2001 Women's British Open
| 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 |
$221,650 €253,022 £155,000 |
| Champion | |
 Se-Ri Pak | |
| 277 (−11) | |
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Sunningdale
Golf Club
Golf Club
Location in England
The 2001 Women's British Open was held 2–5 August at the Old Course of Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England. It was the 26th edition of the Women's British Open, and the first as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It replaced the du Marier Classic in Canada as the fourth and final major championship of the season. The event was televised by ESPN and ABC Sports in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom.
Se-Ri Pak won the third of her five major titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mi Hyun Kim. Four strokes back after 54 holes, Pak eagled the first hole on Sunday and shot a final round 66 (−6) to finish at 277 (−11).[2]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, 5 August 2001
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se-Ri Pak | South Korea | 71-70-70-66=277 | −11 | 221,650 |
| 2 | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 72-65-71-71=279 | −9 | 143,000 |
| T3 | Laura Diaz |  United States | 74-70-69-67=280 | −8 | 74,092 |
| Catriona Matthew |  Scotland | 70-65-72-73=280 | |||
| Janice Moodie | Scotland | 67-70-71-72=280 | |||
| Iben Tinning |  Denmark | 71-69-72-68=280 | |||
| T7 | Marina Arruti |  Spain | 71-73-70-67=281 | −7 | 36,608 |
| Kasumi Fujii |  Japan | 71-71-69-70=281 | |||
| Kathryn Imrie | Scotland | 75-71-68-67=281 | |||
| Kelli Kuehne | United States | 71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| Kristal Parker-Manzo | United States | 72-71-71-67=281 |
References
- 1 2 "Scoreboard: Women's British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. 6 August 2001. p. 5E.
- 1 2 Millward, Robert (6 August 2001). "Major step". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-2.
External links
- Ladies European Tour: 2001 Weetabix Women's British Open results
- LPGA: 2001 Women's British Open results
Coordinates: 51°23′17″N 0°37′52″W / 51.388°N 0.631°W
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