2001 Women's British Open

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
South Korea Se-ri Pak
277 (−11)
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Sunningdale Golf Club is located in England
Sunningdale Golf Club
Sunningdale
Golf Club

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Scoreboard: Women's British Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 6 August 2001. p. 5E.
  2. ^ a b 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.