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Sunday 12 October 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Gustafson wins Samsung World Championship
TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 October 2003 · Sophie Gustafson’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $800,000 USD · Samsung
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rachel Teske AUS · 276Third-round leader by five over Gustafson; tied for the lead late but bogeyed the 16th and 17th Gustafson gains controversial win - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Beth Daniel USA · 276Birdied the 1st but never got closer than a shot off the pace; closed with 70 Gustafson gains controversial win - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
TPC at The Woodlands, TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sophie Gustafson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report)
12 October 2003
I think you should look because you always want to remove the doubt.
Golf Today (final round report)
12 October 2003
I knew that it could move and so I never grounded my club. Then it started to kind of not actually move, but to wobble, so I backed off.
Golf Today (final round report)
12 October 2003
I gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities. I am disappointed to finish with bogeys.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie Gustafson | 72 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Rachel Teske | 70 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Se Ri Pak | 69 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | Juli Inkster | 71 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Grace Park | 70 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Meg Mallon | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 10 | Lorie Kane | 74 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1973-12-27, Varberg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet