2001 Nabisco Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 22–25, 2001 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,520 yards (5,962 m)[1] |
| Field | 95 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $1.5 million |
| Winner's share | $225,000 |
| Champion | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 281 (−7) | |
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Mirage
Location in California
The 2001 Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 22–25 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirtieth edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the nineteenth as a major championship.
Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 69 to win the first of her three titles at this event, three strokes ahead of five runners-up; it was the third of her ten major titles.[2][3] She won eight times on tour in 2001 and this was the third in a streak of four consecutive; she successfully defended this title the following year.
Final leaderboard
[edit]Sunday, March 25, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam |
72-70-70-69=281 | −7 | 225,000 |
| T2 |  Akiko Fukushima |
74-68-70-72=284 | −4 | 87,557 |
 Rachel Teske |
72-73-66-73=284 | |||
 Janice Moodie |
72-72-70-70=284 | |||
 Dottie Pepper |
71-71-71-71=284 | |||
| Karrie Webb |
73-72-70-69=284 | |||
| T7 | Brandie Burton |
74-69-72-70=285 | −3 | 41,891 |
| Sophie Gustafson |
72-74-70-69=285 | |||
| T9 | Laura Diaz |
71-74-69-72=286 | −2 | 33,589 |
| Pat Hurst |
70-68-74-74=286 |
Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (+2), Aree Song (+12), Naree Song (+12).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 2001. p. 2C.
- ^ garrity, John (April 2, 2001). "Triple jump". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Sorenstam wins major". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 26, 2001. p. 3C.
- ^ "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2001. Retrieved July 21, 2017.