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 |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,256 yards (5,720 m)[1][2] |
Field | 150 players, 60 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+6) |
Prize fund | $2.9 million |
Winner's share | $520,000 |
Champion | |
Karrie Webb | |
273 (−7) | |
«2000 2002» |
Lodge & GC
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]
Course layout
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yards | 481 | 413 | 134 | 360 | 175 | 393 | 401 | 327 | 376 | 3,060 | 451 | 367 | 351 | 200 | 401 | 409 | 177 | 429 | 411 | 3,196 | 6,256 |
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2000 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 273 | −7 | 1 |
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 1998 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 281 | +1 | 2 |
Juli Inkster | United States | 1999 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 286 | +6 | T12 |
Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 1995, 1996 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 287 | +7 | T16 |
Meg Mallon | United States | 1991 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 291 | +11 | T30 |
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 1988 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 293 | +13 | T39 |
Alison Nicholas | England | 1997 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 79 | 294 | +14 | T43 |
Source:[6]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laura Davies | England | 1987 | 75 | 73 | 148 | +8 |
Betsy King | United States | 1989, 1990 | 76 | 76 | 152 | +12 |
Source:[7]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, May 31, 2001
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | A.J. Eathorne | Canada | 67 | −3 |
Cindy Figg-Currier | United States | |||
T3 | Juli Inkster | United States | 68 | −2 |
Mi-Hyun Kim | South Korea | |||
Jill McGill | United States | |||
T6 | Danielle Ammaccapane | United States | 69 | −1 |
Stephanie Kerr (a) | United States | |||
Cristie Kerr | United States | |||
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | |||
T10 | Jean Bartholomew | United States | 70 | E |
Audra Burks | United States | |||
Maria Hjorth | Sweden | |||
Kelli Kuehne | United States | |||
Terry-Jo Myers | United States | |||
Aki Nakano | Japan | |||
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | |||
Catrin Nilsmark | Sweden | |||
Michele Redman | United States | |||
Pearl Sinn | United States | |||
Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | |||
Sherri Steinhauer | United States | |||
Wendy Ward | United States | |||
Karrie Webb | Australia |
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, June 1, 2001
Saturday, June 2, 2001
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 70-65=135 | −5 |
2 | A.J. Eathorne | Canada | 67-71=138 | −2 |
3 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 69-70=139 | −1 |
T4 | Kristi Albers | United States | 71-69=140 | E |
Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 74-66=140 | ||
Juli Inkster | United States | 68-72=140 | ||
Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 72-68=140 | ||
T8 | Wendy Doolan | Australia | 71-70=141 | +1 |
Yuri Fudoh | Japan | 73-68=141 | ||
Kelli Kuehne | United States | 70-71=141 | ||
Janice Moodie | Scotland | 71-70=141 | ||
Wendy Ward | United States | 70-71=141 |
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, June 2, 2001
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 70-65-69=204 | −6 |
2 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 69-70-70=209 | −1 |
3 | Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 72-68-70=210 | E |
T4 | Wendy Doolan | Australia | 71-70-70=211 | +1 |
Yuri Fudoh | Japan | 73-68-70=211 | ||
Juli Inkster | United States | 68-72-71=211 | ||
T7 | A.J. Eathorne | Canada | 67-71-75=213 | +3 |
Cristie Kerr | United States | 69-73-71=213 | ||
Kelli Kuehne | United States | 70-71-72=213 | ||
Dottie Pepper | United States | 74-69-70=213 | ||
Sherri Turner | United States | 72-70-71=213 |
Source:[9]
Final round
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. Spokane, Washington. Cox News Service. p. C1.
- 1 2 "Stat Sheet, Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 4, 2001. p. C5.
- ↑ Ferguson, Doug (June 4, 2001). "A Runaway". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
- ↑ Esch, David; Garrity, John (June 11, 2001). "Grin and bear it". Sports Illustrated. p. G4.
- ↑ Droschak, Dave (June 4, 2001). "Open to return to Pine Needles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-6.
- ↑ "Scores: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 4, 2001. p. C5.
- ↑ "Scores: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 2, 2001. p. C6.
- ↑ "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. June 1, 2001. p. 2C.
- 1 2 "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. June 3, 2001. p. 6F.
External links
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 2001
Coordinates: 35°11′49″N 79°23′31″W / 35.197°N 79.392°W