The 2001 PGA Tour was the 86th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 33rd season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 7 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Australia 5,000,000 Steve Stricker (3) 58 World Golf Championship Jan 14 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 3,500,000 Jim Furyk (6) 60 Winners-only event Jan 15 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Arizona 3,000,000 Garrett Willis (1) 26 Alternate event Jan 21 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 4,000,000 Brad Faxon (7) 54 Jan 28 Phoenix Open Arizona 4,000,000 Mark Calcavecchia (11) 70 Feb 4 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 4,000,000 Davis Love III (14) 58 Pro-Am Feb 11 Buick Invitational California 3,500,000 Phil Mickelson (18) 58 Feb 18 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 3,500,000 Joe Durant (2) 54 Pro-Am Feb 25 Nissan Open California 3,400,000 Robert Allenby (3) 56 Mar 4 Genuity Championship Florida 4,500,000 Joe Durant (3) 58 Mar 11 Honda Classic Florida 3,200,000 Jesper Parnevik (5) 46 Mar 18 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 3,500,000 Tiger Woods (25) 68 Invitational Mar 26 The Players Championship Florida 6,000,000 Tiger Woods (26) 80 Flagship event Apr 1 BellSouth Classic Georgia 3,300,000 Scott McCarron (3) 52 Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 5,600,000 Tiger Woods (27) 100 Major championship Apr 16 WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf South Carolina 3,500,000 José Cóceres (1) 56 Invitational Apr 22 Shell Houston Open Texas 3,400,000 Hal Sutton (14) 46 Apr 29 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 3,500,000 Scott Hoch (9) 34 May 6 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 4,000,000 David Toms (5) 54 May 13 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic Texas 4,500,000 Robert Damron (1) 66 May 20 MasterCard Colonial Texas 4,000,000 Sergio García (1) 62 Invitational May 28 Kemper Insurance Open Maryland 3,500,000 Frank Lickliter (1) 44 Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio 4,100,000 Tiger Woods (28) 62 Invitational Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 3,500,000 Bob Estes (2) 48 Jun 18 U.S. Open Oklahoma 5,000,000 Retief Goosen (1) 100 Major championship Jun 25 Buick Classic New York 3,500,000 Sergio García (2) 56 Jul 1 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 3,100,000 Phil Mickelson (19) 50 Jul 8 Advil Western Open Illinois 3,600,000 Scott Hoch (10) 62 Jul 15 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 3,100,000 Shigeki Maruyama (1) 24 Jul 22 The Open Championship England £3,300,000 David Duval (13) 100 Major championship Jul 22 B.C. Open New York 2,000,000 Jeff Sluman (5) 24 Alternate event Jul 29 John Deere Classic Illinois 2,800,000 David Gossett (1) 24 Aug 5 The International Colorado 4,000,000 Tom Pernice Jr. (2) 56 Aug 12 Buick Open Michigan 3,100,000 Kenny Perry (4) 54 Aug 19 PGA Championship Georgia 5,200,000 David Toms (6) 100 Major championship Aug 26 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio 5,000,000 Tiger Woods (29) 68 World Golf Championship Aug 26 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 John Cook (11) 24 Alternate event Sep 2 Air Canada Championship Canada 3,400,000 Joel Edwards (1) 24 Sep 9 Bell Canadian Open Canada 3,800,000 Scott Verplank (4) 48 Sep 16 WGC-American Express Championship Missouri – Canceled – World Golf Championship Sep 16 Tampa Bay Classic Florida – Canceled – Alternate event Sep 23 Marconi Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 3,300,000 Robert Allenby (4) 48 Sep 30 Texas Open Texas 3,000,000 Justin Leonard (6) 28 Oct 7 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 3,500,000 David Toms (7) 48 Oct 14 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas Nevada 4,500,000 Bob Estes (3) 50 Oct 21 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney Florida 3,400,000 José Cóceres (2) 58 Oct 28 Buick Challenge Georgia 3,400,000 Chris DiMarco (2) 60 Nov 4 The Tour Championship Texas 5,000,000 Mike Weir (3) 60 Tour Championship Nov 4 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 2,400,000 Cameron Beckman (1) 24 Alternate event

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesJul 10CVS Charity ClassicRhode Island1,100,000 Mark Calcavecchia and Nick PriceTeam eventSep 30Ryder CupEnglandn/aPostponedTeam eventNov 11Franklin Templeton ShootoutFlorida2,000,000 Brad Faxon and Scott McCarronTeam eventNov 18WGC-World CupJapan3,000,000 Ernie Els and Retief GoosenWorld Golf ChampionshipTeam eventNov 21PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000 Tiger WoodsLimited-field eventNov 25Skins GameCalifornia1,000,000 Greg NormanLimited-field eventDec 9Hyundai Team MatchesCalifornia400,000 Mark Calcavecchia and Fred CouplesTeam eventDec 16Williams World ChallengeCalifornia4,120,000 Tiger WoodsLimited-field event

Location of tournaments

Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

Position Player Prize money ($)1 Tiger Woods 5,687,7772 Phil Mickelson 4,403,8833 David Toms 3,791,5954 Vijay Singh 3,440,8295 Davis Love III 3,169,4636 Sergio García 2,898,6357 Scott Hoch 2,875,3198 David Duval 2,801,7609 Bob Estes 2,795,47710 Scott Verplank 2,783,401

Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tiger Woods PGA Player of the Year Tiger Woods Rookie of the Year Charles Howell III Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Tiger Woods Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Tiger Woods Comeback Player of the Year Joe Durant

See also 2001 Buy.com Tour 2001 Senior PGA Tour

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