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Sunday 3 August 2003LPGA TourYear in Review
Sörenstam wins Weetabix Women's British Open
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, England · Thursday 31 July to Sunday 3 August 2003 · Annika Sörenstam’s win no. 46 on the LPGA Tour · purse £1,050,000 · winner's share £160,000 (US$1,600,000) · Weetabix
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/15°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/15°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Ladies' British Open
- AIG Women's Open
- Women's British Open
- Pretty Polly Women's British Open
- Hitachi Ladies British Open
- Burberry Women's British Open
- Weetabix Women's British Open
- Ricoh Women's British Open
- AIG Women's British Open
1976–2026 in our record, 50 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Se Ri Pak KOR · 279Tied the lead with a birdie at 16, then drove into a fairway bunker at the 72nd hole, bogeyed and lost by one Sorenstam complete career Grand Slam - Golftoday, Weetabix Women's British Open 2003 round 4 report (Wayback copy)
144 started · cut +3, 68 made it
Same week
Women's major
Weetabix Women's British Open
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Se Ri Pak
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 August 2003
But then I figured, you know, I have a chance to win. I can hit this drive just down the middle and have a short iron in and I can win the championship.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 August 2003
Normally wasn't expecting that finish, that bogey on 18, but I just do my best today. Not the way I want to be but still happy about my results. This is golf.
Golftoday (golftoday.co.uk)
3 August 2003
I'm overwhelmed. I've wanted this championship so badly for so many years. Being a European, it means a lot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Se Ri Pak | 69 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Grace Park | 74 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Karrie Webb | 67 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 70 · 69 · 67 · 76 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Wendy Ward | 67 · 71 · 69 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 73 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| 8 | Sophie Gustafson | 73 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| 9 | Young Kim | 73 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Candie Kung | 73 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Gloria Park | 70 · 75 · 69 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 46; majors to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
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