2001 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 2001 LPGA Tour 2001 1 12 – 2001 11 18 38 8 SWE Annika Sörenstam Money leader SWE Annika Sörenstam Rolex Player of the Year SWE Annika Sörenstam Vare Trophy SWE Annika Sörenstam Rookie of the Year KOR Han Hee-won 2000 2002 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, becoming the first to top $2 million in a single season.https://www.newspapers.com/image/229829741/?match=1&terms=sorenstam%20record Sorenstam sets another record South Florida Sun Sentinel Randall Mell November 19, 2001 6D newspapers.com subscription Her scoring average of 69.42 also set an LPGA Tour record. This was the first season that the Women's British Open was considered an LPGA major. There were seven first-time winners in 2001: Heather Daly-Donofrio, Wendy Doolan, Tina Fischer, Kate Golden, Carin Koch, Catriona Matthew, and Gloria Park. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 2001 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology2000-2008.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110304105055/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology2000-2008.pdf March 4, 2011 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 14 YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic Florida KOR Se Ri Pak (9) 203 (−13) 1,000,000 150,000 Jan 21 Subaru Memorial of Naples Florida SWE Sophie Gustafson (3) 272 (−16) 1,000,000 150,000 Jan 28 The Office Depot Florida KOR Grace Park (2) 280 (−6) 825,000 123,750 Feb 10 LPGA Takefuji Classic Hawaii CAN Lorie Kane (4) 205 (−11) 850,000 127,500 Feb 17 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii SCO Catriona Matthew (1) 210 (−6) 750,000 112,500 Mar 11 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona SWE Annika Sörenstam (24) 265 (−23) 750,000 112,500 Mar 18 Standard Register PING Arizona SWE Annika Sörenstam (25) 261 (−27) 1,000,000 150,000 Mar 25 Nabisco Championship California SWE Annika Sörenstam (26) 281 (−7) 1,500,000 225,000 Apr 14 The Office Depot California SWE Annika Sörenstam (27) 210 (−6) 800,000 120,000 Apr 22 Longs Drugs Challenge California KOR Se Ri Pak (10) 208 (−8) 800,000 120,000 Apr 29 Kathy Ireland Championship Texas USA Rosie Jones (11) 268 (−12) 900,000 135,000 May 6 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia SWE Annika Sörenstam (28) 203 (−13) 1,200,000 180,000 May 13 Electrolux USA Championship Tennessee USA Juli Inkster (26) 274 (−14) 800,000 120,000 May 20 LPGA Champions Classic Ohio AUS Wendy Doolan (1) 132 (−12)^ 750,000 112,500 May 27 LPGA Corning Classic New York SWE Carin Koch (1) 270 (−18) 900,000 135,000 Jun 3 U.S. Women's Open North Carolina AUS Karrie Webb (24) 273 (−7) 2,900,000 520,000 Jun 10 Wegmans Rochester International New York ENG Laura Davies (20) 279 (−9) 1,000,000 150,000 Jun 16 Evian Masters France AUS Rachel Teske (4) 273 (−15) 2,100,000 315,000 Jun 24 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware AUS Karrie Webb (25) 270 (−14) 1,500,000 225,000 Jul 1 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey USA Betsy King (34) 201 (−12) 1,200,000 180,000 Jul 8 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio KOR Se Ri Pak (11) 269 (−15) 1,000,000 150,000 Jul 15 Michelob Light Classic Missouri USA Emilee Klein (3) 205 (−11) 800,000 120,000 Jul 22 Sybase Big Apple Classic New York USA Rosie Jones (12) 272 (−12) 950,000 142,500 Jul 29 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio USA Dorothy Delasin (2) 203 (−13) 1,000,000 150,000 Aug 5 Weetabix Women's British Open England KOR Se Ri Pak (12) 277 (−11) 1,500,000 221,650 Aug 12 Wendy's Championship for Children Ohio USA Wendy Ward (3) 195 (−21) 1,000,000 150,000 Aug 19 Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open Canada SWE Annika Sörenstam (29) 272 (−16) 1,200,000 180,000 Aug 26 First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania USA Heather Daly-Donofrio (1) 273 (−15) 800,000 120,000 Sep 2 State Farm Classic Illinois USA Kate Golden (1) 267 (−21) 1,000,000 150,000 Sep 9 Williams Championship Oklahoma KOR 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 DEU Tina Fischer (1) 206 (−10) 1,200,000 180,000 Sep 30 AFLAC Champions Alabama KOR Se Ri Pak (13) 272 (−16) 750,000 122,000 Oct 7 Samsung World Championship California USA 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 SWE Annika Sörenstam (30) 1 up 960,000 144,000 Nov 4 Mizuno Classic Japan SWE Annika Sörenstam (31) 203 (−13) 1,080,000 162,000 Nov 18 Tyco/ADT Championship Florida AUS Karrie Webb (26) 279 (−9) 1,000,000 215,000 ^ – weather-shortened tournament Leaders Money List leaders RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events1 Annika Sörenstam 2,105,868 262 Se Ri Pak 1,623,009 213 Karrie Webb 1,535,404 224 Lorie Kane 947,489 275 Maria Hjorth 848,195 296 Rosie Jones 785,010 237 Dottie Pepper 776,482 238 Mi Hyun Kim 762,363 299 Laura Diaz 751,466 2710 Catriona Matthew 747,970 29 Source:https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list Money/Finishes: Official Money – 2001 LPGA Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Annika Sörenstam (4) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Annika Sörenstam (4) Player of the Year Annika Sörenstam (4) Rookie of the Year Hee-Won Han References External links LPGA Tour official site 2001 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour