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2001 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2001 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 47 |
| most_wins | USA Tiger Woods (5) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Charles Howell III |
| prevseason | [2000](2000-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2002](2002-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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 7 | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2001-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | Australia | 5,000,000 | USA Steve Stricker (3) | 58 | World Golf Championship |
| Jan 14 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 3,500,000 | USA Jim Furyk (6) | 60 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | USA Garrett Willis (1) | 26 | |
| Jan 21 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | USA Brad Faxon (7) | 54 | |
| Jan 28 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia (11) | 70 | |
| Feb 4 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 4,000,000 | USA Davis Love III (14) | 58 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 11 | Buick Invitational | California | 3,500,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (18) | 58 | |
| Feb 18 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 3,500,000 | USA Joe Durant (2) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 25 | Nissan Open | California | 3,400,000 | AUS Robert Allenby (3) | 56 | |
| Mar 4 | Genuity Championship | Florida | 4,500,000 | USA Joe Durant (3) | 58 | |
| Mar 11 | Honda Classic | Florida | 3,200,000 | SWE Jesper Parnevik (5) | 46 | |
| Mar 18 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 3,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (25) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 26 | [The Players Championship](2001-players-championship) | Florida | 6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (26) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 1 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 3,300,000 | USA Scott McCarron (3) | 52 | |
| Apr 8 | **[Masters Tournament](2001-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 5,600,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (27) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | South Carolina | 3,500,000 | ARG José Cóceres (1) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 3,400,000 | USA Hal Sutton (14) | 46 | |
| Apr 29 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 3,500,000 | USA Scott Hoch (9) | 34 | |
| May 6 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 4,000,000 | USA David Toms (5) | 54 | |
| May 13 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 4,500,000 | USA Robert Damron (1) | 66 | |
| May 20 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 4,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (1) | 62 | Invitational |
| May 28 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | 3,500,000 | USA Frank Lickliter (1) | 44 | |
| Jun 3 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 4,100,000 | USA Tiger Woods (28) | 62 | Invitational |
| Jun 10 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 3,500,000 | USA Bob Estes (2) | 48 | |
| Jun 18 | **[U.S. Open](2001-u-s-open-golf)** | Oklahoma | 5,000,000 | ZAF **Retief Goosen** (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 25 | Buick Classic | New York | 3,500,000 | ESP Sergio García (2) | 56 | |
| Jul 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 3,100,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (19) | 50 | |
| Jul 8 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | 3,600,000 | USA Scott Hoch (10) | 62 | |
| Jul 15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,100,000 | JPN Shigeki Maruyama (1) | 24 | |
| Jul 22 | **[The Open Championship](2001-open-championship)** | England | £3,300,000 | USA **David Duval** (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 22 | B.C. Open | New York | 2,000,000 | USA Jeff Sluman (5) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 2,800,000 | USA David Gossett (1) | 24 | |
| Aug 5 | The International | Colorado | 4,000,000 | USA Tom Pernice Jr. (2) | 56 | |
| Aug 12 | Buick Open | Michigan | 3,100,000 | USA Kenny Perry (4) | 54 | |
| Aug 19 | **[PGA Championship](2001-pga-championship)** | Georgia | 5,200,000 | USA **David Toms** (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 26 | [WGC-NEC Invitational](2001-wgc-nec-invitational) | Ohio | 5,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (29) | 68 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 26 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA John Cook (11) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 2 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 3,400,000 | USA Joel Edwards (1) | 24 | |
| Sep 9 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 3,800,000 | USA Scott Verplank (4) | 48 | |
| Sep 16 | WGC-American Express Championship | Missouri | – | *Canceled* | – | World Golf Championship |
| Sep 16 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | – | *Canceled* | – | Alternate event |
| Sep 23 | Marconi Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 3,300,000 | AUS Robert Allenby (4) | 48 | |
| Sep 30 | Texas Open | Texas | 3,000,000 | USA Justin Leonard (6) | 28 | |
| Oct 7 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 3,500,000 | USA David Toms (7) | 48 | |
| Oct 14 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | 4,500,000 | USA Bob Estes (3) | 50 | |
| Oct 21 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | 3,400,000 | ARG José Cóceres (2) | 58 | |
| Oct 28 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 3,400,000 | USA Chris DiMarco (2) | 60 | |
| Nov 4 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 5,000,000 | CAN Mike Weir (3) | 60 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 4 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,400,000 | USA Cameron Beckman (1) | 24 | Alternate 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 | USA Mark Calcavecchia and | |
| ZIM Nick Price | Team event | ||||
| Sep 30 | [Ryder Cup](2001-ryder-cup) | England | n/a | *Postponed* | Team event |
| Nov 11 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,000,000 | USA Brad Faxon and | |
| USA Scott McCarron | Team event | ||||
| Nov 18 | [WGC-World Cup](2001-wgc-world-cup) | Japan | 3,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els and | |
| ZAF Retief Goosen | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team event | |||||
| Nov 21 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Nov 25 | Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | AUS Greg Norman | Limited-field event |
| Dec 9 | Hyundai Team Matches | California | 400,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia and | |
| USA Fred Couples | Team event | ||||
| Dec 16 | Williams World Challenge | California | 4,120,000 | USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 5,687,777 |
| 2 | USA Phil Mickelson | 4,403,883 |
| 3 | USA David Toms | 3,791,595 |
| 4 | FIJ Vijay Singh | 3,440,829 |
| 5 | USA Davis Love III | 3,169,463 |
| 6 | ESP Sergio García | 2,898,635 |
| 7 | USA Scott Hoch | 2,875,319 |
| 8 | USA David Duval | 2,801,760 |
| 9 | USA Bob Estes | 2,795,477 |
| 10 | USA Scott Verplank | 2,783,401 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/567950769/ | title=Woods grabs another player of the year award | newspaper=The Times-News | location=Twin Falls, Idaho | date=31 January 2002 | access-date=31 October 2023 | page=10 (B-2 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tiger Woods | |||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Charles Howell III | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Tiger Woods | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | |||||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Joe Durant |
Notes
References
References
- "2001 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2002 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- (12 September 2001). "World Golf Championship event canceled". United Press International.
- Brown, Clifton. (13 September 2001). "Golf; Golf Events Canceled". The New York Times.
- Bonk, Thomas. (17 September 2001). "Ryder Cup Put Off a Year". Los Angeles Times.
- "2001 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (31 January 2002). "Woods grabs another player of the year award". The Times-News.
- (18 October 2001). "Woods player of year". Hartford Courant.
- (29 December 2001). "Augusta's Howell takes rookie of year honor". The Atlanta Constitution.
- (5 November 2001). "Woods wins Vardon Trophy". The Capital Times.
- (28 December 2001). "Durant honored as comeback player". Pensacola News Journal.
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