2001 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 12, 2001 (2001-01-12) – November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)
Number of official events38
Most wins8 Sweden Annika Sörenstam
Money leaderSweden Annika Sörenstam
Rolex Player of the YearSweden Annika Sörenstam
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Hee-Won Han
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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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 14YourLife Vitamins LPGA ClassicFloridaSouth Korea Se Ri Pak (9)203 (−13)1,000,000150,000
Jan 21Subaru Memorial of NaplesFloridaSweden Sophie Gustafson (3)272 (−16)1,000,000150,000
Jan 28The Office DepotFloridaSouth Korea Grace Park (2)280 (−6)825,000123,750
Feb 10LPGA Takefuji ClassicHawaiiCanada Lorie Kane (4)205 (−11)850,000127,500
Feb 17Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies OpenHawaiiScotland Catriona Matthew (1)210 (−6)750,000112,500
Mar 11Welch's/Circle K ChampionshipArizonaSweden Annika Sörenstam (24)265 (−23)750,000112,500
Mar 18Standard Register PINGArizonaSweden Annika Sörenstam (25)261 (−27)1,000,000150,000
Mar 25Nabisco ChampionshipCaliforniaSweden Annika Sörenstam (26)281 (−7)1,500,000225,000
Apr 14The Office DepotCaliforniaSweden Annika Sörenstam (27)210 (−6)800,000120,000
Apr 22Longs Drugs ChallengeCaliforniaSouth Korea Se Ri Pak (10)208 (−8)800,000120,000
Apr 29Kathy Ireland ChampionshipTexasUnited States Rosie Jones (11)268 (−12)900,000135,000
May 6Chick-fil-A Charity ChampionshipGeorgiaSweden Annika Sörenstam (28)203 (−13)1,200,000180,000
May 13Electrolux USA ChampionshipTennesseeUnited States Juli Inkster (26)274 (−14)800,000120,000
May 20LPGA Champions ClassicOhioAustralia Wendy Doolan (1)132 (−12)^750,000112,500
May 27LPGA Corning ClassicNew YorkSweden Carin Koch (1)270 (−18)900,000135,000
Jun 3U.S. Women's OpenNorth CarolinaAustralia Karrie Webb (24)273 (−7)2,900,000520,000
Jun 10Wegmans Rochester InternationalNew YorkEngland Laura Davies (20)279 (−9)1,000,000150,000
Jun 16Evian MastersFranceAustralia Rachel Teske (4)273 (−15)2,100,000315,000
Jun 24McDonald's LPGA ChampionshipDelawareAustralia Karrie Webb (25)270 (−14)1,500,000225,000
Jul 1ShopRite LPGA ClassicNew JerseyUnited States Betsy King (34)201 (−12)1,200,000180,000
Jul 8Jamie Farr Kroger ClassicOhioSouth Korea Se Ri Pak (11)269 (−15)1,000,000150,000
Jul 15Michelob Light ClassicMissouriUnited States Emilee Klein (3)205 (−11)800,000120,000
Jul 22Sybase Big Apple ClassicNew YorkUnited States Rosie Jones (12)272 (−12)950,000142,500
Jul 29Giant Eagle LPGA ClassicOhioUnited States Dorothy Delasin (2)203 (−13)1,000,000150,000
Aug 5Weetabix Women's British OpenEnglandSouth Korea Se Ri Pak (12)277 (−11)1,500,000221,650
Aug 12Wendy's Championship for ChildrenOhioUnited States Wendy Ward (3)195 (−21)1,000,000150,000
Aug 19Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's OpenCanadaSweden Annika Sörenstam (29)272 (−16)1,200,000180,000
Aug 26First Union Betsy King ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Heather Daly-Donofrio (1)273 (−15)800,000120,000
Sep 2State Farm ClassicIllinoisUnited States Kate Golden (1)267 (−21)1,000,000150,000
Sep 9Williams ChampionshipOklahomaSouth Korea Gloria Park (1)201 (−9)1,000,000150,000
Sep 16Safeway ClassicOregonTournament canceled due to the September 11 attacks1,000,000
Sep 23Asahi Ryokuken International ChampionshipSouth CarolinaGermany Tina Fischer (1)206 (−10)1,200,000180,000
Sep 30AFLAC ChampionsAlabamaSouth Korea Se Ri Pak (13)272 (−16)750,000122,000
Oct 7Samsung World ChampionshipCaliforniaUnited States Dorothy Delasin (3)277 (−11)750,000157,000
Oct 21Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges ClassicSouth KoreaTournament canceled due to the September 11 attacks1,500,000
Oct 28Cisco World Ladies Match Play ChampionshipJapanSweden Annika Sörenstam (30)1 up960,000144,000
Nov 4Mizuno ClassicJapanSweden Annika Sörenstam (31)203 (−13)1,080,000162,000
Nov 18Tyco/ADT ChampionshipFloridaAustralia Karrie Webb (26)279 (−9)1,000,000215,000

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Leaders

Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events
1Annika Sörenstam Sweden2,105,86826
2Se Ri Pak South Korea1,623,00921
3Karrie Webb Australia1,535,40422
4Lorie Kane Canada947,48927
5Maria Hjorth Sweden848,19529
6Rosie Jones United States785,01023
7Dottie Pepper United States776,48223
8Mi Hyun Kim South Korea762,36329
9Laura Diaz United States751,46627
10Catriona Matthew Scotland747,97029

Full 2001 Official Money List

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerAnnika Sörenstam (4) Sweden
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Annika Sörenstam (4) Sweden
Player of the YearAnnika Sörenstam (4) Sweden
Rookie of the YearHee-Won Han South Korea

References

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