2001 U.S. Women's Open

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2001 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesMay 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
Par70
Length6,256 yards (5,720 m) [1] [2]
Field150 players, 60 after cut
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund $2.9 million
Winner's share$520,000
Champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
273 (−7)
  2000
2002  
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Southern Pines 
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Pine Needles Lodge & GC

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.

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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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4814131343601753934013273763,0604513673512004014091774294113,1966,256
Par543434444355443443443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 31, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A.J. Eathorne67−3
Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Figg-Currier
T3 Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster 68−2
Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Jill McGill
T6 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Ammaccapane 69−1
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Kerr (a)
Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr
Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Jean Bartholomew70E
Flag of the United States.svg Audra Burks
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth
Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne
Flag of the United States.svg Terry-Jo Myers
Flag of Japan.svg Aki Nakano
Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann
Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark
Flag of the United States.svg Michele Redman
Flag of the United States.svg Pearl Sinn
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Ward
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb

Source: [6]

Second round

Friday, June 1, 2001
Saturday, June 2, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb 70-65=135−5
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A.J. Eathorne67-71=138−2
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak 69-70=139−1
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Kristi Albers 71-69=140E
Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson 74-66=140
Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster 68-72=140
Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 72-68=140
T8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Doolan 71-70=141+1
Flag of Japan.svg Yuri Fudoh 73-68=141
Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne 70-71=141
Flag of Scotland.svg Janice Moodie 71-70=141
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Ward 70-71=141

Source: [7]

Third round

Saturday, June 2, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb 70-65-69=204−6
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak 69-70-70=209−1
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 72-68-70=210E
T4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Doolan 71-70-70=211+1
Flag of Japan.svg Yuri Fudoh 73-68-70=211
Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster 68-72-71=211
T7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A.J. Eathorne67-71-75=213+3
Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr 69-73-71=213
Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne 70-71-72=213
Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Pepper 74-69-70=213
Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Turner 72-70-71=213

Source: [7]

Final round

Sunday, June 3, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb 70-65-69-69=273−7520,000
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak 69-70-70-72=281+1310,000
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Pepper 74-69-70-69=282+2202,580
T4 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 72-68-70-73=283+3118,697
Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr 69-73-71-70=283
Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Turner 72-70-71-70=283
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne 70-71-72-71=284+480,726
Flag of the United States.svg Kristi Albers 71-69-74-70=284
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane 75-68-72-69=284
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Doolan 71-70-70-73=284

Source: [2]

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