2001 PGA Tour

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DurationJanuary 3, 2001 (2001-01-03) – November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events47[a]
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (5)
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
2001 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 2001 (2001-01-03) – November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events47[a]
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (5)
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States Charles Howell III
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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.

Unofficial events

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

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

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 United States Mark Calcavecchia and
Zimbabwe Nick Price		 Team event
Sep 30 Ryder Cup England n/a Postponed[5] Team event
Nov 11 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 2,000,000 United States Brad Faxon and
United States Scott McCarron		 Team event
Nov 18 WGC-World Cup Japan 3,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els and
South Africa Retief Goosen		 World Golf Championship
Team event
Nov 21 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 25 Skins Game California 1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman Limited-field event
Dec 9 Hyundai Team Matches California 400,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia and
United States Fred Couples		 Team event
Dec 16 Williams World Challenge California 4,120,000 United States 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 ($)
1United States Tiger Woods5,687,777
2United States Phil Mickelson4,403,883
3United States David Toms3,791,595
4Fiji Vijay Singh3,440,829
5United States Davis Love III3,169,463
6Spain Sergio García2,898,635
7United States Scott Hoch2,875,319
8United States David Duval2,801,760
9United States Bob Estes2,795,477
10United States Scott Verplank2,783,401

Awards

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

See also

Notes

References

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