Tournament information | |
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Dates | 31 July – 3 August 2003 |
Location | Lancashire, England |
Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,308 yards (5,768 m)[1] |
Field | 144 players, 68 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+3) |
Prize fund | $1,600,000 €1,435,782 |
Winner's share | $254,880 €228,720 |
Champion | |
Annika Sörenstam | |
278 (−10) | |
The 2003 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 27th edition of the Women's British Open, and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports and ABC Sports televised the event in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom.
Annika Sörenstam won the sixth of her ten major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Se-Ri Pak, the 2001 champion. The victory completed the career grand slam for Sörenstam.[2]