2001 Senior PGA Tour
The 2001 Senior PGA Tour was the 22nd season since the Senior PGA Tour, now known as PGA Tour Champions, officially began in 1980. The season consisted of 37 official money events with purses totalling $58,150,000 (not including the Vantage Championship which was canceled due to terrorist activities of September 11), including four majors. Larry Nelson won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2001 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 21 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
197 (−19) | 240,000 |
Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
29 (Stableford) | 210,000 |
Feb 11 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 210,000 |
Feb 18 | Verizon Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
205 (−8) | 210,000 |
Feb 25 | Mexico Senior Classic | Mexico | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 225,000 |
Mar 4 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
202 (−11) | 210,000 |
Mar 11 | SBC Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 210,000 |
Mar 18 | Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley | California | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
206 (−10) | 210,000 |
Mar 25 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
200 (−10) | 210,000 |
Apr 15 | The Countrywide Tradition | Arizona | 1,700,000 | ![]() |
265 (−23) | 255,000 |
Apr 22 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
208 (−8) | 210,000 |
Apr 29 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
195 (−21) | 210,000 |
May 6 | The Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
201 (−15) | 195,000 |
May 13 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship | Missouri | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
1 up | 300,000 |
May 20 | TD Waterhouse Championship | Missouri | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
194 (−22) | 225,000 |
May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | New Jersey | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
274 (−14) | 360,000 |
Jun 3 | BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland | Tennessee | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
199 (−17) | 240,000 |
Jun 10 | NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
207 (−9) | 180,000 |
Jun 17 | The Instinet Classic | New Jersey | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
201 (−15) | 225,000 |
Jun 24 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
201 (−15) | 210,000 |
Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Massachusetts | 2,400,000 | ![]() |
280 (E) | 430,000 |
Jul 8 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
202 (−14) | 210,000 |
Jul 15 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,400,000 | ![]() |
273 (−15) | 375,000 |
Jul 22 | SBC Senior Open | Illinois | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
200 (−16) | 210,000 |
Jul 29 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,450,000 | ![]() |
205 (−11) | 217,500 |
Aug 5 | Lightpath Long Island Classic | New York | 1,700,000 | ![]() |
202 (−14) | 255,000 |
Aug 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
207 (−9) | 262,500 |
Aug 19 | Novell Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 225,000 |
Aug 26 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
199 (−15) | 240,000 |
Sep 2 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
130 (−10) | 220,000 |
Sep 9 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
199 (−14) | 262,500 |
Sep 16 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | Canceled due to terrorist activities of September 11 | ||
Sep 23 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
201 (−15) | 240,000 |
Sep 30 | Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
194 (−22) | 195,000 |
Oct 7 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
205 (−11) | 225,000 |
Oct 14 | The Transamerica | California | 1,300,000 | ![]() |
202 (−14) | 195,000 |
Oct 21 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,400,000 | ![]() |
199 (−17) | 210,000 |
Oct 28 | Senior Tour Championship | Oklahoma | 2,500,000 | ![]() |
277 (−11) | 440,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
69.20 |
2 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
69.29 |
3 | Allen Doyle | ![]() |
69.41 |
4 | Bruce Fleisher | ![]() |
69.52 |
5 | Tom Kite | ![]() |
69.80 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allen Doyle | ![]() |
2,553,582 | 34 | 2 |
2 | Bruce Fleisher | ![]() |
2,411,543 | 31 | 3 |
3 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
2,147,422 | 26 | 3 |
4 | Larry Nelson | ![]() |
2,109,936 | 28 | 5 |
5 | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
1,885,871 | 24 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
13,921,875 | 32 |
2 | Jim Colbert | ![]() |
10,553,940 | 20 |
3 | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
9,749,317 | 20 |
4 | Lee Trevino | ![]() |
9,426,642 | 29 |
5 | Dave Stockton | ![]() |
9,140,870 | 14 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Allen Doyle | ![]() |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Allen Doyle | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | Allen Doyle | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Bob Gilder | ![]() |
Comeback Player of the Year | John Schroeder | ![]() |
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 2001 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2001 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 2001 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 2001 in golf