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Hilary Lunke, 20 years later, still an improbable major champ and still just Mom

Today, Hilary Lunke is living more of the life she pictured.

Two decades since her improbable U.S. Women's Open triumph, she’s a mother of three, a volunteer bible-study teacher and swings a tennis racquet way more than golf clubs these days.

“My life has changed so much in 20 years,” Lunke told GolfChannel.com.

But one thing has remained the same — she's still one of the most unlikely winners in golf history. On July 7, 2003, at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club outside Portland, Oregon, the 24-year-old Lunke defeated Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins in an 18-hole Monday playoff for her lone professional win — and top-10.