2000 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26–29 May 2000 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,047 yards (6,444 m) |
Field | 156 players, 81 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund | €2,531,710 |
Winner's share | €415,130 |
Champion | |
Colin Montgomerie | |
271 (−17) | |
Wentworth Club
The 2000 Volvo PGA Championship was the 46th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Colin Montgomerie won by three strokes over Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart and Lee Westwood to claim his third consecutive Volvo PGA Championship, a feat that had never been achieved before.[1][2]
Course layout[]
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yardage | n/a | 474 | 153 | 447 | 496 | 191 | 354 | 396 | 400 | 452 | 3,363 | 184 | 404 | 509 | 442 | 179 | 481 | 383 | 571 | 531 | 3,684 | 7,047 |
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Past champions in the field[]
Ten former champions entered the tournament.[4]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 1998, 1999 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 271 | −17 | 1 |
Ian Woosnam | Wales | 1988, 1997 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 279 | −9 | T7 |
Bernhard Langer | Germany | 1987, 1993, 1995 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 282 | −6 | T17 |
Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | 1992 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 288 | E | T43 |
José María Olazábal | Spain | 1994 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 290 | +2 | T56 |
Costantino Rocca | Italy | 1996 | 69 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 291 | +3 | T62 |
Paul Way | England | 1985 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 295 | +7 | 76 |
Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 1983, 1991 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 303 | +15 | 81 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodger Davis | Australia | 1986 | 74 | 75 | 149 | +5 |
Manuel Piñero | Spain | 1977 | 74 | 80 | 154 | +10 |
Nationalities in the field[]
North America (2) | South America (6) | Europe (123) | Oceania (17) | Asia (2) | Africa (7) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States (2) | Argentina (6) | England (45) | Australia (14) | China (1) | South Africa (5) |
Northern Ireland (2) | New Zealand (3) | India (1) | Zimbabwe (2) | ||
Scotland (14) | |||||
Wales (6) | |||||
Ireland (5) | |||||
Austria (1) | |||||
Belgium (1) | |||||
Denmark (5) | |||||
France (7) | |||||
Germany (4) | |||||
Italy (3) | |||||
Netherlands (2) | |||||
Spain (13) | |||||
Sweden (12) | |||||
Switzerland (2) |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Friday, 26 May 2000
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | 65 | −7 |
T2 | Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 67 | −5 |
Richard Green | Australia | |||
Robert Karlsson | Sweden | |||
Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | |||
T6 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 68 | −4 |
Olivier Edmond | France | |||
Sergio García | Spain | |||
Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | |||
Stuart Little | England | |||
Bob May | United States | |||
Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | |||
Peter O'Malley | Australia | |||
Gustavo Rojas | Argentina | |||
Jean van de Velde | France |
Second round[]
Saturday, 27 May 2000
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 67-65=132 | −12 |
2 | Richard Green | Australia | 67-67=134 | −10 |
T3 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 68-68=136 | −8 |
Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 67-69=136 | ||
Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 67-69=136 | ||
6 | Gary Emerson | England | 69-69=138 | −6 |
T7 | Sergio García | Spain | 68-71=139 | −5 |
Nick O'Hern | Australia | 65-74=139 | ||
Phillip Price | Wales | 72-67=139 | ||
T10 | Maarten Lafeber | Netherlands | 69-71=140 | −4 |
Bernhard Langer | Germany | 69-71=140 | ||
Paul McGinley | Ireland | 70-70=140 |
Third round[]
Sunday, 28 May 2000
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 67-65-70=202 | −14 |
2 | Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 67-69-69=205 | −11 |
3 | Lee Westwood | England | 71-70-65=206 | −10 |
T4 | Sergio García | Spain | 68-71-68=207 | −9 |
Richard Green | Australia | 67-67-73=207 | ||
T6 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 68-68-72=208 | −8 |
Phillip Price | Wales | 72-67-69=208 | ||
T8 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 67-69-74=210 | −6 |
Nick O'Hern | Australia | 65-74-71=210 | ||
Peter O'Malley | Australia | 68-73-69=210 |
Final round[]
Monday, 29 May 2000
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (€) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 67-65-70-69=271 | −17 | 415,130 |
T2 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 68-68-72-66=274 | −14 | 185,735 |
Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 67-69-69-69=274 | |||
Lee Westwood | England | 71-70-65-68=274 | |||
T5 | Sergio García | Spain | 68-71-68-70=277 | −11 | 96,393 |
Richard Green | Australia | 67-67-73-70=277 | |||
T7 | Olivier Edmond | France | 68-74-69-68=279 | −9 | 60,650 |
Retief Goosen | South Africa | 74-70-68-67=279 | |||
Peter O'Malley | Australia | 68-73-69-69=279 | |||
Ian Woosnam | Wales | 72-71-68-68=279 |
Scorecard[]
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[4]
References[]
- ^ "Montgomerie makes history at Wentworth". European Tour. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "GOLF ROUNDUP; Montgomerie Wins 3rd Straight Volvo". New York Times. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b "2000 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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