/Fry's Championship Arizona AUS Wendy Doolan (2) 259 (−21) 800,000 120,000 Mar 23 Safeway PING Arizona KOR Se Ri Pak (19) 265 (−23) 1,000,000 150,000 Mar 30 Kraft Nabisco Championship California FRA Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2) 281 (−7) 1,600,000 240,000 Apr 6 The Office Depot Championship California SWE Annika Sörenstam (43) 211 (−5) 1,500,000 225,000 Apr 19 LPGA Takefuji Classic Nevada TWN Candie Kung (1) 204 (−12) 1,100,000 165,000 Apr 27 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia KOR Se Ri Pak (20) 200 (−16) 1,350,000 202,500 May 4 Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill Virginia KOR Grace Park (4) 275 (−9) 1,600,000 240,000 May 12 Asahi Ryokuken International Championship South Carolina USA Rosie Jones (13) 273 (−15) 1,300,000 195,000 May 25 LPGA Corning Classic New York USA Juli Inkster (29) 264 (−24) 1,000,000 150,000 Jun 1 Kellogg-Keebler Classic Illinois SWE Annika Sörenstam (44) 199 (−17) 1,200,000 180,000 Jun 8 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware SWE Annika Sörenstam (45) 278 (−6) 1,600,000 240,000 Jun 15 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio AUS Rachel Teske (7) 204 (−12) 1,000,000 150,000 Jun 22 Wegmans Rochester LPGA New York AUS Rachel Teske (8) 277 (−11) 1,200,000 180,000 Jun 29 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey USA Angela Stanford (1) 197 (−16) 1,300,000 195,000 Jul 6 U.S. Women's Open Oregon USA Hilary Lunke (1) 283 (−1) 3,100,000 560,000 Jul 13 BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open Canada USA Beth Daniel (33) 275 (−13) 1,300,000 195,000 Jul 20 Sybase Big Apple Classic New York KOR Hee-Won Han (1) 273 (−11) 950,000 142,500 Jul 26 Evian Masters France USA Juli Inkster (30) 265 (−21) 2,100,000 315,000 Aug 3 Weetabix Women's British Open England SWE Annika Sörenstam (46) 278 (−10) 1,600,000 254,880 Aug 10 Wendy's Championship for Children Ohio KOR Hee-Won Han (2) 199 (−17) 1,100,000 165,000 Aug 17 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio KOR Se Ri Pak (21) 271 (−13) 1,000,000 150,000 Aug 24 Wachovia LPGA Classic Pennsylvania TWN Candie Kung (2) 274 (−14) 1,200,000 180,000 Aug 31 State Farm Classic Illinois TWN Candie Kung (3) 202 (−14) 1,200,000 180,000 Sep 7 John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic Oklahoma AUS Karrie Webb (29) 200 (−10) 1,000,000 150,000 Sep 28 Safeway Classic Oregon SWE Annika Sörenstam (47) 201 (−15) 1,200,000 180,000 Oct 5 Longs Drugs Challenge California SWE Helen Alfredsson (5) 275 (−13) 1,000,000 150,000 Oct 12 Samsung World Championship Texas SWE Sophie Gustafson (4) 274 (−14) 800,000 200,000 Nov 2 CJ Nine Bridges Classic South Korea KOR Shi Hyun Ahn (1*) 204 (−12) 1,250,000 187,500 Nov 9 Mizuno Classic Japan SWE Annika Sörenstam (48) 192 (−24) 1,130,000 169,500 Nov 16 Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions Alabama USA Dorothy Delasin (4) 280 (−8) 750,000 122,000 Nov 23 ADT Championship Florida USA Meg Mallon (15) 281 (−7) 1,000,000 215,000 * – non-member at time of win Leaders Money List leaders RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events1 Annika Sörenstam 2,029,506 172 Se Ri Pak 1,611,928 263 Grace Park 1,417,702 264 Hee-Won Han 1,111,860 275 Juli Inkster 1,028,205 216 Candie Kung 938,079 307 Rachel Teske 924,667 278 Beth Daniel 917,654 229 Lorena Ochoa 823,740 2410 Rosie Jones 808,785 20 Source:https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list Money/Finishes: Official Money – 2000 LPGA Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Annika Sörenstam (6) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Se Ri Pak Player of the Year Annika Sörenstam (6) Rookie of the Year Lorena Ochoa References External links LPGA Tour official site 2003 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour