Defending champion Juli Inkster won her second consecutive LPGA Championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Stefania Croce, and became the first to successfully defend the title since 1984.

[1][2] On Saturday, her 40th birthday, Inkster was the 54-hole co-leader with Wendy Ward after a 65 (−6).

[3] On a blustery Sunday, she had a three-shot lead with five holes to play, but made a double bogey on 14 and missed a six-foot (1.8 m) par putt on the final hole for 75.

In the sudden-death playoff, Inkster parred both holes to win the sixth of her seven major titles.

[4] The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.