2001 LPGA Championship

The 2001 LPGA Championship was the 47th LPGA Championship, played June 21–24 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the third of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2001.

2001 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 21–24, 2001
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,408 yards (5,859 m)
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut145 (+3)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$225,000
Champion
Karrie Webb
270 (−14)
Wilmington 
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in Delaware

Karrie Webb won her only LPGA Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Laura Diaz, and completed the career grand slam.[1][2] It was her second consecutive major win, as she also took the U.S. Women's Open earlier in the month.

Webb, age 26, became the fifth and youngest woman to win the career slam, passing Mickey Wright, who completed hers at age 27 in 1962.[2] It was the fourth of Webb's seven major titles. With a 7-under 64 on Friday, she set the 36-hole scoring record at the LPGA Championship at 131 (−11).[3]

The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Laura Davies England1994, 199667687071276−8T6
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200071716970281−3T15
Kelly Robbins United States199569747168282−2T17
Meg Mallon United States199171746770282−2T17
Beth Daniel United States199071717071283−1T26
Sherri Turner United States198871727270285+1T33
Se Ri Pak South Korea199871736974287+3T39
Betsy King United States199272707079291+7T54

Source:[4]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jane Geddes United States19877473147+5
Nancy Lopez United States1978, 1985, 19897974153+11
Jan Stephenson Australia19827779156+14
Sally Little South Africa19808082162+20

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 24, 2001

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Karrie Webb Australia67-64-70-69=270−14225,000
2Laura Diaz United States67-71-66-68=272−12139,639
T3Maria Hjorth Sweden71-67-66-70=274−1090,577
Wendy Ward United States65-69-71-69=274
5Annika Sörenstam Sweden68-69-71-67=275−964,157
T6Laura Davies England67-68-70-71=276−848,684
Becky Iverson United States66-73-67-70=276
8Mi Hyun Kim South Korea70-70-68-69=277−739,250
9Helen Alfredsson Sweden68-66-74-70=278−635,476
T10Michele Redman United States69-66-73-71=279−530,245
Maggie Will United States68-74-67-70=279

Source:[2][5]

References

  1. Garrity, John (July 2, 2001). "Somber slam". Sports Illustrated. p. G6.
  2. "Webb cruises to final leg of career Grand Slam". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 25, 2001. p. 3E.
  3. Ferguson, Doug (June 23, 2001). "Webb doesn't clown around". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  4. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2001 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
Preceded by
2001 U.S. Women's Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
2001 Women's British Open

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