2001 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19) – October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28) |
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Number of official events | 38[a] |
Most wins | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2000 2002 → |
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 |
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Jan 21 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 11 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 18 | Verizon Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 25 | Mexico Senior Classic | Mexico | 1,500,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 4 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 11 | SBC Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 18 | Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Mar 25 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 15 | The Countrywide Tradition | Arizona | 1,700,000 | ![]() | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
Apr 22 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 29 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
May 6 | Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,300,000 | ![]() | |
May 13 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship | Missouri | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
May 20 | TD Waterhouse Championship | Missouri | 1,500,000 | ![]() | |
May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | New Jersey | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jun 3 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 10 | NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,200,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 17 | Instinet Classic | New Jersey | 1,500,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 24 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Massachusetts | 2,400,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jul 8 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 15 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,400,000 | ![]() | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
Jul 22 | SBC Senior Open | Illinois | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 29 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £500,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship[c] |
Jul 29 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,450,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 5 | Lightpath Long Island Classic | New York | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 19 | Novell Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,500,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 26 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 2 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 9 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Vantage Championship | North Carolina | – | Canceled[d] | ||
Sep 23 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Sep 30 | Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,300,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 7 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 14 | The Transamerica | California | 1,300,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 21 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,400,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 28 | Senior Tour Championship | Oklahoma | 2,500,000 | ![]() | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
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Nov 18 | UBS Warburg Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | ![]() | New team event |
Dec 2 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | ![]() son Robert Floyd | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 2,382 |
2 | ![]() | 2,166 |
3 | ![]() | 1,959 |
4 | ![]() | 1,930 |
5 | ![]() | 1,640 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 2,553,582 |
2 | ![]() | 2,411,543 |
3 | ![]() | 2,147,422 |
4 | ![]() | 2,109,936 |
5 | ![]() | 1,885,871 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ![]() | [6] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | ![]() | [8] |
Comeback Player of the Year | ![]() | [9] |
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.
External links
- Official website