| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 4–7, 2002 |
| Location | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Course(s) | Prairie Dunes Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,267 yards (5,731 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 69 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $3.0 million |
| Winner's share | $535,000 |
| Champion | |
 Juli Inkster | |
| 276 (−4) | |
Hutchinson
Location in the United States
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Location in Kansas
The 2002 U.S. Women's Open was the 57th U.S. Women's Open, held July 4–7 in Kansas at Prairie Dunes Country Club, northeast of Hutchinson, about forty miles (65 km) northwest of Wichita.
Juli Inkster won her second U.S. Women's Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Annika Sörenstam, the 54-hole leader.[2] Inkster, 42, shot a final round 66 (−4) to gain her seventh and final major title. She joined Babe Zaharias as the only women to win two majors after age 40.[3]
This was the first purse of $3 million at the U.S. Women's Open, it had tripled in the seven years since 1995, the first seven-figure purse.
- ^ "2002 U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Summary - All Rounds". USGA. July 7, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Sorenstam takes two-stroke lead at Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 7, 2002. p. 7G.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (July 8, 2002). "Strong finish lifts Inkster to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1.