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 $2,105,868.
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This was the first season that the Women's British Open was considered an LPGA major. There were seven first-time winners in 2001: Heather Daly-Donofrio, Wendy Doolan, Tina Fischer, Kate Golden, Carin Koch, Catriona Matthew, and Gloria Park.
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2001 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
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Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
Jan 14 | YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic | Florida | Se Ri Pak (9) | 203 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jan 21 | Subaru Memorial of Naples | Florida | Sophie Gustafson (3) | 272 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jan 28 | The Office Depot | Florida | Grace Park (2) | 280 (−6) | 825,000 | 123,750 |
Feb 10 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | Hawaii | Lorie Kane (4) | 205 (−11) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
Feb 17 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | Catriona Matthew (1) | 210 (−6) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
Mar 11 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | Annika Sörenstam (24) | 265 (−23) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
Mar 18 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | Annika Sörenstam (25) | 261 (−27) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Mar 25 | Nabisco Championship | California | Annika Sörenstam (26) | 281 (−7) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Apr 14 | The Office Depot | California | Annika Sörenstam (27) | 210 (−6) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Apr 22 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | Se Ri Pak (10) | 208 (−8) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Apr 29 | Kathy Ireland Championship | Texas | Rosie Jones (11) | 268 (−12) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
May 6 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | Annika Sörenstam (28) | 203 (−13) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
May 13 | Electrolux USA Championship | Tennessee | Juli Inkster (26) | 274 (−14) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
May 20 | LPGA Champions Classic | Ohio | Wendy Doolan (1) | 132 (−12)^ | 750,000 | 112,500 |
May 27 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Carin Koch (1) | 270 (−18) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
Jun 3 | U.S. Women's Open | North Carolina | Karrie Webb (24) | 273 (−7) | 2,900,000 | 520,000 |
Jun 10 | Wegmans Rochester International | New York | Laura Davies (20) | 279 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jun 16 | Evian Masters | France | Rachel Teske (4) | 273 (−15) | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
Jun 24 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | Karrie Webb (25) | 270 (−14) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jul 1 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Betsy King (34) | 201 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Jul 8 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | Se Ri Pak (11) | 269 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jul 15 | Michelob Light Classic | Missouri | Emilee Klein (3) | 205 (−11) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Jul 22 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | New York | Rosie Jones (12) | 272 (−12) | 950,000 | 142,500 |
Jul 29 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | Dorothy Delasin (2) | 203 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Aug 5 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | Se Ri Pak (12) | 277 (−11) | 1,500,000 | 221,650 |
Aug 12 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Ohio | Wendy Ward (3) | 195 (−21) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Aug 19 | Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open | Canada | Annika Sörenstam (29) | 272 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Aug 26 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | Heather Daly-Donofrio (1) | 273 (−15) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Sep 2 | State Farm Classic | Illinois | Kate Golden (1) | 267 (−21) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Sep 9 | Williams Championship | Oklahoma | Gloria Park (1) | 201 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Sep 16 | Safeway Classic | Oregon | Tournament canceled due to the September 11 attacks | 1,000,000 | |
Sep 23 | Asahi Ryokuken International Championship | South Carolina | Tina Fischer (1) | 206 (−10) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Sep 30 | AFLAC Champions | Alabama | Se Ri Pak (13) | 272 (−16) | 750,000 | 122,000 |
Oct 7 | Samsung World Championship | California | Dorothy Delasin (3) | 277 (−11) | 750,000 | 157,000 |
Oct 21 | Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic | South Korea | Tournament canceled due to the September 11 attacks | 1,500,000 | |
Oct 28 | Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship | Japan | Annika Sörenstam (30) | 1 up | 960,000 | 144,000 |
Nov 4 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | Annika Sörenstam (31) | 203 (−13) | 1,080,000 | 162,000 |
Nov 18 | Tyco/ADT Championship | Florida | Karrie Webb (26) | 279 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
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Money List leaders
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Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events |
1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 2,105,868 | 26 |
2 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 1,623,009 | 21 |
3 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 1,535,404 | 22 |
4 | Lorie Kane | Canada | 947,489 | 27 |
5 | Maria Hjorth | Sweden | 848,195 | 29 |
6 | Rosie Jones | United States | 785,010 | 23 |
7 | Dottie Pepper | United States | 776,482 | 23 |
8 | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 762,363 | 29 |
9 | Laura Diaz | United States | 751,466 | 27 |
10 | Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 747,970 | 29 |
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Full 2001 Official Money List
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