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, held July 20–23 at the Merit Club in

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, a suburb north of

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and west of

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won the first of two consecutive U.S. Women's Opens, five strokes ahead of runners-up

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and

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. It was the third of Webb's seven major titles. This was the first time in 19 years that the championship had been held in the

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; the Merit Club course opened eight years earlier in 1992. The purse was $2.75 million, an increase of over 57% from the previous year, with a winner's share of $500,000. Webb also picked up an additional $250,000 bonus from the Nabisco Grand Slam Challenge for winning two majors in the same year. This championship was scheduled concurrently with

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, where

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won his fourth straight

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title at St. Andrews to secure his historic ''

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Course layout

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 20, 2000'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, July 21, 2000'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, July 22, 2000'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, July 23, 2000'' Source:

References

External links

U.S. Women's Open
- past champions - 2000