2001 PGA Tour

The 2001 PGA Tour was the 86th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 33rd season since separating from the PGA of America.

2001 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 2001 (2001-01-03) – November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events47[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Tiger Woods (5)
Money list Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year Charles Howell III
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 7WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipAustralia5,000,000 Steve Stricker (3)58World Golf Championship
Jan 14Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii3,500,000 Jim Furyk (6)60Winners-only event
Jan 15Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenArizona3,000,000 Garrett Willis (1)26
Jan 21Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii4,000,000 Brad Faxon (7)54
Jan 28Phoenix OpenArizona4,000,000 Mark Calcavecchia (11)70
Feb 4AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia4,000,000 Davis Love III (14)58Pro-Am
Feb 11Buick InvitationalCalifornia3,500,000 Phil Mickelson (18)58
Feb 18Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia3,500,000 Joe Durant (2)54Pro-Am
Feb 25Nissan OpenCalifornia3,400,000 Robert Allenby (3)56
Mar 4Genuity ChampionshipFlorida4,500,000 Joe Durant (3)58
Mar 11Honda ClassicFlorida3,200,000 Jesper Parnevik (5)46
Mar 18Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida3,500,000 Tiger Woods (25)68Invitational
Mar 26The Players ChampionshipFlorida6,000,000 Tiger Woods (26)80Flagship event
Apr 1BellSouth ClassicGeorgia3,300,000 Scott McCarron (3)52
Apr 8Masters TournamentGeorgia5,600,000 Tiger Woods (27)100Major championship
Apr 16WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of GolfSouth Carolina3,500,000 José Cóceres (1)56Invitational
Apr 22Shell Houston OpenTexas3,400,000 Hal Sutton (14)46
Apr 29Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina3,500,000 Scott Hoch (9)34
May 6Compaq Classic of New OrleansLouisiana4,000,000 David Toms (5)54
May 13Verizon Byron Nelson ClassicTexas4,500,000 Robert Damron (1)66
May 20MasterCard ColonialTexas4,000,000 Sergio García (1)62Invitational
May 28Kemper Insurance OpenMaryland3,500,000 Frank Lickliter (1)44
Jun 3Memorial TournamentOhio4,100,000 Tiger Woods (28)62Invitational
Jun 10FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee3,500,000 Bob Estes (2)48
Jun 18U.S. OpenOklahoma5,000,000 Retief Goosen (1)100Major championship
Jun 25Buick ClassicNew York3,500,000 Sergio García (2)56
Jul 1Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut3,100,000 Phil Mickelson (19)50
Jul 8Advil Western OpenIllinois3,600,000 Scott Hoch (10)62
Jul 15Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin3,100,000 Shigeki Maruyama (1)24
Jul 22The Open ChampionshipEngland£3,300,000 David Duval (13)100Major championship
Jul 22B.C. OpenNew York2,000,000 Jeff Sluman (5)24Alternate event
Jul 29John Deere ClassicIllinois2,800,000 David Gossett (1)24
Aug 5The InternationalColorado4,000,000 Tom Pernice Jr. (2)56
Aug 12Buick OpenMichigan3,100,000 Kenny Perry (4)54
Aug 19PGA ChampionshipGeorgia5,200,000 David Toms (6)100Major championship
Aug 26WGC-NEC InvitationalOhio5,000,000 Tiger Woods (29)68World Golf Championship
Aug 26Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000 John Cook (11)24Alternate event
Sep 2Air Canada ChampionshipCanada3,400,000 Joel Edwards (1)24
Sep 9Bell Canadian OpenCanada3,800,000 Scott Verplank (4)48
Sep 16WGC-American Express ChampionshipMissouri–Canceled[lower-alpha 3]–World Golf Championship
Sep 16Tampa Bay ClassicFlorida–Canceled[lower-alpha 3]–Alternate event
Sep 23Marconi Pennsylvania ClassicPennsylvania3,300,000 Robert Allenby (4)48
Sep 30Texas OpenTexas3,000,000 Justin Leonard (6)28
Oct 7Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia3,500,000 David Toms (7)48
Oct 14Invensys Classic at Las VegasNevada4,500,000 Bob Estes (3)50
Oct 21National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida3,400,000 José Cóceres (2)58
Oct 28Buick ChallengeGeorgia3,400,000 Chris DiMarco (2)60
Nov 4The Tour ChampionshipTexas5,000,000 Mike Weir (3)60Tour Championship
Nov 4Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi2,400,000 Cameron Beckman (1)24Alternate event

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
Jul 10 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,100,000 Mark Calcavecchia and
Nick Price		 Team event
Sep 30 Ryder Cup England n/a Postponed[5] Team event
Nov 11 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 2,000,000 Brad Faxon and
Scott McCarron		 Team event
Nov 18 WGC-World Cup Japan 3,000,000 Ernie Els and
Retief Goosen		 World Golf Championship
Team event
Nov 21 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 25 Skins Game California 1,000,000 Greg Norman Limited-field event
Dec 9 Hyundai Team Matches California 400,000 Mark Calcavecchia and
Fred Couples		 Team event
Dec 16 Williams World Challenge California 4,120,000 Tiger Woods Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Tiger Woods5,687,777
2 Phil Mickelson4,403,883
3 David Toms3,791,595
4 Vijay Singh3,440,829
5 Davis Love III3,169,463
6 Sergio García2,898,635
7 Scott Hoch2,875,319
8 David Duval2,801,760
9 Bob Estes2,795,477
10 Scott Verplank2,783,401

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tiger Woods[7]
PGA Player of the Year Tiger Woods[8]
Rookie of the Year Charles Howell III[9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Tiger Woods[7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Tiger Woods[10]
Comeback Player of the Year Joe Durant[11]

See also

Notes
  1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were canceled.
  2. 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.
  3. Canceled due to the September 11 attacks.[3][4]

References
  1. "2001 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. "2002 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. "World Golf Championship event canceled". United Press International. September 12, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. Brown, Clifton (September 13, 2001). "Golf; Golf Events Canceled". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2023. The Tampa Bay Classic, the Senior Tour Vantage Championship, and the Buy.com Oregon Classic were also canceled.
  5. Bonk, Thomas (September 17, 2001). "Ryder Cup Put Off a Year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. "2001 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. "Woods grabs another player of the year award". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. January 31, 2002. p. 10 (B-2 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Woods player of year". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 18, 2001. p. 329 (C2 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Augusta's Howell takes rookie of year honor". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Associated Press. December 29, 2001. p. F13. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Woods wins Vardon Trophy". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. November 5, 2001. p. 20 (2C in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Durant honored as comeback player". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. December 28, 2001. p. 31. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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