The 2001 LPGA Championship was the 47th

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, played June 21–24 at DuPont Country Club in

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. This was the third of four major championships on the

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won her only LPGA Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up

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, and completed the career It was her second consecutive major win, as she also took the

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earlier in the month. Webb, age 26, became the fifth and youngest woman to win the career slam, passing

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, who completed hers at age 27 It was the fourth of Webb's seven

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titles. With a 7-under 64 on Friday, she set the scoring record at the LPGA Championship at The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from

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Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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Final leaderboard

''Sunday, June 24, 2001'' Source:

References

External links

Golf Observer leaderboardDuPont Country Club
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