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[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
2000
2002

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 7 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Australia 5,000,000   Steve Stricker (3) 58 World Golf Championship
Jan 14 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 3,500,000   Jim Furyk (6) 60 Winners-only event
Jan 15 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Arizona 3,000,000   Garrett Willis (1) 26
Jan 21 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 4,000,000   Brad Faxon (7) 54
Jan 28 Phoenix Open Arizona 4,000,000   Mark Calcavecchia (11) 70
Feb 4 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 4,000,000   Davis Love III (14) 58 Pro-Am
Feb 11 Buick Invitational California 3,500,000   Phil Mickelson (18) 58
Feb 18 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 3,500,000   Joe Durant (2) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 25 Nissan Open California 3,400,000   Robert Allenby (3) 56
Mar 4 Genuity Championship Florida 4,500,000   Joe Durant (3) 58
Mar 11 Honda Classic Florida 3,200,000   Jesper Parnevik (5) 46
Mar 18 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 3,500,000   Tiger Woods (25) 68 Invitational
Mar 26 The Players Championship Florida 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (26) 80 Flagship event
Apr 1 BellSouth Classic Georgia 3,300,000   Scott McCarron (3) 52
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 5,600,000   Tiger Woods (27) 100 Major championship
Apr 16 WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf South Carolina 3,500,000   José Cóceres (1) 56 Invitational
Apr 22 Shell Houston Open Texas 3,400,000   Hal Sutton (14) 46
Apr 29 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 3,500,000   Scott Hoch (9) 34
May 6 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 4,000,000   David Toms (5) 54
May 13 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic Texas 4,500,000   Robert Damron (1) 66
May 20 MasterCard Colonial Texas 4,000,000   Sergio García (1) 62 Invitational
May 28 Kemper Insurance Open Maryland 3,500,000   Frank Lickliter (1) 44
Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio 4,100,000   Tiger Woods (28) 62 Invitational
Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 3,500,000   Bob Estes (2) 48
Jun 18 U.S. Open Oklahoma 5,000,000   Retief Goosen (1) 100 Major championship
Jun 25 Buick Classic New York 3,500,000   Sergio García (2) 56
Jul 1 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 3,100,000   Phil Mickelson (19) 50
Jul 8 Advil Western Open Illinois 3,600,000   Scott Hoch (10) 62
Jul 15 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 3,100,000   Shigeki Maruyama (1) 24
Jul 22 The Open Championship England £3,300,000   David Duval (13) 100 Major championship
Jul 22 B.C. Open New York 2,000,000   Jeff Sluman (5) 24 Alternate event
Jul 29 John Deere Classic Illinois 2,800,000   David Gossett (1) 24
Aug 5 The International Colorado 4,000,000   Tom Pernice Jr. (2) 56
Aug 12 Buick Open Michigan 3,100,000   Kenny Perry (4) 54
Aug 19 PGA Championship Georgia 5,200,000   David Toms (6) 100 Major championship
Aug 26 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio 5,000,000   Tiger Woods (29) 68 World Golf Championship
Aug 26 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   John Cook (11) 24 Alternate event
Sep 2 Air Canada Championship Canada 3,400,000   Joel Edwards (1) 24
Sep 9 Bell Canadian Open Canada 3,800,000   Scott Verplank (4) 48
Sep 16 WGC-American Express Championship Missouri Canceled[c] World Golf Championship
Sep 16 Tampa Bay Classic Florida Canceled[c] Alternate event
Sep 23 Marconi Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 3,300,000   Robert Allenby (4) 48
Sep 30 Texas Open Texas 3,000,000   Justin Leonard (6) 28
Oct 7 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 3,500,000   David Toms (7) 48
Oct 14 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas Nevada 4,500,000   Bob Estes (3) 50
Oct 21 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney Florida 3,400,000   José Cóceres (2) 58
Oct 28 Buick Challenge Georgia 3,400,000   Chris DiMarco (2) 60
Nov 4 The Tour Championship Texas 5,000,000   Mike Weir (3) 60 Tour Championship
Nov 4 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 2,400,000   Cameron Beckman (1) 24 Alternate event

Unofficial events

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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

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Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 5,687,777
2   Phil Mickelson 4,403,883
3   David Toms 3,791,595
4   Vijay Singh 3,440,829
5   Davis Love III 3,169,463
6   Sergio García 2,898,635
7   Scott Hoch 2,875,319
8   David Duval 2,801,760
9   Bob Estes 2,795,477
10   Scott Verplank 2,783,401

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
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

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Notes

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  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. ^ a b Canceled due to the September 11 attacks.[3][4]

References

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  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. ^ a b c "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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