2002 U.S. Women's Open

The 2002 U.S. Women's Open was the 57th U.S. Women's Open, held July 4–7 in Kansas at Prairie Dunes Country Club, northeast of Hutchinson, about forty miles (65 km) northwest of Wichita.

2002 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 4–7, 2002
LocationHutchinson, Kansas
Course(s)Prairie Dunes Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,267 yards (5,731 m)
Field156 players, 69 after cut
Cut149 (+9)
Prize fund$3.0 million
Winner's share$535,000
Champion
Juli Inkster
276 (−4)
Hutchinson
Location in the United States
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Location in Kansas

Juli Inkster won her second U.S. Women's Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Annika Sörenstam, the 54-hole leader. Inkster, 42, shot a final round 66 (−4) to gain her seventh and final major title. She joined Babe Zaharias as the only women to win two majors after age 40.

This was the first purse of $3 million at the U.S. Women's Open, it had tripled in the seven years since 1995, the first seven-figure purse.

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