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.