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, held May 31 to June 3 at

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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

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titles. Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in

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and it returned in

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Course layout

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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