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2001 U.S. Women's Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2001 U.S. Women's Open |
| dates | May 31 – June 3, [2001](2001-lpga-tour) |
| location | Southern Pines, |
| North Carolina | |
| course | Pine Needles Lodge |
| and Golf Club | |
| org | USGA |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| par | 70 |
| yardage | 6256 yd |
| field | 150 players, 60 after cut |
| cut | 146 (+6) |
| purse | $2.9 million |
| winners_share | $520,000 |
| champion | AUS Karrie Webb |
| score | 273 (−7) |
| previous | [2000](2000-u-s-women-s-open) |
| next | [2002](2002-u-s-women-s-open) |
North Carolina](southern-pines-north-carolina) and Golf Club](pine-needles-lodge-and-golf-club) |USA |USA North Carolina The 2001 U.S. Women's Open 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. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2001.
Defending champion Karrie Webb repeated as champion, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak, the largest margin in 21 years. 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.
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** |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, May 31, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | CAN A.J. Eathorne | 67 | −3 |
| USA Cindy Figg-Currier | |||
| T3 | USA Juli Inkster | 68 | −2 |
| KOR Mi-Hyun Kim | |||
| USA Jill McGill | |||
| T6 | USA Danielle Ammaccapane | 69 | −1 |
| USA Stephanie Kerr (a) | |||
| USA Cristie Kerr | |||
| KOR Se Ri Pak | |||
| T10 | USA Jean Bartholomew | 70 | E |
| USA Audra Burks | |||
| SWE Maria Hjorth | |||
| USA Kelli Kuehne | |||
| USA Terry-Jo Myers | |||
| JPN Aki Nakano | |||
| SWE Liselotte Neumann | |||
| SWE Catrin Nilsmark | |||
| USA Michele Redman | |||
| USA Pearl Sinn | |||
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | |||
| USA Sherri Steinhauer | |||
| USA Wendy Ward | |||
| AUS Karrie Webb |
Source:
Second round
Friday, June 1, 2001
Saturday, June 2, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Karrie Webb | 70-65=135 | −5 | |
| 2 | CAN A.J. Eathorne | 67-71=138 | −2 | |
| 3 | KOR Se Ri Pak | 69-70=139 | −1 | |
| T4 | USA Kristi Albers | 71-69=140 | E | |
| SWE Sophie Gustafson | 74-66=140 | |||
| USA Juli Inkster | 68-72=140 | |||
| SCO Catriona Matthew | 72-68=140 | |||
| T8 | AUS Wendy Doolan | 71-70=141 | +1 | |
| JPN Yuri Fudoh | 73-68=141 | |||
| USA Kelli Kuehne | 70-71=141 | |||
| SCO Janice Moodie | 71-70=141 | |||
| USA Wendy Ward | 70-71=141 |
Source:
Third round
Saturday, June 2, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Karrie Webb | 70-65-69=204 | −6 |
| 2 | KOR Se Ri Pak | 69-70-70=209 | −1 |
| 3 | SCO Catriona Matthew | 72-68-70=210 | E |
| T4 | AUS Wendy Doolan | 71-70-70=211 | +1 |
| JPN Yuri Fudoh | 73-68-70=211 | ||
| USA Juli Inkster | 68-72-71=211 | ||
| T7 | CAN A.J. Eathorne | 67-71-75=213 | +3 |
| USA Cristie Kerr | 69-73-71=213 | ||
| USA Kelli Kuehne | 70-71-72=213 | ||
| USA Dottie Pepper | 74-69-70=213 | ||
| USA Sherri Turner | 72-70-71=213 |
Source:
Final round
Sunday, June 3, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS **Karrie Webb** | 70-65-69-69=273 | −7 | 520,000 |
| 2 | KOR Se Ri Pak | 69-70-70-72=281 | +1 | 310,000 |
| 3 | USA Dottie Pepper | 74-69-70-69=282 | +2 | 202,580 |
| T4 | SCO Catriona Matthew | 72-68-70-73=283 | +3 | 118,697 |
| USA Cristie Kerr | 69-73-71-70=283 | |||
| USA Sherri Turner | 72-70-71-70=283 | |||
| T7 | USA Kelli Kuehne | 70-71-72-71=284 | +4 | 80,726 |
| USA Kristi Albers | 71-69-74-70=284 | |||
| CAN Lorie Kane | 75-68-72-69=284 | |||
| AUS Wendy Doolan | 71-70-70-73=284 |
Source:
References
References
- Tays, Alan. (June 1, 2001). "Open to all sizes". Spokesman-Review.
- (June 4, 2001). "Stat Sheet, Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review.
- Ferguson, Doug. (June 4, 2001). "A Runaway". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (June 11, 2001). "Grin and bear it".
- Droschak, Dave. (June 4, 2001). "Open to return to Pine Needles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (June 1, 2001). "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Wilmington Morning Star.
- (June 3, 2001). "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard.
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