The 2003 U.S. Women's Open was the 58th
U.S. Women's Open, held July 3–7 at the Witch Hollow course of
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
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near
North Plains,
Oregon, northwest of
Portland
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.
Hilary Lunke won her only
major
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(and only LPGA) title in an 18-hole Monday playoff over
Angela Stanford and
Kelly Robbins, and became the first qualifier to win the championship.
The three Americans finished the fourth round at 283 (−1), one stroke ahead of two-time champion
Annika Sörenstam, who bogeyed the par-5 72nd hole after putting her tee shot in the fairway.
The last playoff was five years earlier in
1998
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and it had been
sixteen years since three players were involved. In the playoff round, all three players birdied the final (90th) hole, and Lunke clinched the title by one stroke over Stanford.
This was the second U.S. Women's Open at the Witch Hollow course; it hosted six years earlier in
1997
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, won by
Alison Nicholas
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Amateur career
Nicholas was born in Gibraltar. She was educated at the School of St Mary and St Anne (now Abbots Bromley School for Girls). She enjoyed a very successful a ...
. It was also the site of the
U.S. Amateur in 1996, the third straight victory by 20-year-old
Tiger Woods in his final competition as an
amateur
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.
Course layout
Witch Hollow Course
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Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, July 3, 2003''
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Second round
''Friday, July 4, 2003''
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Third round
''Saturday, July 5, 2003''
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Final round
''Sunday, July 6, 2003''
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Scorecard
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Playoff
''Monday, July 7, 2003''
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Scorecard
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References
External links
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Golf Observer final leaderboardU.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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