The 2001 European Tour, titled as the 2001 PGA European Tour, was the 30th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2001 There were several changes from the previous season, with the Dunhill Links Championship replacing the Dunhill Cup, the Open de Madrid replacing the Turespaña Masters, the Standard Life Loch Lomond being rebranded as the revived Scottish Open, the addition the Caltex Singapore Masters, the Argentine Open and the São Paulo Brazil Open; the return of the Estoril Open; and the loss of the Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open and the Belgian Open.
The 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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes19 NovJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£800,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)24ANZ, ASA7 JanWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipAustraliaUS$5,000,000 Steve Stricker (n/a)58World Golf Championship21 JanAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa£500,000 Adam Scott (1)18AFR28 JanMercedes-Benz South African OpenSouth AfricaUS$1,000,000 Mark McNulty (16)32AFR4 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaA$1,750,000 Michael Campbell (4)20ANZ11 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalAustraliaA$2,000,000 Aaron Baddeley (n/a)22ANZ18 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$910,000 Vijay Singh (10)18ASA25 FebCaltex Singapore MastersSingaporeUS$850,000 Vijay Singh (11)24ASANew tournament4 MarDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$1,500,000 Thomas Bjørn (6)4411 MarQatar MastersQatarUS$750,000 Tony Johnstone (6)2418 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal€550,000 Des Smyth (8)2425 MarSão Paulo Brazil OpenBrazil€750,000 Darren Fichardt (1)241 AprOpen de ArgentinaArgentinaUS$700,000 Ángel Cabrera (1)24ARGNew to European Tour8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$5,600,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship15 AprMoroccan OpenMorocco€650,000 Ian Poulter (2)2422 AprVia Digital Open de EspañaSpain€1,200,000 Robert Karlsson (4)2429 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugal€1,000,000 Phillip Price (2)246 MayNovotel Perrier Open de FranceFrance€1,300,000 José María Olazábal (21)2413 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland£1,000,000 Henrik Stenson (1)4820 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermany€2,700,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)5428 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland€3,200,000 Andrew Oldcorn (3)64Flagship event3 JunVictor Chandler British MastersEngland£1,200,000 Thomas Levet (2)3210 JunCompass Group English OpenEngland£800,000 Peter O'Malley (3)2817 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$5,000,000 Retief Goosen (5)100Major championship24 JunGreat North OpenEngland£800,000 Andrew Coltart (2)241 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland€1,600,000 Colin Montgomerie (25)308 JulSmurfit European OpenIreland£2,000,000 Darren Clarke (8)4615 JulScottish OpenScotland£2,200,000 Retief Goosen (6)5022 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£3,300,000 David Duval (n/a)100Major championship29 JulTNT Dutch OpenNetherlands€1,800,000 Bernhard Langer (40)345 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden€1,800,000 Colin Montgomerie (26)4012 AugCeltic Manor Resort Wales OpenWales£750,000 Paul McGinley (3)2419 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenIreland€350,000 Tobias Dier (1)16CHA19 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$5,200,000 David Toms (n/a)100Major championship26 AugGleneagles Scottish PGA ChampionshipScotland£1,000,000 Paul Casey (1)2426 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited StatesUS$5,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)68World Golf Championship2 SepBMW International OpenGermany€1,800,000 John Daly (3)429 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€1,500,000 Ricardo González (1)2416 SepWGC-American Express ChampionshipUnited States–Cancelled–World Golf Championship23 SepTrophée LancômeFrance€1,400,000 Sergio García (3)287 OctLinde German MastersGermany€2,700,000 Bernhard Langer (41)4414 OctEstoril OpenPortugal–Cancelled–14 OctCannes OpenFrance€550,000 Jorge Berendt (1)2421 OctDunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Paul Lawrie (4)48New tournamentPro-Am28 OctTelefónica Open de MadridSpain€1,400,000 Retief Goosen (7)304 NovAtlanet Italian OpenItaly€1,000,000 Grégory Havret (1)2411 NovVolvo Masters AndalucíaSpainUS$3,000,000 Pádraig Harrington (4)46Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes30 SepRyder CupEnglandn/aPostponedn/aTeam event14 OctCisco World Match Play ChampionshipEngland£1,000,000 Ian Woosnamn/aLimited-field event18 NovWGC-World CupJapanUS$3,000,000 Ernie Els and Retief Goosenn/aWorld Golf ChampionshipTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Retief Goosen 2,862,8062 Pádraig Harrington 2,090,1663 Darren Clarke 1,988,0554 Ernie Els 1,716,2875 Colin Montgomerie 1,578,6766 Michael Campbell 1,577,1307 Thomas Bjørn 1,474,8028 Paul McGinley 1,464,4349 Paul Lawrie 1,428,83110 Niclas Fasth 1,224,588
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Retief Goosen Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Paul Casey
See also 2001 European Seniors Tour
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