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2001 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2001 |
| tour | Senior PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 38 |
| most_wins | USA Larry Nelson (5) |
| honor1 | Charles Schwab Cup |
| honoree1 | USA Allen Doyle |
| honor2 | Money list |
| honoree2 | USA Allen Doyle |
| honor3 | Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Allen Doyle |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Bob Gilder |
| prevseason | 2000 |
| nextseason | 2002 |
The 2001 Senior PGA Tour was the 22nd season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 21 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,400,000 | USA Larry Nelson (12) | |
| Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | USA Larry Nelson (13) | |
| Feb 11 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | USA Gil Morgan (19) | |
| Feb 18 | Verizon Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | USA Bob Gilder (1) | |
| Feb 25 | Mexico Senior Classic | Mexico | 1,500,000 | USA Mike McCullough (1) | |
| Mar 4 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | ESP José María Cañizares (1) | |
| Mar 11 | SBC Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | USA Jim Colbert (20) | |
| Mar 18 | Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley | California | 1,400,000 | USA Hale Irwin (30) | New tournament |
| Mar 25 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | USA Mike McCullough (2) | |
| Apr 15 | The Countrywide Tradition | Arizona | 1,700,000 | USA Doug Tewell (4) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Apr 22 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | USA Bruce Fleisher (12) | |
| Apr 29 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,400,000 | USA Hale Irwin (31) | |
| May 6 | Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,300,000 | USA Bruce Fleisher (13) | |
| May 13 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship | Missouri | 2,000,000 | USA Leonard Thompson (3) | |
| May 20 | TD Waterhouse Championship | Missouri | 1,500,000 | USA Ed Dougherty (2) | |
| May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | New Jersey | 2,000,000 | USA Tom Watson (3) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 3 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,600,000 | USA Sammy Rachels (1) | |
| Jun 10 | NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,200,000 | USA John Schroeder (1) | |
| Jun 17 | Instinet Classic | New Jersey | 1,500,000 | USA Gil Morgan (20) | |
| Jun 24 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,400,000 | USA Larry Nelson (14) | |
| Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Massachusetts | 2,400,000 | USA Bruce Fleisher (14) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 8 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,400,000 | USA Larry Nelson (15) | |
| Jul 15 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,400,000 | USA Allen Doyle (6) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jul 22 | SBC Senior Open | Illinois | 1,400,000 | USA Dana Quigley (5) | |
| Jul 29 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £500,000 | AUS Ian Stanley (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 29 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,450,000 | USA Allen Doyle (7) | |
| Aug 5 | Lightpath Long Island Classic | New York | 1,700,000 | USA Bobby Wadkins (1) | |
| Aug 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (1) | |
| Aug 19 | Novell Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,500,000 | USA Steve Veriato (1) | |
| Aug 26 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,600,000 | USA Walter Hall (1) | |
| Sep 2 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | USA Jim Thorpe (3) | |
| Sep 9 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,750,000 | USA Jim Thorpe (4) | New tournament |
| Sep 16 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | – | Canceled | |
| Sep 23 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (2) | New tournament |
| Sep 30 | Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,300,000 | USA Tom Kite (3) | |
| Oct 7 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | USA Hale Irwin (32) | |
| Oct 14 | The Transamerica | California | 1,300,000 | USA Sammy Rachels (2) | |
| Oct 21 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,400,000 | USA Larry Nelson (16) | |
| Oct 28 | Senior Tour Championship | Oklahoma | 2,500,000 | USA Bob Gilder (2) | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winners | Notes | |||
| Nov 18 | UBS Warburg Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | USA Team USA | New team event |
| Dec 2 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Raymond Floyd and | |
| son Robert Floyd | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Allen Doyle | 2,382 |
| 2 | USA Bruce Fleisher | 2,166 |
| 3 | USA Hale Irwin | 1,959 |
| 4 | USA Larry Nelson | 1,930 |
| 5 | USA Gil Morgan | 1,640 |
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 Allen Doyle | 2,553,582 |
| 2 | USA Bruce Fleisher | 2,411,543 |
| 3 | USA Hale Irwin | 2,147,422 |
| 4 | USA Larry Nelson | 2,109,936 |
| 5 | USA Gil Morgan | 1,885,871 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Allen Doyle | url=http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0%2C1977%2C4777835%2C00.html | title=Woods, Doyle and Campbell honored with Fans' Choice Player of the Year Awards | publisher=PGA Tour | date=1 January 2002 | access-date=1 December 2023 | archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20020602074942/http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,4777835,00.html | archive-date=2 June 2002}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Bob Gilder | |||||||
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | USA Gil Morgan | |||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA John Schroeder |
Notes
References
References
- "2001 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2002 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- Brown, Clifton. (13 September 2001). "Golf; Golf Events Canceled". The New York Times.
- "2001 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour.
- (3 November 2001). "Allen Doyle donates Charles Schwab Cup prize to charity".
- "2001 Money list". PGA Tour.
- (1 January 2002). "Woods, Doyle and Campbell honored with Fans' Choice Player of the Year Awards". PGA Tour.
- (27 December 2001). "Golf; Howell Is PGA's Rookie of the Year". The New York Times.
- "2001 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
- (4 January 2002). "James". The Napa Valley Register.
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