2001 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
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.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ b]
Notes
Jan 21
MasterCard Championship
Hawaii
1,400,000
Larry Nelson (12)
Feb 4
Royal Caribbean Classic
Florida
1,400,000
Larry Nelson (13)
Feb 11
ACE Group Classic
Florida
1,400,000
Gil Morgan (19)
Feb 18
Verizon Classic
Florida
1,400,000
Bob Gilder (1)
Feb 25
Mexico Senior Classic
Mexico
1,500,000
Mike McCullough (1)
Mar 4
Toshiba Senior Classic
California
1,400,000
José María Cañizares (1)
Mar 11
SBC Senior Classic
California
1,400,000
Jim Colbert (20)
Mar 18
Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley
California
1,400,000
Hale Irwin (30)
New tournament
Mar 25
Emerald Coast Classic
Florida
1,400,000
Mike McCullough (2)
Apr 15
The Countrywide Tradition
Arizona
1,700,000
Doug Tewell (4)
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 22
Las Vegas Senior Classic
Nevada
1,400,000
Bruce Fleisher (12)
Apr 29
Bruno's Memorial Classic
Alabama
1,400,000
Hale Irwin (31)
May 6
Home Depot Invitational
North Carolina
1,300,000
Bruce Fleisher (13)
May 13
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship
Missouri
2,000,000
Leonard Thompson (3)
May 20
TD Waterhouse Championship
Missouri
1,500,000
Ed Dougherty (2)
May 27
Senior PGA Championship
New Jersey
2,000,000
Tom Watson (3)
Senior major championship
Jun 3
BellSouth Senior Classic
Tennessee
1,600,000
Sammy Rachels (1)
Jun 10
NFL Golf Classic
New Jersey
1,200,000
John Schroeder (1)
Jun 17
Instinet Classic
New Jersey
1,500,000
Gil Morgan (20)
Jun 24
FleetBoston Classic
Massachusetts
1,400,000
Larry Nelson (14)
Jul 1
U.S. Senior Open
Massachusetts
2,400,000
Bruce Fleisher (14)
Senior major championship
Jul 8
Farmers Charity Classic
Michigan
1,400,000
Larry Nelson (15)
Jul 15
Ford Senior Players Championship
Michigan
2,400,000
Allen Doyle (6)
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 22
SBC Senior Open
Illinois
1,400,000
Dana Quigley (5)
Jul 29
Senior British Open
Northern Ireland
£500,000
Ian Stanley (n/a)
Senior major championship [ c]
Jul 29
State Farm Senior Classic
Maryland
1,450,000
Allen Doyle (7)
Aug 5
Lightpath Long Island Classic
New York
1,700,000
Bobby Wadkins (1)
Aug 12
3M Championship
Minnesota
1,750,000
Bruce Lietzke (1)
Aug 19
Novell Utah Showdown
Utah
1,500,000
Steve Veriato (1)
Aug 26
AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
Canada
1,600,000
Walter Hall (1)
Sep 2
Kroger Senior Classic
Ohio
1,500,000
Jim Thorpe (3)
Sep 9
Allianz Championship
Iowa
1,750,000
Jim Thorpe (4)
New tournament
Sep 16
Vantage Championship
North Carolina
–
Canceled [ d]
Sep 23
SAS Championship
North Carolina
1,600,000
Bruce Lietzke (2)
New tournament
Sep 30
Gold Rush Classic
California
1,300,000
Tom Kite (3)
Oct 7
Turtle Bay Championship
Hawaii
1,500,000
Hale Irwin (32)
Oct 14
The Transamerica
California
1,300,000
Sammy Rachels (2)
Oct 21
SBC Championship
Texas
1,400,000
Larry Nelson (16)
Oct 28
Senior Tour Championship
Oklahoma
2,500,000
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.
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 3] [ 4]
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 5]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Allen Doyle
2,553,582
2
Bruce Fleisher
2,411,543
3
Hale Irwin
2,147,422
4
Larry Nelson
2,109,936
5
Gil Morgan
1,885,871
Awards
Notes
^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ Canceled due to the September 11 attacks .[ 2]
References
^ "2001 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 3, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ 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.
^ "2001 Charles Schwab Cup" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 23, 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ "Allen Doyle donates Charles Schwab Cup prize to charity" . Golfweek . November 3, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ "2001 Money list" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ "Woods, Doyle and Campbell honored with Fans' Choice Player of the Year Awards" . PGA Tour. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ "Golf; Howell Is PGA's Rookie of the Year" . The New York Times . Bloomberg News. December 27, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ "2001 Scoring average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
^ "James" . The Napa Valley Register . Napa, California. January 4, 2002. p. 9 (3B in paper). Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. John Schroeder earned Comeback Player of the Year.
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