2001 Women's British Open

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.

2001 Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates2–5 August 2001
LocationSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club
Old Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,255 yards (5,720 m)[1]
Field144 players, 70 after cut
Cut146 (+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)
Sunningdale
Golf Club
Location in England

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

First round

Thursday, 2 August 2001

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Janice Moodie Scotland67−5
T2Laura Davies England68−4
Johanna Head England
T4Elisabeth Esterl Germany69−3
Kelly Robbins United States
T6Marlene Hedblom Sweden70−2
Trish Johnson England
Rosie Jones United States
Lorie Kane Canada
Catriona Matthew Scotland
Jill McGill United States
Mhairi McKay Scotland
Marine Monnet France
Grace Park South Korea
Annika Sörenstam Sweden

Second round

Friday, 3 August 2001

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Catriona Matthew Scotland70-65=135−9
T2Trish Johnson England70-67=137−7
Mi-Hyun Kim South Korea72-65=137
Janice Moodie Scotland67-70=137
5Johanna Head England68-70=138−6
6Rosie Jones United States70-69=139−5
T7Helen Alfredsson Sweden71-69=140−4
Dorothy Delasin United States71-69=140
Wendy Doolan Australia72-68=140
Elisabeth Esterl Germany69-71=140
Jill McGill United States70-70=140
Iben Tinning Denmark71-69=140

Amateurs: Hudson (−3), Prieto (+6)

Third round

Saturday, 4 August 2001

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Catriona Matthew Scotland70-65-72=207−9
T2Lora Fairclough England71-70-67=208−8
Mi-Hyun Kim South Korea72-65-71=208
Janice Moodie Scotland67-70-71=208
T5Trish Johnson England70-67-72=209−7
Karrie Webb Australia74-67-68=209
T7Laura Davies England68-73-69=210−6
Rosie Jones United States70-69-71=210
T9Kasumi Fujii Japan71-71-69=211−5
Tracy Hanson United States72-69-70=211
Rebecca Hudson (a) England71-70-70=211
Se-ri Pak South Korea71-70-70=211

Final round

Sunday, 5 August 2001

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Se-ri Pak South Korea71-70-70-66=277−11221,650
2Mi-Hyun Kim South Korea72-65-71-71=279−9143,000
T3Laura Diaz United States74-70-69-67=280−874,092
Catriona Matthew Scotland70-65-72-73=280
Janice Moodie Scotland67-70-71-72=280
Iben Tinning Denmark71-69-72-68=280
T7Marina Arruti Spain71-73-70-67=281−736,608
Kasumi Fujii Japan71-71-69-70=281
Kathryn Imrie Scotland75-71-68-67=281
Kelli Kuehne United States71-70-71-69=281
Kristal Parker-Manzo United States72-71-71-67=281

Amateur: Hudson (−3)

Source:[1][4]

References
  1. "Scoreboard: Women's British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 6 August 2001. p. 5E.
  2. Garrity, John (13 August 2001). "Major accomplishment". Sports Illustrated. p. G11.
  3. "Matthew weathers Webb's round". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 5 August 2001. p. 3G.
  4. Millward, Robert (6 August 2001). "Major step". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-2.

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