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, held July 4–7 in

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, northeast of Hutchinson, about northwest of Wichita.

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won her second U.S. Women's Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up

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, the 54-hole leader. Inkster, 42, shot a final round 66 (−4) to gain her seventh and final

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title. She joined

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as the only women to win two majors after age This was the first purse of $3 million at the U.S. Women's Open, it had tripled in the seven years since

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, the first seven-figure purse.

Course layout

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, July 4, 2002'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, July 5, 2002'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, July 6, 2002'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, July 7, 2002'' Source:

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

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U.S. Women's Open
- past champions - 2002
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Golf Observer final leaderboard
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