2000 PGA Tour
Year2000
TourPGA Tour
Regular seasonJanuary 6, 2000 – November 12, 2000
No of events49
Most winsTiger Woods (9)
Honor 1Money list
Honoree 1Tiger Woods
Honor 2PGA Tour Player of the Year
Honoree 2Tiger Woods
Honor 3PGA Player of the Year
Honoree 3Tiger Woods
Honor 4Rookie of the Year
Honoree 4Michael Clark II
Prevseason1999
Nextseason2001

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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Notes
Jan 9Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii2,900,000Tiger Woods (16)54Winners-only event
Jan 16Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii2,900,000Paul Azinger (12)50
Jan 23Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia3,000,000Jesper Parnevik (3)56Pro-Am
Jan 30Phoenix OpenArizona3,200,000Tom Lehman (5)62
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia4,000,000Tiger Woods (17)64Pro-Am
Feb 13Buick InvitationalCalifornia3,000,000Phil Mickelson (14)52
Feb 20Nissan OpenCalifornia3,100,000Kirk Triplett (1)68
Feb 27WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play ChampionshipCalifornia5,000,000Darren Clarke (1)76World Golf Championship
Feb 27Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenArizona3,000,000Jim Carter (1)24Alternate event
Mar 5Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida3,000,000Jim Furyk (5)54
Mar 12Honda ClassicFlorida2,900,000Dudley Hart (2)46
Mar 19Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida3,000,000Tiger Woods (18)68Invitational
Mar 27The Players ChampionshipFlorida6,000,000Hal Sutton (12)80Flagship event
Apr 2BellSouth ClassicGeorgia2,800,000Phil Mickelson (15)50
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia4,600,000Vijay Singh (9)100Major championship
Apr 16MCI ClassicSouth Carolina3,000,000Stewart Cink (2)56Invitational
Apr 23Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina3,000,000Hal Sutton (13)50
Apr 30Shell Houston OpenTexas2,800,000Robert Allenby (1)46
May 7Compaq Classic of New OrleansLouisiana3,400,000Carlos Franco (3)54
May 14GTE Byron Nelson ClassicTexas4,000,000Jesper Parnevik (4)66
May 21MasterCard ColonialTexas3,300,000Phil Mickelson (16)58Invitational
May 29Memorial TournamentOhio3,100,000Tiger Woods (19)64Invitational
Jun 4Kemper Insurance OpenMaryland3,000,000Tom Scherrer (1)46
Jun 11Buick ClassicNew York3,000,000Dennis Paulson (1)56
Jun 18U.S. OpenCalifornia4,500,000Tiger Woods (20)100Major championship
Jun 25FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee3,000,000Notah Begay III (3)40
Jul 2Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut2,800,000Notah Begay III (4)46
Jul 9Advil Western OpenIllinois3,000,000Robert Allenby (2)54
Jul 16Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin2,500,000Loren Roberts (7)24
Jul 23Open ChampionshipScotland£2,800,000Tiger Woods (21)100Major championship
Jul 23B.C. OpenNew York2,000,000Brad Faxon (6)24Alternate event
Jul 31John Deere ClassicIllinois2,600,000Michael Clark II (1)24
Aug 6The InternationalColorado3,500,000Ernie Els (8)56
Aug 13Buick OpenMichigan2,700,000Rocco Mediate (4)56
Aug 20PGA ChampionshipKentucky5,000,000Tiger Woods (22)100Major championship
Aug 27WGC-NEC InvitationalOhio5,000,000Tiger Woods (23)64World Golf Championship
Aug 27Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000Scott Verplank (3)38Alternate event
Sep 3Air Canada ChampionshipCanada3,000,000Rory Sabbatini (1)28
Sep 10Bell Canadian OpenCanada3,300,000Tiger Woods (24)48
Sep 17SEI Pennsylvania ClassicPennsylvania3,200,000Chris DiMarco (1)44New tournament
Sep 24Westin Texas OpenTexas2,600,000Justin Leonard (5)34
Oct 1Buick ChallengeGeorgia2,300,000David Duval (12)46
Oct 8Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia3,000,000David Toms (4)46
Oct 15Invensys Classic at Las VegasNevada4,250,000Billy Andrade (4)54
Oct 22Tampa Bay ClassicFlorida2,400,000John Huston (6)40New tournament
Oct 29National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida3,000,000Duffy Waldorf (4)52
Nov 5The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia5,000,000Phil Mickelson (17)62Tour Championship
Nov 5Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi2,200,000Steve Lowery (2)24Alternate event
Nov 12WGC-American Express ChampionshipSpain5,000,000Mike Weir (2)66World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Jan 2Williams World ChallengeArizona3,500,000Tom LehmanNew tournament
Limited-field event
Jul 11CVS Charity ClassicRhode Island1,000,000Justin Leonard and
Davis Love III		Team event
Oct 22Presidents CupVirginian/aTeam USATeam event
Nov 19Franklin Templeton ShootoutFlorida1,750,000Brad Faxon and
Scott McCarron		Team event
Nov 22PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000Tiger WoodsLimited-field event
Nov 26Skins GameGeorgia1,000,000Colin MontgomerieLimited-field event
Dec 3Williams World ChallengeCalifornia3,500,000Tiger WoodsLimited-field event
Dec 10WGC-World CupArgentina3,000,000David Duval and
Tiger Woods		World Golf Championship
Team event
Dec 17Hyundai Team MatchesCalifornia400,000Tom Lehman and
Duffy Waldorf		Team event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Tiger Woods9,188,321
2Phil Mickelson4,746,457
3Ernie Els3,469,405
4Hal Sutton3,061,444
5Vijay Singh2,573,835
6Mike Weir2,547,829
7David Duval2,462,846
8Jesper Parnevik2,413,345
9Davis Love III2,337,765
10Stewart Cink2,169,727

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Tiger Woods[4]
PGA Player of the YearTiger Woods[5]
Rookie of the YearMichael 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 YearPaul Azinger[4]

See also

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 9 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2001 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2000 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Touring pros name Tiger top golfer". St. Lucie News Tribune. Associated Press. 1 December 2000. p. 33 (D5 in paper). Retrieved 31 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Woods PGA Player of Year". The Item. 30 August 2000. p. 12 (4B in paper). Retrieved 31 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Woods wins Vardon Trophy for second straight year". The Desert Sun. 14 November 2000. p. 20 (C4 in paper). Retrieved 31 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.