2001 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 2001 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from May 31 to June 3 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
in Southern Pines
, North Carolina
. It was the 56th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Karrie Webb
by eight strokes.
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
The Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club is a country club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The club hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1996, 2001, and 2007, yet staged the last Titleholders Championship in 1972. Those tournaments were won by Annika Sörenstam, Karrie Webb, Cristie Kerr, and Sandra...
in Southern Pines
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Southern Pines is located at ....
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It was the 56th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Karrie Webb
Karrie Webb
Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...
by eight strokes.
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
70-65-69-69=273 | -7 | 520,000 | |
| 2 | Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... |
69-70-70-72=281 | +1 | 310,000 | |
| 3 | Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an American professional golfer and television golf broadcaster. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce... |
74-69-70-69=282 | +2 | 202,580 | |
| T4 | Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
72-68-70-73=283 | +3 | 118,697 | |
| Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings... |
69-73-71-70=283 | ||||
| Sherri Turner Sherri Turner -Amateur career:Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. A golfer by the age of 5, she was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion. While playing for Furman University, she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected for the All-American... |
72-70-71-70=283 | ||||
| T7 | Kelli Kuehne Kelli Kuehne -Amateur career:Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1994 she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. The following year she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and in 1996 repeated as the U.S. Women's Amateur champion while also winning the British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at the University of Texas... |
70-71-72-71=284 | +4 | 80,726 | |
| Kristi Albers Kristi Albers Kristi Albers is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She also played under her maiden name Kristi Arrington before her marriage in 1987.Albers won once on the LPGA Tour in 1993.-LPGA Tour wins :... |
71-69-74-70=284 | ||||
| Lorie Kane Lorie Kane Lorie Kane, CM is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She began her career on the LPGA Tour in 1996 and has four career victories on the tour... |
75-68-72-69=284 | ||||
| Wendy Doolan Wendy Doolan Wendy Doolan is an Australian professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Doolan was born in Sydney, Australia. She started playing golf at the age of 14... |
71-70-70-73=284 |