Golf
Men's professional
- Major Championships
- Masters Tournament – Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career.
- U.S. Open – Retief Goosen wins his second U.S. Open title
- British Open – Todd Hamilton, a virtual unknown, wins at Royal Troon in a playoff over Ernie Els
- PGA Championship – Vijay Singh wins in a three-hole playoff over Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard.
- Team Europe defeats Team USA 18½ – 9½ to retain the Ryder Cup.
Men's amateur
- British Amateur – Stuart Wilson
- U.S. Amateur – Ryan Moore
- European Amateur – Matthew Richardson
Women's professional
- Kraft Nabisco Championship – Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song. Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park.
- LPGA Championship – Annika Sörenstam
- U.S. Women's Open – Meg Mallon
- Women's British Open – Karen Stupples
- LPGA Tour money leader – Annika Sörenstam – $2,544,707
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