2001 European Tour

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2001 European Tour season
Duration16 November 2000 (2000-11-16) – 18 November 2001 (2001-11-18)
Number of official events46
Most wins3 – Retief Goosen*
* Tiger Woods won 4 events, but was not a European Tour member
Order of MeritRetief Goosen
Golfer of the YearRetief Goosen
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPaul Casey
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 European Tour was the 30th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's Retief Goosen.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 2001 European Tour schedule which was made up of 46 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".

There were several changes from the previous season, with the Dunhill Links Championship replacing the Dunhill Cup,[2] the Open de Madrid replacing the Turespaña Masters, the Standard Life Loch Lomond being rebranded as the revived Scottish Open,[3] the addition the Caltex Singapore Masters, the Argentine Open[4] and the São Paulo Brazil Open; the return of the Estoril Open; and the loss of both Brazilian 500 year anniversary tournaments and the Belgian Open.

Terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September led to changes on the tour schedule with the WGC-American Express Championship being cancelled and the Ryder Cup matches at The Belfry being postponed until 2002. The Estoril Open was also cancelled in the wake of the attacks, and was replaced on the schedule with a revival of the Cannes Open.[5]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[6] 		Notes
16–19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 24 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Davidoff Tour
3–7 Jan WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Australia United States Steve Stricker (n/a) 58 World Golf Championships
18–21 Jan Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa Australia Adam Scott (1) 18 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
25–28 Jan Mercedes-Benz South African Open South Africa Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (16) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
1–4 Feb Heineken Classic Australia New Zealand Michael Campbell (4) 20 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
8–11 Feb Greg Norman Holden International Australia Australia Aaron Baddeley (1) 22 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
15–18 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia Fiji Vijay Singh (10) 18 Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
22–25 Feb Caltex Singapore Masters Singapore Fiji Vijay Singh (11) 24 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
1–4 Mar Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Denmark Thomas Bjørn (6) 44
8–11 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (6) 24
15–18 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (8) 24
22–25 Mar São Paulo Brazil Open Brazil South Africa Darren Fichardt (1) 24 New tournament
29 Mar – 1 Apr Open de Argentina Argentina Argentina Ángel Cabrera (1) 24 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
5–8 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
12–15 Apr Moroccan Open Morocco England Ian Poulter (2) 24
19–22 Apr Via Digital Open de España Spain Sweden Robert Karlsson (4) 24
26–29 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Portugal Wales Phillip Price (2) 24
3–6 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France Spain José María Olazábal (21) 24
10–13 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Sweden Henrik Stenson (1) 48
17–20 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 54
25–28 May Volvo PGA Championship England Scotland Andrew Oldcorn (3) 64 Flagship event
31 May – 3 Jun Victor Chandler British Masters England France Thomas Levet (2) 32
7–10 Jun Compass Group English Open England Australia Peter O'Malley (3) 28
14–17 Jun U.S. Open United States South Africa Retief Goosen (5) 100 Major championship
21–24 Jun Great North Open England Scotland Andrew Coltart (2) 24
28 Jun – 1 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Scotland Colin Montgomerie (25) 30
5–8 Jul Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (8) 46
12–15 Jul Scottish Open at Loch Lomond Scotland South Africa Retief Goosen (6) 50
19–22 Jul The Open Championship England United States David Duval (n/a) 100 Major championship
26–29 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands Germany Bernhard Langer (40) 34
2–5 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Scotland Colin Montgomerie (26) 40
9–12 Aug Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley (3) 24
16–19 Aug PGA Championship United States United States David Toms (n/a) 100 Major championship
16–19 Aug North West of Ireland Open Republic of Ireland Germany Tobias Dier (1) 16 Alternate to the PGA Championship; also a Challenge Tour event
23–26 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 68 World Golf Championships
23–26 Aug Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship Scotland England Paul Casey (1) 24 Alternate to the WGC Invitational
30 Aug – 2 Sep BMW International Open Germany United States John Daly (3) 42
6–9 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland Argentina Ricardo González (1) 24
13–16 Sep WGC-American Express Championship United States Cancelled World Golf Championships
20–23 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Spain Sergio García (3) 28
28–30 Sep Ryder Cup England Postponed Approved special event; team event
4–7 Oct Linde German Masters Germany Germany Bernhard Langer (41) 44
11–14 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) n/a[b] Approved special event
11–14 Oct Estoril Open Portugal Cancelled Alternate to the World Match Play Championship
11–14 Oct Cannes Open France Argentina Jorge Berendt (1) 24 Alternate to the World Match Play Championship
18–21 Oct Dunhill Links Championship Scotland Scotland Paul Lawrie (4) 48 New tournament
25–28 Oct Telefonica Open de Madrid Spain South Africa Retief Goosen (7) 30
1–4 Nov Atlanet Italian Open Italy France Grégory Havret (1) 24
8–11 Nov Volvo Masters Andalucia Spain Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4) 46
15–18 Nov WGC-World Cup Japan  South Africa n/a World Golf Championships; approved special event; team event
  1. ^ The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ Limited field events were not eligible for ranking points between 2000 and 2003.[7]

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Euro.[1]

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Retief Goosen  South Africa 2,862,806
2 Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 2,090,166
3 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 1,988,055
4 Ernie Els  South Africa 1,716,287
5 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 1,578,676
6 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 1,577,130
7 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 1,474,802
8 Paul McGinley  Ireland 1,464,434
9 Paul Lawrie  Scotland 1,428,831
10 Niclas Fasth  Sweden 1,224,588

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Retief Goosen  South Africa
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Paul Casey  England

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ "U.S. downs Japan as sponsors announce end of Dunhill Cup". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. AP. 15 October 2000. p. 14. Retrieved 4 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Scottish Open: Historic yet new". BBC Sport. 13 July 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 23 January 2001. p. 31. Retrieved 4 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cannes Open to replace Estoril". Golf Channel. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Events | European Tour | 2001". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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