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 | Larry Nelson (5) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Allen Doyle |
Money list | Allen Doyle |
Player of the Year | Allen Doyle |
Rookie of the Year | Bob Gilder |
← 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 | 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 |
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.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
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Nov 18 | UBS Warburg Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Team USA | New team event |
Dec 2 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | Raymond Floyd and 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 | Allen Doyle | 2,382 |
2 | Bruce Fleisher | 2,166 |
3 | Hale Irwin | 1,959 |
4 | Larry Nelson | 1,930 |
5 | Gil Morgan | 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 ($) |
---|---|---|
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
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Allen Doyle | [6] |
Rookie of the Year | Bob Gilder | [7] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Gil Morgan | [8] |
Comeback Player of the Year | John Schroeder | [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