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. Four strokes behind leader Catriona Matthew after 54 holes and tied for ninth, Pak eagled the first hole on Sunday and shot a final round for

The event was televised by ESPN and ABC Sports in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom.

Round summaries First round Thursday, 2 August 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Janice Moodie 67 −5T2 Laura Davies 68 −4 Johanna HeadT4 Elisabeth Esterl 69 −3 Kelly RobbinsT6 Marlene Hedblom 70 −2 Trish Johnson Rosie Jones Lorie Kane Catriona Matthew Jill McGill Mhairi McKay Marine Monnet Grace Park Annika Sörenstam

Second round Friday, 3 August 2001 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Catriona Matthew 70-65=135 −9T2 Trish Johnson 70-67=137 −7 Mi-Hyun Kim 72-65=137 Janice Moodie 67-70=1375 Johanna Head 68-70=138 −66 Rosie Jones 70-69=139 −5T7 Helen Alfredsson 71-69=140 −4 Dorothy Delasin 71-69=140 Wendy Doolan 72-68=140 Elisabeth Esterl 69-71=140 Jill McGill 70-70=140 Iben Tinning 71-69=140

Amateurs: Hudson (−3), Prieto (+6)

Third round Saturday, 4 August 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Catriona Matthew 70-65-72=207 −9T2 Lora Fairclough 71-70-67=208 −8 Mi-Hyun Kim 72-65-71=208 Janice Moodie 67-70-71=208T5 Trish Johnson 70-67-72=209 −7 Karrie Webb 74-67-68=209T7 Laura Davies 68-73-69=210 −6 Rosie Jones 70-69-71=210 T9 Kasumi Fujii 71-71-69=211 −5 Tracy Hanson 72-69-70=211 Rebecca Hudson (a) 71-70-70=211 Se-ri Pak 71-70-70=211

Final round Sunday, 5 August 2001 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Se-ri Pak71-70-70-66=277−11221,6502 Mi-Hyun Kim72-65-71-71=279−9143,000T3 Laura Diaz74-70-69-67=280−874,092 Catriona Matthew70-65-72-73=280 Janice Moodie67-70-71-72=280 Iben Tinning71-69-72-68=280T7 Marina Arruti71-73-70-67=281−736,608 Kasumi Fujii71-71-69-70=281 Kathryn Imrie75-71-68-67=281 Kelli Kuehne71-70-71-69=281 Kristal Parker-Manzo72-71-71-67=281

Amateur: Hudson (−3)

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References

External links Ladies European Tour: 2001 Weetabix Women's British Open results LPGA: 2001 Women's British Open results