2001 PGA Tour

2001 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 3, 2001 (2001-01-03) – November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Number of official events	47[a]
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
← 2000 2002 →

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.^[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

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

class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2001 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship

class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2001 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events

Money list

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

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

• 2001 Buy.com Tour
• 2001 Senior PGA Tour

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.

External links

• Official website