2001 Nabisco Championship

2001 Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 22–25, 2001
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,520 yards (5,962 m)[1]
Field95 players, 74 after cut
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$225,000
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
281 (−7)
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Rancho Mirage is located in the United States
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Rancho Mirage is located in California
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The 2001 Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 22–25 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirtieth edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the nineteenth as a major championship.

Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 69 to win the first of her three titles at this event, three strokes ahead of five runners-up; it was the third of her ten major titles.[2][3] She won eight times on tour in 2001 and this was the third in a streak of four consecutive; she successfully defended this title the following year.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 25, 2001

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 72-70-70-69=281 −7 225,000
T2 Japan Akiko Fukushima 74-68-70-72=284 −4 87,557
Australia Rachel Teske 72-73-66-73=284
Scotland Janice Moodie 72-72-70-70=284
United States Dottie Pepper 71-71-71-71=284
Australia Karrie Webb 73-72-70-69=284
T7 United States Brandie Burton 74-69-72-70=285 −3 41,891
Sweden Sophie Gustafson 72-74-70-69=285
T9 United States Laura Diaz 71-74-69-72=286 −2 33,589
United States Pat Hurst 70-68-74-74=286

Source:[1][4]

Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (+2), Aree Song (+12), Naree Song (+12).

References

  1. ^ a b "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 2001. p. 2C.
  2. ^ garrity, John (April 2, 2001). "Triple jump". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sorenstam wins major". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 26, 2001. p. 3C.
  4. ^ "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2001. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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