2001 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 31 – June 3, 2001 |
| Location | Southern Pines, North Carolina |
| Course(s) | Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,256 yards (5,720 m)[1][2] |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $2.9 million |
| Winner's share | $520,000 |
| Champion | |
 Karrie Webb | |
| 273 (–7) | |
|
«2000 2002» | |
Pine Needles
Lodge & GC
Lodge & GC
Location in the United States
The 2001 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 56th U.S. Women's Open, held May 31 to June 3 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Defending champion Karrie Webb repeated as champion, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak, the largest margin in 21 years.[3][4] Webb became the seventh to win consecutive titles at the U.S. Women's Open, and the win was the fifth of her seven major titles.
Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and it returned in 2007.[5]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 3, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 70-65-69-69=273 | –7 | 520,000 |
| 2 | Se Ri Pak |  South Korea | 69-70-70-72=281 | +1 | 310,000 |
| 3 | Dottie Pepper |  United States | 74-69-70-69=282 | +2 | 202,580 |
| T4 | Catriona Matthew |  Scotland | 72-68-70-73=283 | +3 | 118,697 |
| Cristie Kerr | United States | 69-73-71-70=283 | |||
| Sherri Turner | United States | 72-70-71-70=283 | |||
| T7 | Kelli Kuehne | United States | 70-71-72-71=284 | +4 | 80,726 |
| Kristi Albers | United States | 71-69-74-70=284 | |||
| Lorie Kane |  Canada | 75-68-72-69=284 | |||
| Wendy Doolan | Australia | 71-70-70-73=284 |
Source:[2]
References
- ↑ Tays, Alan (June 1, 2001). "Open to all sizes". Spokesman-Review. Cox News Service. p. C1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stat Sheet, Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. June 4, 2001. p. C5.
- ↑ Ferguson, Doug (June 4, 2001). "A Runaway". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
- ↑ Esch, David (June 11, 2001). "Grin and bear it". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Droschak, Dave (June 4, 2001). "Open to return to Pine Needles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
External links
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 2001