2000 PGA Tour

2000 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 6, 2000 (2000-01-06) – November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12)
Number of official events	49
Most wins	Tiger Woods (9)
Money list	Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year	Michael Clark II
← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 PGA Tour was the 85th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 32nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 9	Mercedes Championships	Hawaii	2,900,000	Tiger Woods (16)	54	Winners-only event
Jan 16	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	2,900,000	Paul Azinger (12)	50
Jan 23	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	3,000,000	Jesper Parnevik (3)	56	Pro-Am
Jan 30	Phoenix Open	Arizona	3,200,000	Tom Lehman (5)	62
Feb 7	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	4,000,000	Tiger Woods (17)	64	Pro-Am
Feb 13	Buick Invitational	California	3,000,000	Phil Mickelson (14)	52
Feb 20	Nissan Open	California	3,100,000	Kirk Triplett (1)	68
Feb 27	WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship	California	5,000,000	Darren Clarke (1)	76	World Golf Championship
Feb 27	Touchstone Energy Tucson Open	Arizona	3,000,000	Jim Carter (1)	24	Alternate event
Mar 5	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	3,000,000	Jim Furyk (5)	54
Mar 12	Honda Classic	Florida	2,900,000	Dudley Hart (2)	46
Mar 19	Bay Hill Invitational	Florida	3,000,000	Tiger Woods (18)	68	Invitational
Mar 27	The Players Championship	Florida	6,000,000	Hal Sutton (12)	80	Flagship event
Apr 2	BellSouth Classic	Georgia	2,800,000	Phil Mickelson (15)	50
Apr 9	Masters Tournament	Georgia	4,600,000	Vijay Singh (9)	100	Major championship
Apr 16	MCI Classic	South Carolina	3,000,000	Stewart Cink (2)	56	Invitational
Apr 23	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	North Carolina	3,000,000	Hal Sutton (13)	50
Apr 30	Shell Houston Open	Texas	2,800,000	Robert Allenby (1)	46
May 7	Compaq Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	3,400,000	Carlos Franco (3)	54
May 14	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	Texas	4,000,000	Jesper Parnevik (4)	66
May 21	MasterCard Colonial	Texas	3,300,000	Phil Mickelson (16)	58	Invitational
May 29	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	3,100,000	Tiger Woods (19)	64	Invitational
Jun 4	Kemper Insurance Open	Maryland	3,000,000	Tom Scherrer (1)	46
Jun 11	Buick Classic	New York	3,000,000	Dennis Paulson (1)	56
Jun 18	U.S. Open	California	4,500,000	Tiger Woods (20)	100	Major championship
Jun 25	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	3,000,000	Notah Begay III (3)	40
Jul 2	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	2,800,000	Notah Begay III (4)	46
Jul 9	Advil Western Open	Illinois	3,000,000	Robert Allenby (2)	54
Jul 16	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	2,500,000	Loren Roberts (7)	24
Jul 23	Open Championship	Scotland	£2,800,000	Tiger Woods (21)	100	Major championship
Jul 23	B.C. Open	New York	2,000,000	Brad Faxon (6)	24	Alternate event
Jul 31	John Deere Classic	Illinois	2,600,000	Michael Clark II (1)	24
Aug 6	The International	Colorado	3,500,000	Ernie Els (8)	56
Aug 13	Buick Open	Michigan	2,700,000	Rocco Mediate (4)	56
Aug 20	PGA Championship	Kentucky	5,000,000	Tiger Woods (22)	100	Major championship
Aug 27	WGC-NEC Invitational	Ohio	5,000,000	Tiger Woods (23)	64	World Golf Championship
Aug 27	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Scott Verplank (3)	38	Alternate event
Sep 3	Air Canada Championship	Canada	3,000,000	Rory Sabbatini (1)	28
Sep 10	Bell Canadian Open	Canada	3,300,000	Tiger Woods (24)	48
Sep 17	SEI Pennsylvania Classic	Pennsylvania	3,200,000	Chris DiMarco (1)	44	New tournament
Sep 24	Westin Texas Open	Texas	2,600,000	Justin Leonard (5)	34
Oct 1	Buick Challenge	Georgia	2,300,000	David Duval (12)	46
Oct 8	Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	Virginia	3,000,000	David Toms (4)	46
Oct 15	Invensys Classic at Las Vegas	Nevada	4,250,000	Billy Andrade (4)	54
Oct 22	Tampa Bay Classic	Florida	2,400,000	John Huston (6)	40	New tournament
Oct 29	National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney	Florida	3,000,000	Duffy Waldorf (4)	52
Nov 5	The Tour Championship	Georgia	5,000,000	Phil Mickelson (17)	62	Tour Championship
Nov 5	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Mississippi	2,200,000	Steve Lowery (2)	24	Alternate event
Nov 12	WGC-American Express Championship	Spain	5,000,000	Mike Weir (2)	66	World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Jan 2	Williams World Challenge	Arizona	3,500,000	Tom Lehman	New tournament Limited-field event
Jul 11	CVS Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,000,000	Justin Leonard and Davis Love III	Team event
Oct 22	Presidents Cup	Virginia	n/a	Team USA	Team event
Nov 19	Franklin Templeton Shootout	Florida	1,750,000	Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron	Team event
Nov 22	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Hawaii	1,000,000	Tiger Woods	Limited-field event
Nov 26	Skins Game	Georgia	1,000,000	Colin Montgomerie	Limited-field event
Dec 3	Williams World Challenge	California	3,500,000	Tiger Woods	Limited-field event
Dec 10	WGC-World Cup	Argentina	3,000,000	David Duval and Tiger Woods	World Golf Championship Team event
Dec 17	Hyundai Team Matches	California	400,000	Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorf	Team event

Location of tournaments

(&) class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2000 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship

class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2000 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Tiger Woods	9,188,321
2	Phil Mickelson	4,746,457
3	Ernie Els	3,469,405
4	Hal Sutton	3,061,444
5	Vijay Singh	2,573,835
6	Mike Weir	2,547,829
7	David Duval	2,462,846
8	Jesper Parnevik	2,413,345
9	Davis Love III	2,337,765
10	Stewart Cink	2,169,727

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[4]
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods	[5]
Rookie of the Year	Michael Clark II	[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Tiger Woods	[4][6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[6]
Comeback Player of the Year	Paul Azinger	[4]

See also

• 2000 Buy.com Tour
• 2000 Senior PGA Tour

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

1. "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
2. "2001 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
3. "2000 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
4. "Touring pros name Tiger top golfer". St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. Associated Press. December 1, 2000. p. 33 (D5 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Woods PGA Player of Year". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. August 30, 2000. p. 12 (4B in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Woods wins Vardon Trophy for second straight year". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. November 14, 2000. p. 20 (C4 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website