2001 U.S. Women's Open
The 2001 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 56th U.S. Women's Open, held May 31 to June 3 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2001.
Defending champion Karrie Webb repeated as champion, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak, the largest margin in 21 years. Webb became the seventh to win consecutive titles at the U.S. Women's Open, and the win was the fifth of her seven major titles.
Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and it returned in 2007.| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 481 | 413 | 134 | 360 | 175 | 393 | 401 | 327 | 376 | 3,060 | 451 | 367 | 351 | 200 | 401 | 409 | 177 | 429 | 411 | 3,196 | 6,256 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Made the cut
Source:Source:Round summaries
Thursday, May 31, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | A.J. Eathorne | | 67 | −3 |
| T1 | Cindy Figg-Currier | | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Juli Inkster | | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | Mi-Hyun Kim | | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | Jill McGill | | 68 | −2 |
| T6 | Danielle Ammaccapane | | 69 | −1 |
| T6 | Stephanie Kerr | | 69 | −1 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | | 69 | −1 |
| T6 | Se Ri Pak | | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Jean Bartholomew | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Audra Burks | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Maria Hjorth | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Kelli Kuehne | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Terry-Jo Myers | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Aki Nakano | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Liselotte Neumann | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Catrin Nilsmark | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Michele Redman | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Pearl Sinn | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Annika Sörenstam | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Sherri Steinhauer | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Wendy Ward | | 70 | E |
| T10 | Karrie Webb | | 70 | E |
Source:Second round
Friday, June 1, 2001
Saturday, June 2, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Karrie Webb | | 70-65=135 | −5 |
| 2 | A.J. Eathorne | | 67-71=138 | −2 |
| 3 | Se Ri Pak | | 69-70=139 | −1 |
| T4 | Kristi Albers | | 71-69=140 | E |
| T4 | Sophie Gustafson | | 74-66=140 | E |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | | 68-72=140 | E |
| T4 | Catriona Matthew | | 72-68=140 | E |
| T8 | Wendy Doolan | | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Yuri Fudoh | | 73-68=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Kelli Kuehne | | 70-71=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Janice Moodie | | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Wendy Ward | | 70-71=141 | +1 |
Source:Third round
Saturday, June 2, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Karrie Webb | | 70-65-69=204 | −6 |
| 2 | Se Ri Pak | | 69-70-70=209 | −1 |
| 3 | Catriona Matthew | | 72-68-70=210 | E |
| T4 | Wendy Doolan | | 71-70-70=211 | +1 |
| T4 | Yuri Fudoh | | 73-68-70=211 | +1 |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | | 68-72-71=211 | +1 |
| T7 | A.J. Eathorne | | 67-71-75=213 | +3 |
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | | 69-73-71=213 | +3 |
| T7 | Kelli Kuehne | | 70-71-72=213 | +3 |
| T7 | Dottie Pepper | | 74-69-70=213 | +3 |
| T7 | Sherri Turner | | 72-70-71=213 | +3 |
| T7 | - | - | - | +3 |
| T7 | - | - | - | +3 |
| T7 | - | - | - | +3 |
| T7 | - | - | - | +3 |
| T7 | - | - | - | +3 |
Source:Final round
Sunday, June 3, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
| 1 | Karrie Webb | | 70-65-69-69=273 | −7 | 520,000 |
| 2 | Se Ri Pak | | 69-70-70-72=281 | +1 | 310,000 |
| 3 | Dottie Pepper | | 74-69-70-69=282 | +2 | 202,580 |
| T4 | Catriona Matthew | | 72-68-70-73=283 | +3 | 118,697 |
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | | 69-73-71-70=283 | +3 | 118,697 |
| T4 | Sherri Turner | | 72-70-71-70=283 | +3 | 118,697 |
| T7 | Kelli Kuehne | | 70-71-72-71=284 | +4 | 80,726 |
| T7 | Kristi Albers | | 71-69-74-70=284 | +4 | 80,726 |
| T7 | Lorie Kane | | 75-68-72-69=284 | +4 | 80,726 |
| T7 | Wendy Doolan | | 71-70-70-73=284 | +4 | 80,726 |
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