2003 LPGA Tour

The 2003 LPGA Tour was the 54th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 13 to November 23. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,029,506.

2003 LPGA Tour season

Duration	March 16, 2003 (2003-03-16) – November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23)
Number of official events	31
Most wins	6 Annika Sörenstam
Money leader	Annika Sörenstam
Rolex Player of the Year	Annika Sörenstam
Rookie of the Year	Lorena Ochoa
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There were five first-time winners in 2003: Shi Hyun Ahn, Hee-Won Han, Candie Kung, Hilary Lunke, and Angela Stanford. Lunke's was most notable, as she won the U.S. Women's Open after enduring local and section qualifying for what would become her only LPGA Tour victory.

The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 2003 season.^[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($)	1st prize ($)
Mar 16	Welch's/Fry's Championship	Arizona	Wendy Doolan (2)	259 (−21)	800,000	120,000
Mar 23	Safeway PING	Arizona	Se Ri Pak (19)	265 (−23)	1,000,000	150,000
Mar 30	Kraft Nabisco Championship	California	Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2)	281 (−7)	1,600,000	240,000
Apr 6	The Office Depot Championship	California	Annika Sörenstam (43)	211 (−5)	1,500,000	225,000
Apr 19	LPGA Takefuji Classic	Nevada	Candie Kung (1)	204 (−12)	1,100,000	165,000
Apr 27	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	Georgia	Se Ri Pak (20)	200 (−16)	1,350,000	202,500
May 4	Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill	Virginia	Grace Park (4)	275 (−9)	1,600,000	240,000
May 12	Asahi Ryokuken International Championship	South Carolina	Rosie Jones (13)	273 (−15)	1,300,000	195,000
May 25	LPGA Corning Classic	New York	Juli Inkster (29)	264 (−24)	1,000,000	150,000
Jun 1	Kellogg-Keebler Classic	Illinois	Annika Sörenstam (44)	199 (−17)	1,200,000	180,000
Jun 8	McDonald's LPGA Championship	Delaware	Annika Sörenstam (45)	278 (−6)	1,600,000	240,000
Jun 15	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	Ohio	Rachel Teske (7)	204 (−12)	1,000,000	150,000
Jun 22	Wegmans Rochester LPGA	New York	Rachel Teske (8)	277 (−11)	1,200,000	180,000
Jun 29	ShopRite LPGA Classic	New Jersey	Angela Stanford (1)	197 (−16)	1,300,000	195,000
Jul 6	U.S. Women's Open	Oregon	Hilary Lunke (1)	283 (−1)	3,100,000	560,000
Jul 13	BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open	Canada	Beth Daniel (33)	275 (−13)	1,300,000	195,000
Jul 20	Sybase Big Apple Classic	New York	Hee-Won Han (1)	273 (−11)	950,000	142,500
Jul 26	Evian Masters	France	Juli Inkster (30)	265 (−21)	2,100,000	315,000
Aug 3	Weetabix Women's British Open	England	Annika Sörenstam (46)	278 (−10)	1,600,000	254,880
Aug 10	Wendy's Championship for Children	Ohio	Hee-Won Han (2)	199 (−17)	1,100,000	165,000
Aug 17	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	Ohio	Se Ri Pak (21)	271 (−13)	1,000,000	150,000
Aug 24	Wachovia LPGA Classic	Pennsylvania	Candie Kung (2)	274 (−14)	1,200,000	180,000
Aug 31	State Farm Classic	Illinois	Candie Kung (3)	202 (−14)	1,200,000	180,000
Sep 7	John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic	Oklahoma	Karrie Webb (29)	200 (−10)	1,000,000	150,000
Sep 28	Safeway Classic	Oregon	Annika Sörenstam (47)	201 (−15)	1,200,000	180,000
Oct 5	Longs Drugs Challenge	California	Helen Alfredsson (5)	275 (−13)	1,000,000	150,000
Oct 12	Samsung World Championship	Texas	Sophie Gustafson (4)	274 (−14)	800,000	200,000
Nov 2	CJ Nine Bridges Classic	South Korea	Shi Hyun Ahn (1*)	204 (−12)	1,250,000	187,500
Nov 9	Mizuno Classic	Japan	Annika Sörenstam (48)	192 (−24)	1,130,000	169,500
Nov 16	Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions	Alabama	Dorothy Delasin (4)	280 (−8)	750,000	122,000
Nov 23	ADT Championship	Florida	Meg Mallon (15)	281 (−7)	1,000,000	215,000

* – non-member at time of win

Leaders

Money List leaders

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings ($)	Events
1	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	2,029,506	17
2	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	1,611,928	26
3	Grace Park	South Korea	1,417,702	26
4	Hee-Won Han	South Korea	1,111,860	27
5	Juli Inkster	United States	1,028,205	21
6	Candie Kung	Taiwan	938,079	30
7	Rachel Teske	Australia	924,667	27
8	Beth Daniel	United States	917,654	22
9	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	823,740	24
10	Rosie Jones	United States	808,785	20

Source:^[2]

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Annika Sörenstam (6)	Sweden
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Se Ri Pak	South Korea
Player of the Year	Annika Sörenstam (6)	Sweden
Rookie of the Year	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico