in sportsSee also:
2002 in sports,
other events of 2003,
2004 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
- May 5 - Matt Stairs' home run off Houston Astros pitcher Wade Miller was estimated at 461 feet, making it the longest home run in the history of Minute Maid Park.
- Continental Cup of Curling
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- April 10-13 - The Masters - Mike Weir. Weir becomes the first Canadian and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters. He defeats Len Mattiace on the first playoff hole.
- June 12-15 - US Open - Jim Furyk - takes place at Olympia Fields, Furyk wins his first major by 3 shots.
- July 17-20- British Open - Ben Curtis, a virtual unknown, shocks the world, posting a -1, a single shot ahead of Thomas Björn and Vijay Singh at the very difficult Royal St. George's.
- August 14-17 - PGA Championship - Shaun Micheel, another virtual unknown, wins by 2 shots at the tough Oak Hill Country Club.
- Other highlights
- March 2 - Tiger Woods wins the Accenture Match Play Championships, defeating David Toms 2 and 1.
- April 20 - Davis Love III chips in on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, which he wins, giving him his fifth victory at the MCI Heritage at Harbour Town.
- May 22 - At the Colonial Open golf tournament, LPGA champion Annika Sörenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete in a men's professional golf tournament.
- June 1 - Kenny Perry wins for the second straight week, this time at The Memorial, held at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
- July 6 - Tiger Woods wins the 100th Western Open at Cog Hill
- Vijay Singh is the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year, with earnings of $7,349,907 in 27 events.
Women's Golf
- Michelle Wie, then 13 years old, becomes the youngest person ever to win a USGA event for adults by winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
See also: 2002-03 NHL season and 2003-04 NHL season
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Andre Agassi defeats Rainer Schuettler, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
- French Open - Juan Carlos Ferrero defeats Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
- Wimbledon championships - Roger Federer defeats Mark Philippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- US Open - Andy Roddick defeats Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
- French Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
- Wimbledon championships - Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- US Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
- Show Jumping World Cup Champion - Marcus Ehning of Germany wins, riding his Oldenburg mare, Anka.
Births
Deaths
- January 13 - Julio Botelho (Julinho), Brazilian soccer star
- February 14 - Johnny Longden, Hall of Fame jockey
- February 17 - Steve Bechler, baseball player, collapsed during spring training
- May 14 - Dave DeBusschere, basketball hall of famer
- June 9 - Spectacular Bid, U.S. race horse, won the 1979 Derby and Preakness
- June 18 - Larry Doby, Hall of Fame baseball player
- June 26 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon football player
- August 23 - Bobby Bonds, U.S. baseball player and father of Barry Bonds
- October 12 - Bill Shoemaker, jockey
- October 22 - Tony Renna, Indy Racing League driver, killed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- November 6 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer
- November 24 - Warren Spahn, Hall of Fame pitcher
- December 18 - Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame quarterback
- December 21 - Morappakkam Gopalan, Indian - test cricket and field hockey
- December 30 - Yoshio Shirai, Japanese Boxer (world champion at flyweight)
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