2001 LPGA Tour
The 2001 LPGA Tour was the 52nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 18. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,105,868.
This was the first season that the Women's British Open was considered an LPGA major. There were seven first-time winners in 2001: Heather Daly-Donofrio, Wendy Doolan, Tina Fischer, Kate Golden, Carin Koch, Catriona Matthew, and Gloria Park.
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2001 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 14 | YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic | Florida | 203 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Jan 21 | Subaru Memorial of Naples | Florida | 272 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Jan 28 | The Office Depot | Florida | 280 (−6) | 825,000 | 123,750 | |
Feb 10 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | Hawaii | 205 (−11) | 850,000 | 127,500 | |
Feb 17 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | 210 (−6) | 750,000 | 112,500 | |
Mar 11 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | 265 (−23) | 750,000 | 112,500 | |
Mar 18 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | 261 (−27) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Mar 25 | Nabisco Championship | California | 281 (−7) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
Apr 14 | The Office Depot | California | 210 (−6) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |
Apr 22 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | 208 (−8) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |
Apr 29 | Kathy Ireland Championship | Texas | 268 (−12) | 900,000 | 135,000 | |
May 6 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | 203 (−13) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |
May 13 | Electrolux USA Championship | Tennessee | 274 (−14) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |
May 20 | LPGA Champions Classic | Ohio | 132 (−12)^ | 750,000 | 112,500 | |
May 27 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | 270 (−18) | 900,000 | 135,000 | |
Jun 3 | U.S. Women's Open | North Carolina | 273 (−7) | 2,900,000 | 520,000 | |
Jun 10 | Wegmans Rochester International | New York | 279 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Jun 16 | Evian Masters | France | 273 (−15) | 2,100,000 | 315,000 | |
Jun 24 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | 270 (−14) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
Jul 1 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | 201 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |
Jul 8 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | 269 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Jul 15 | Michelob Light Classic | Missouri | 205 (−11) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |
Jul 22 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | New York | 272 (−12) | 950,000 | 142,500 | |
Jul 29 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | 203 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Aug 5 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | 277 (−11) | 1,500,000 | 221,650 | |
Aug 12 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Ohio | 195 (−21) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Aug 19 | Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open | Canada | 272 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |
Aug 26 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | 273 (−15) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |
Sep 2 | State Farm Classic | Illinois | 267 (−21) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Sep 9 | Williams Championship | Oklahoma | 201 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |
Sep 16 | Safeway Classic | Oregon | Tournament canceled due the September 11 attacks | 1,000,000 | ||
Sep 23 | Asahi Ryokuken International Championship | South Carolina | 206 (−10) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |
Sep 30 | AFLAC Champions | Alabama | 272 (−16) | 750,000 | 122,000 | |
Oct 7 | Samsung World Championship | California | 277 (−11) | 750,000 | 157,000 | |
Oct 21 | Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic | South Korea | Tournament canceled due the September 11 attacks | 1,500,000 | ||
Oct 28 | Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship | Japan | 1 up | 960,000 | 144,000 | |
Nov 4 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | 203 (−13) | 1,080,000 | 162,000 | |
Nov 18 | Tyco/ADT Championship | Florida | 279 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Leaders
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events |
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1 | Annika Sörenstam | 2,105,868 | 26 | |
2 | Se Ri Pak | 1,623,009 | 21 | |
3 | Karrie Webb | 1,535,404 | 22 | |
4 | Lorie Kane | 947,489 | 27 | |
5 | Maria Hjorth | 848,195 | 29 | |
6 | Rosie Jones | 785,010 | 23 | |
7 | Dottie Pepper | 776,482 | 23 | |
8 | Mi Hyun Kim | 762,363 | 29 | |
9 | Laura Diaz | 751,466 | 27 | |
10 | Catriona Matthew | 747,970 | 29 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner | Annika Sörenstam (4) | |
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam (4) | |
Player of the Year | Annika Sörenstam (4) | |
Rookie of the Year | Hee-Won Han |
References
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008 Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine