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, held May 31 to June 3 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in

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. This was the second of four major championships on the

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. Defending champion

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repeated as champion, eight strokes ahead of runner-up

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, 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

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and it returned in

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Course layout

Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, May 31, 2001'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, June 1, 2001''
''Saturday, June 2, 2001'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, June 2, 2001'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, June 3, 2001'' Source:

References

External links

U.S. Women's Open
- past champions - 2001 Golf Observer final leaderboardU.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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