2000 PGA Tour

The 2000 PGA Tour was the 85th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 32nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

2000 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 2000 (2000-01-06) – November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)
Number of official events49
Most wins Tiger Woods (9)
Money list Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year Michael Clark II
1999
2001

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 9Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii2,900,000 Tiger Woods (16)54Winners-only event
Jan 16Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii2,900,000 Paul Azinger (12)50
Jan 23Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia3,000,000 Jesper Parnevik (3)56Pro-Am
Jan 30Phoenix OpenArizona3,200,000 Tom Lehman (5)62
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia4,000,000 Tiger Woods (17)64Pro-Am
Feb 13Buick InvitationalCalifornia3,000,000 Phil Mickelson (14)52
Feb 20Nissan OpenCalifornia3,100,000 Kirk Triplett (1)68
Feb 27WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play ChampionshipCalifornia5,000,000 Darren Clarke (1)76World Golf Championship
Feb 27Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenArizona3,000,000 Jim Carter (1)24Alternate event
Mar 5Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida3,000,000 Jim Furyk (5)54
Mar 12Honda ClassicFlorida2,900,000 Dudley Hart (2)46
Mar 19Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida3,000,000 Tiger Woods (18)68Invitational
Mar 27The Players ChampionshipFlorida6,000,000 Hal Sutton (12)80Flagship event
Apr 2BellSouth ClassicGeorgia2,800,000 Phil Mickelson (15)50
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia4,600,000 Vijay Singh (9)100Major championship
Apr 16MCI ClassicSouth Carolina3,000,000 Stewart Cink (2)56Invitational
Apr 23Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina3,000,000 Hal Sutton (13)50
Apr 30Shell Houston OpenTexas2,800,000 Robert Allenby (1)46
May 7Compaq Classic of New OrleansLouisiana3,400,000 Carlos Franco (3)54
May 14GTE Byron Nelson ClassicTexas4,000,000 Jesper Parnevik (4)66
May 21MasterCard ColonialTexas3,300,000 Phil Mickelson (16)58Invitational
May 29Memorial TournamentOhio3,100,000 Tiger Woods (19)64Invitational
Jun 4Kemper Insurance OpenMaryland3,000,000 Tom Scherrer (1)46
Jun 11Buick ClassicNew York3,000,000 Dennis Paulson (1)56
Jun 18U.S. OpenCalifornia4,500,000 Tiger Woods (20)100Major championship
Jun 25FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee3,000,000 Notah Begay III (3)40
Jul 2Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut2,800,000 Notah Begay III (4)46
Jul 9Advil Western OpenIllinois3,000,000 Robert Allenby (2)54
Jul 16Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin2,500,000 Loren Roberts (7)24
Jul 23Open ChampionshipScotland£2,800,000 Tiger Woods (21)100Major championship
Jul 23B.C. OpenNew York2,000,000 Brad Faxon (6)24Alternate event
Jul 31John Deere ClassicIllinois2,600,000 Michael Clark II (1)24
Aug 6The InternationalColorado3,500,000 Ernie Els (8)56
Aug 13Buick OpenMichigan2,700,000 Rocco Mediate (4)56
Aug 20PGA ChampionshipKentucky5,000,000 Tiger Woods (22)100Major championship
Aug 27WGC-NEC InvitationalOhio5,000,000 Tiger Woods (23)64World Golf Championship
Aug 27Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000 Scott Verplank (3)38Alternate event
Sep 3Air Canada ChampionshipCanada3,000,000 Rory Sabbatini (1)28
Sep 10Bell Canadian OpenCanada3,300,000 Tiger Woods (24)48
Sep 17SEI Pennsylvania ClassicPennsylvania3,200,000 Chris DiMarco (1)44New tournament
Sep 24Westin Texas OpenTexas2,600,000 Justin Leonard (5)34
Oct 1Buick ChallengeGeorgia2,300,000 David Duval (12)46
Oct 8Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia3,000,000 David Toms (4)46
Oct 15Invensys Classic at Las VegasNevada4,250,000 Billy Andrade (4)54
Oct 22Tampa Bay ClassicFlorida2,400,000 John Huston (6)40New tournament
Oct 29National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida3,000,000 Duffy Waldorf (4)52
Nov 5The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia5,000,000 Phil Mickelson (17)62Tour Championship
Nov 5Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi2,200,000 Steve Lowery (2)24Alternate event
Nov 12WGC-American Express ChampionshipSpain5,000,000 Mike Weir (2)66World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) Notes
Jan 2 Williams World Challenge Arizona 3,500,000 Tom Lehman New tournament
Limited-field event
Jul 11 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,000,000 Justin Leonard and
Davis Love III
Team event
Oct 22 Presidents Cup Virginia n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 19 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 1,750,000 Brad Faxon and
Scott McCarron
Team event
Nov 22 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 26 Skins Game Georgia 1,000,000 Colin Montgomerie Limited-field event
Dec 3 Williams World Challenge California 3,500,000 Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Dec 10 WGC-World Cup Argentina 3,000,000 David Duval and
Tiger Woods
World Golf Championship
Team event
Dec 17 Hyundai Team Matches California 400,000 Tom Lehman and
Duffy Waldorf
Team event

Location of tournaments

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Tiger Woods9,188,321
2 Phil Mickelson4,746,457
3 Ernie Els3,469,405
4 Hal Sutton3,061,444
5 Vijay Singh2,573,835
6 Mike Weir2,547,829
7 David Duval2,462,846
8 Jesper Parnevik2,413,345
9 Davis Love III2,337,765
10 Stewart Cink2,169,727

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tiger Woods[4]
PGA Player of the Year Tiger Woods[5]
Rookie of the Year Michael Clark II[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Tiger Woods[4][6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Tiger Woods[6]
Comeback Player of the Year Paul Azinger[4]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

  1. "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. "2001 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. "2000 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. "Touring pros name Tiger top golfer". St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. Associated Press. December 1, 2000. p. 33 (D5 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Woods PGA Player of Year". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. August 30, 2000. p. 12 (4B in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Woods wins Vardon Trophy for second straight year". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. November 14, 2000. p. 20 (C4 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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