The 2001 Women's British Open was held 2–5 August in England at Sunningdale Golf Club, southwest of London in Sunningdale, Berkshire. It was the 25th edition of the Women's British Open, and the first as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It replaced the du Maurier Classic in Canada as the fourth and final major of the season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 August 2001 |
| Location | Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
| Course(s) | Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,255 yards (5,720 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $1,500,000 €1,712,307 £1,048,951 |
| Winner's share | $221,650 €253,022 £155,000 |
| Champion | |
 Se-ri Pak | |
| 277 (−11) | |
Golf Club
On Sunningdale's Old Course, Se-ri Pak won the third of her five major titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mi -Hyun Kim.[2] Four strokes behind leader Catriona Matthew after 54 holes and tied for ninth,[3] Pak eagled the first hole on Sunday and shot a final round 66 (−6) for 277 (−11).[2][4]
The event was televised by ESPN and ABC Sports in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom.
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, 2 August 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Janice Moodie |
67 | −5 |
| T2 |  Laura Davies |
68 | −4 |
| Johanna Head
| |||
| T4 |  Elisabeth Esterl |
69 | −3 |
 Kelly Robbins
| |||
| T6 |  Marlene Hedblom |
70 | −2 |
| Trish Johnson
| |||
| Rosie Jones
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 Lorie Kane
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| Catriona Matthew
| |||
| Jill McGill
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| Mhairi McKay
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 Marine Monnet
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| Grace Park
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| Annika Sörenstam
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Second round edit
Friday, 3 August 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catriona Matthew |
70-65=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Trish Johnson |
70-67=137 | −7 |
| Mi-Hyun Kim |
72-65=137 | ||
| Janice Moodie |
67-70=137 | ||
| 5 | Johanna Head |
68-70=138 | −6 |
| 6 | Rosie Jones |
70-69=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Helen Alfredsson |
71-69=140 | −4 |
| Dorothy Delasin |
71-69=140 | ||
 Wendy Doolan |
72-68=140 | ||
| Elisabeth Esterl |
69-71=140 | ||
| Jill McGill |
70-70=140 | ||
 Iben Tinning |
71-69=140 |
Amateurs: Hudson (−3), Prieto (+6)
Third round edit
Saturday, 4 August 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catriona Matthew |
70-65-72=207 | −9 |
| T2 | Lora Fairclough |
71-70-67=208 | −8 |
| Mi-Hyun Kim |
72-65-71=208 | ||
| Janice Moodie |
67-70-71=208 | ||
| T5 | Trish Johnson |
70-67-72=209 | −7 |
| Karrie Webb |
74-67-68=209 | ||
| T7 | Laura Davies |
68-73-69=210 | −6 |
| Rosie Jones |
70-69-71=210 | ||
| T9 |  Kasumi Fujii |
71-71-69=211 | −5 |
| Tracy Hanson |
72-69-70=211 | ||
| Rebecca Hudson (a) |
71-70-70=211 | ||
| Se-ri Pak |
71-70-70=211 |
Final round edit
Sunday, 5 August 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se-ri Pak |
71-70-70-66=277 | −11 | 221,650 |
| 2 | Mi-Hyun Kim |
72-65-71-71=279 | −9 | 143,000 |
| T3 | Laura Diaz |
74-70-69-67=280 | −8 | 74,092 |
| Catriona Matthew |
70-65-72-73=280 | |||
| Janice Moodie |
67-70-71-72=280 | |||
| Iben Tinning |
71-69-72-68=280 | |||
| T7 |  Marina Arruti |
71-73-70-67=281 | −7 | 36,608 |
| Kasumi Fujii |
71-71-69-70=281 | |||
| Kathryn Imrie |
75-71-68-67=281 | |||
| Kelli Kuehne |
71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| Kristal Parker-Manzo |
72-71-71-67=281 |
Amateur: Hudson (−3)
References edit
- ^ a b "Scoreboard: Women's British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 6 August 2001. p. 5E.
- ^ a b Garrity, John (13 August 2001). "Major accomplishment". Sports Illustrated. p. G11.
- ^ "Matthew weathers Webb's round". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 5 August 2001. p. 3G.
- ^ a b Millward, Robert (6 August 2001). "Major step". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-2.
External links edit
- Ladies European Tour: 2001 Weetabix Women's British Open results
- LPGA: 2001 Women's British Open results