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 $2,105,868.
This was the first season that the Women's British Open was considered an LPGA major . There were seven first-time winners in 2001: Heather Daly-Donofrio , Wendy Doolan , Tina Fischer , Kate Golden , Carin Koch , Catriona Matthew , and Gloria Park .
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2001 season.[ 1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
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
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Money List leaders
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
Full 2001 Official Money List
Annika Sörenstam
Hee-Won Han
Australia
Canada
United States
Scotland