2001 Open Championship
Golf tournament
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The 2001 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 130th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. David Duval won his only major championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Niclas Fasth.[2][3]
Dates19–22 July 2001
LocationLytham St Annes, England
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 July 2001 |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Course | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 144 (+2)[1] |
| Prize fund | £3,300,000 €5,300,860 $4,720,650 |
| Winner's share | £600,000 €984,756 $858,300 |
| Champion | |
 David Duval | |
| 274 (−10) | |
Lytham &
St Annes
St Annes
Location in England
Course layout
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club[4]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 206 | 438 | 458 | 392 | 212 | 494 | 557 | 419 | 164 | 3,340 | 335 | 542 | 198 | 342 | 445 | 465 | 359 | 467 | 412 | 3,565 | 6,905 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 19 July 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colin Montgomerie | 65 | −6 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | 68 | −3 |
| Brad Faxon | |||
 Mikko Ilonen | |||
| T5 | Billy Andrade | 69 | −2 |
 Stuart Appleby | |||
 Alexandre Balicki | |||
 Alex Čejka | |||
| David Duval | |||
 Niclas Fasth | |||
| Pierre Fulke | |||
| J. P. Hayes | |||
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez | |||
| Billy Mayfair | |||
 Paul McGinley | |||
| Joe Ogilvie | |||
| José María Olazábal | |||
 Greg Owen | |||
| Jesper Parnevik | |||
| Justin Rose |
Second round
Friday, 20 July 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 65-70=135 | −7 |
| 2 | Pierre Fulke | 69-67=136 | −6 |
| T3 | Joe Ogilvie | 69-68=137 | −5 |
| Greg Owen | 69-68=137 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik | 69-68=137 | ||
| T6 | Alex Čejka | 69-69=138 | −4 |
| Niclas Fasth | 69-69=138 | ||
 Eduardo Romero | 70-68=138 | ||
| T9 | Billy Andrade | 69-70=139 | −3 |
 Darren Clarke | 70-69=139 | ||
| Brad Faxon | 68-71=139 | ||
| Raphaël Jacquelin | 71-68=139 | ||
| Mark O'Meara | 70-69=139 | ||
 Rory Sabbatini | 70-69=139 | ||
| Des Smyth | 74-65=139 | ||
| Tiger Woods | 71-68=139 |
Amateurs: Dixon (−1), Wilson (+5), Hoey (+7), Quinney (+7), Griffiths (+8), Kemp (+12).
Third round
Saturday, 21 July 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Alex Čejka | 69-69-69=207 | −6 |
| David Duval | 69-73-65=207 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | 71-69-67=207 | ||
 Ian Woosnam | 72-68-67=207 | ||
| T5 | Darren Clarke | 70-69-69=208 | −5 |
| Pierre Fulke | 69-67-72=208 | ||
| Raphaël Jacquelin | 71-68-69=208 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 69-72-67=208 | ||
| Billy Mayfair | 69-72-67=208 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | 65-70-73=208 | ||
| Joe Ogilvie | 69-68-71=208 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik | 69-68-71=208 | ||
 Nick Price | 73-67-68=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 22 July 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 69-73-65-67=274 | −10 | 600,000 |
| 2 | Niclas Fasth | 69-69-72-67=277 | −7 | 360,000 |
| T3 | Darren Clarke | 70-69-69-70=278 | −6 | 141,667 |
| Ernie Els | 71-71-67-69=278 | |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 69-72-67-70=278 | |||
| Bernhard Langer | 71-69-67-71=278 | |||
| Billy Mayfair | 69-72-67-70=278 | |||
| Ian Woosnam | 72-68-67-71=278 | |||
| T9 | Sergio García | 70-72-67-70=279 | −5 | 63,750 |
| Mikko Ilonen | 68-75-70-66=279 | |||
| Jesper Parnevik | 69-68-71-71=279 | |||
| Kevin Sutherland | 75-69-68-67=279 |
Amateurs: Dixon (+1)
Source:[8]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Duval | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
| Fasth | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Clarke | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −6 | −6 |
| Els | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 |
| Jiménez | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Langer | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Mayfair | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Woosnam | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 |
| Čejka | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[9]