2003 LPGA Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 5–8, 2003 |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W |
| Course | DuPont Country Club |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,408 yards (5,859 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $240,000 |
| Champion | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 278 (−6), playoff | |
| Location map | |
  DuPont CC Location in United States  DuPont CC Location in Delaware | |
The 2003 LPGA Championship was the 49th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Annika Sörenstam won in a playoff over Grace Park with a par on the first sudden death hole.[1][2] It was the first of three consecutive LPGA Championships for Sorenstam and the fifth of her ten major titles.
Two weeks earlier, Sörenstam played in a PGA Tour event, the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.[3]
The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.
