2000 U.S. Women's Open: Karrie Webb wins at The Merit Club

Karrie Webb won the 2000 U.S. Women's Open at The Merit Club, Gurnee, Illinois, United States with 282 (−6), by 5 strokes over Cristie Kerr and Meg Mallon.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: July 20, 2000 to July 23, 2000
Course: The Merit Club, Gurnee, Illinois, United States
Edition: 55th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,516 yards
Entries: 953
Field: 150
Made the cut: 60 (cut at 150)
Purse: $2,750,000 · winner's share $500,000
Champion: Karrie Webb · age 25 · Australia · born Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 3rd major
Winning score: 69-72-68-73 = 282 (−6) · won by 5 strokes
Runners-up: Cristie Kerr, Meg Mallon (287 each)
54-hole leader: Karrie Webb
Caddie: Evan Minster
Low amateur: Naree Wongluekiet (300)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Karrie Webb	69	72	68	73	282	−6
T2	Cristie Kerr	72	71	74	70	287	−1
T2	Meg Mallon	68	72	73	74	287	−1

What happened at the 2000 U.S. Women's Open

Karrie Webb took the 54-hole lead at 209, four strokes ahead of Meg Mallon, and won by five.

Webb was the only player in the field with two rounds in the 60s.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).

2000 U.S. Women's Open: Karrie Webb wins at The Merit Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 2000 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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