2000 PGA Tour

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The 2000 PGA Tour was the 85th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 32nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

2000 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 2000 (2000-01-06) – November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)
Number of official events49
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (9)
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 Michael Clark II
1999
2001

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 9 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 2,900,000   Tiger Woods (16) 54 Winners-only event
Jan 16 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 2,900,000   Paul Azinger (12) 50
Jan 23 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 3,000,000   Jesper Parnevik (3) 56 Pro-Am
Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona 3,200,000   Tom Lehman (5) 62
Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 4,000,000   Tiger Woods (17) 64 Pro-Am
Feb 13 Buick Invitational California 3,000,000   Phil Mickelson (14) 52
Feb 20 Nissan Open California 3,100,000   Kirk Triplett (1) 68
Feb 27 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship California 5,000,000   Darren Clarke (1) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 27 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Arizona 3,000,000   Jim Carter (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 5 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 3,000,000   Jim Furyk (5) 54
Mar 12 Honda Classic Florida 2,900,000   Dudley Hart (2) 46
Mar 19 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 3,000,000   Tiger Woods (18) 68 Invitational
Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida 6,000,000   Hal Sutton (12) 80 Flagship event
Apr 2 BellSouth Classic Georgia 2,800,000   Phil Mickelson (15) 50
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 4,600,000   Vijay Singh (9) 100 Major championship
Apr 16 MCI Classic South Carolina 3,000,000   Stewart Cink (2) 56 Invitational
Apr 23 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 3,000,000   Hal Sutton (13) 50
Apr 30 Shell Houston Open Texas 2,800,000   Robert Allenby (1) 46
May 7 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 3,400,000   Carlos Franco (3) 54
May 14 GTE Byron Nelson Classic Texas 4,000,000   Jesper Parnevik (4) 66
May 21 MasterCard Colonial Texas 3,300,000   Phil Mickelson (16) 58 Invitational
May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio 3,100,000   Tiger Woods (19) 64 Invitational
Jun 4 Kemper Insurance Open Maryland 3,000,000   Tom Scherrer (1) 46
Jun 11 Buick Classic New York 3,000,000   Dennis Paulson (1) 56
Jun 18 U.S. Open California 4,500,000   Tiger Woods (20) 100 Major championship
Jun 25 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 3,000,000   Notah Begay III (3) 40
Jul 2 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 2,800,000   Notah Begay III (4) 46
Jul 9 Advil Western Open Illinois 3,000,000   Robert Allenby (2) 54
Jul 16 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 2,500,000   Loren Roberts (7) 24
Jul 23 Open Championship Scotland £2,800,000   Tiger Woods (21) 100 Major championship
Jul 23 B.C. Open New York 2,000,000   Brad Faxon (6) 24 Alternate event
Jul 31 John Deere Classic Illinois 2,600,000   Michael Clark II (1) 24
Aug 6 The International Colorado 3,500,000   Ernie Els (8) 56
Aug 13 Buick Open Michigan 2,700,000   Rocco Mediate (4) 56
Aug 20 PGA Championship Kentucky 5,000,000   Tiger Woods (22) 100 Major championship
Aug 27 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio 5,000,000   Tiger Woods (23) 64 World Golf Championship
Aug 27 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   Scott Verplank (3) 38 Alternate event
Sep 3 Air Canada Championship Canada 3,000,000   Rory Sabbatini (1) 28
Sep 10 Bell Canadian Open Canada 3,300,000   Tiger Woods (24) 48
Sep 17 SEI Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 3,200,000   Chris DiMarco (1) 44 New tournament
Sep 24 Westin Texas Open Texas 2,600,000   Justin Leonard (5) 34
Oct 1 Buick Challenge Georgia 2,300,000   David Duval (12) 46
Oct 8 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 3,000,000   David Toms (4) 46
Oct 15 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas Nevada 4,250,000   Billy Andrade (4) 54
Oct 22 Tampa Bay Classic Florida 2,400,000   John Huston (6) 40 New tournament
Oct 29 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney Florida 3,000,000   Duffy Waldorf (4) 52
Nov 5 The Tour Championship Georgia 5,000,000   Phil Mickelson (17) 62 Tour Championship
Nov 5 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 2,200,000   Steve Lowery (2) 24 Alternate event
Nov 12 WGC-American Express Championship Spain 5,000,000   Mike Weir (2) 66 World Golf Championship

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
Jan 2 Williams World Challenge Arizona 3,500,000   Tom Lehman New tournament
Limited-field event
Jul 11 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,000,000   Justin Leonard and
  Davis Love III
Team event
Oct 22 Presidents Cup Virginia n/a   Team USA Team event
Nov 19 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 1,750,000   Brad Faxon and
  Scott McCarron
Team event
Nov 22 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000   Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 26 Skins Game Georgia 1,000,000   Colin Montgomerie Limited-field event
Dec 3 Williams World Challenge California 3,500,000   Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Dec 10 WGC-World Cup Argentina 3,000,000   David Duval and
  Tiger Woods
World Golf Championship
Team event
Dec 17 Hyundai Team Matches California 400,000   Tom Lehman and
  Duffy Waldorf
Team 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.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 9,188,321
2   Phil Mickelson 4,746,457
3   Ernie Els 3,469,405
4   Hal Sutton 3,061,444
5   Vijay Singh 2,573,835
6   Mike Weir 2,547,829
7   David Duval 2,462,846
8   Jesper Parnevik 2,413,345
9   Davis Love III 2,337,765
10   Stewart Cink 2,169,727

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Tiger Woods [4]
PGA Player of the Year   Tiger Woods [5]
Rookie of the Year   Michael Clark II [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Tiger Woods [4][6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Tiger Woods [6]
Comeback Player of the Year   Paul Azinger [4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "2001 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "2000 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Touring pros name Tiger top golfer". St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. Associated Press. December 1, 2000. p. 33 (D5 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Woods PGA Player of Year". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. August 30, 2000. p. 12 (4B in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Woods wins Vardon Trophy for second straight year". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. November 14, 2000. p. 20 (C4 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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