Golf Network News
Sunday 6 April 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Office Depot Championship
El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, California · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 April 2003 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 43 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Office Depot · 54-hole event, Friday to Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/6°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/4°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/5°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Se Ri Pak KOR · 215Defending champion; turned in 34 to get within three, but bogeys at the 15th and 16th ended her chance; closed with 71 Sorenstam gains first win of 2003 (Golf Today, AP)
- Pat Hurst USA · 215Closed with a 72, never closer than the chasing pack Sorenstam gains first win of 2003 (Golf Today, AP)
- Heather Bowie USA · 215Pulled level when Sorenstam opened bogey-bogey, then bogeyed the 5th as Sorenstam birdied it; closed with 73 Sorenstam gains first win of 2003 (Golf Today, AP)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Office Depot Championship
El Caballero Country Club, El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 72 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T2 | Se Ri Pak | 73 · 71 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T2 | Heather Bowie | 72 · 70 · 73 | 215 | −1 |
| T2 | Pat Hurst | 75 · 68 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| 5 | Michele Redman | 76 · 70 · 70 | 216 | E |
| T6 | Jeong Jang | 75 · 72 · 70 | 217 | +1 |
| T6 | Sophie Gustafson | 75 · 72 · 70 | 217 | +1 |
| T8 | Cindy Figg-Currier | 70 · 75 · 73 | 218 | +2 |
| T8 | Mi Hyun Kim | 74 · 69 · 75 | 218 | +2 |
| T10 | Lorie Kane | 72 · 73 · 74 | 219 | +3 |
| T10 | Marisa Baena | 74 · 72 · 73 | 219 | +3 |
| T10 | Laura Davies | 76 · 74 · 69 | 219 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 43; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet