The 2001 Open Championship was a

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and the 130th

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, held from 19 to 22 July at

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won his only major championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up

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Course layout

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 19 July 2001''

Second round

''Friday, 20 July 2001'' Amateurs: '' Dixon (−1)'',

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(+5),

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(+7),

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(+7), Griffiths (+8), Kemp (+12).

Third round

''Saturday, 21 July 2001''

Final round

''Sunday, 22 July 2001'' Amateurs: Dixon (+1)
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Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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References

External links

Royal Lytham & St Annes 2001 (Official site)
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