2001 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2001 European Tour 2000 11 16 y – 2001 11 11 y 46A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled. ZAF Retief Goosen (3)Tiger Woods won four events, but was not a European Tour member. Order of Merit ZAF Retief Goosen Golfer of the Year ZAF Retief Goosen Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Paul Casey 2000 2002 The 2001 European Tour, titled as the 2001 PGA European Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 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,U.S. downs Japan as sponsors announce end of Dunhill Cup The Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 15 October 2000 14 Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/image/244911163/ Newspapers.com 4 May 2020 subscription the Open de Madrid replacing the Turespaña Masters, the Standard Life Loch Lomond being rebranded as the revived Scottish Open,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/1435952.stm Scottish Open: Historic yet new BBC Sport 13 July 2001 12 July 2018 the addition the Caltex Singapore Masters, the Argentine OpenGolf The Guardian London, United Kingdom 23 January 2001 31 https://www.newspapers.com/image/259550956/ Newspapers.com 4 May 2020 subscription The European Tour will expand yet into another country on this year's schedule with the inclusion on the calendar of the Argentina 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 cancelledhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/09/12/World-Golf-Championship-event-canceled/5291000267200/ World Golf Championship event canceled United Press International 12 September 2001 31 October 2023 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.https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-channel-newsroom/cannes-open-replace-estoril Cannes Open to replace Estoril Golf Channel 27 September 2001 4 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117065506/https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-channel-newsroom/cannes-open-replace-estoril 17 November 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.2001 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2001/ European Tour 17 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.Notes19 NovJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£800,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)24ANZ, ASA7 JanWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipAustraliaUS$5,000,000USA Steve Stricker (n/a)58World Golf Championship21 JanAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa£500,000AUS Adam Scott (1)18AFR28 JanMercedes-Benz South African OpenSouth AfricaUS$1,000,000ZWE Mark McNulty (16)32AFRSunshine Tour flagship event4 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaA$1,750,000NZL Michael Campbell (4)20ANZ11 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalAustraliaA$2,000,000AUS Aaron Baddeley (n/a)22ANZ18 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$910,000FJI Vijay Singh (10)18ASA25 FebCaltex Singapore MastersSingaporeUS$850,000FJI Vijay Singh (11)24ASANew tournament4 MarDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$1,500,000DNK Thomas Bjørn (6)4411 MarQatar MastersQatarUS$750,000ZWE Tony Johnstone (6)2418 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal€550,000IRL Des Smyth (8)2425 MarSão Paulo Brazil OpenBrazil€750,000ZAF Darren Fichardt (1)241 AprOpen de ArgentinaArgentinaUS$700,000ARG Ángel Cabrera (1)24ARGNew to European Tour8 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$5,600,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)100Major championship15 AprMoroccan OpenMorocco€650,000ENG Ian Poulter (2)2422 AprVia Digital Open de EspañaSpain€1,200,000SWE Robert Karlsson (4)2429 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugal€1,000,000WAL Phillip Price (2)246 MayNovotel Perrier Open de FranceFrance€1,300,000ESP José María Olazábal (21)2413 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland£1,000,000SWE Henrik Stenson (1)4820 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermany€2,700,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)5428 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland€3,200,000SCO Andrew Oldcorn (3)64Flagship event3 JunVictor Chandler British MastersEngland£1,200,000FRA Thomas Levet (2)3210 JunCompass Group English OpenEngland£800,000AUS Peter O'Malley (3)2817 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$5,000,000ZAF Retief Goosen (5)100Major championship24 JunGreat North OpenEngland£800,000SCO Andrew Coltart (2)241 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland€1,600,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (25)308 JulSmurfit European OpenIreland£2,000,000NIR Darren Clarke (8)4615 JulScottish OpenScotland£2,200,000ZAF Retief Goosen (6)5022 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland£3,300,000USA David Duval (n/a)100Major championship29 JulTNT Dutch OpenNetherlands€1,800,000DEU Bernhard Langer (40)345 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden€1,800,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (26)4012 AugCeltic Manor Resort Wales OpenWales£750,000IRL Paul McGinley (3)2419 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenIreland€350,000DEU Tobias Dier (1)16CHA19 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$5,200,000USA David Toms (n/a)100Major championship26 AugGleneagles Scottish PGA ChampionshipScotland£1,000,000ENG Paul Casey (1)2426 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited StatesUS$5,000,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)68World Golf Championship2 SepBMW International OpenGermany€1,800,000USA John Daly (3)429 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€1,500,000ARG Ricardo González (1)2416 SepWGC-American Express ChampionshipUnited States–Cancelled–World Golf Championship23 SepTrophée LancômeFrance€1,400,000ESP Sergio García (3)287 OctLinde German MastersGermany€2,700,000DEU Bernhard Langer (41)4414 OctEstoril OpenPortugal–Cancelled–14 OctCannes OpenFrance€550,000ARG Jorge Berendt (1)2421 OctDunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000SCO Paul Lawrie (4)48New tournamentPro-Am28 OctTelefónica Open de MadridSpain€1,400,000ZAF Retief Goosen (7)304 NovAtlanet Italian OpenItaly€1,000,000FRA Grégory Havret (1)2411 NovVolvo Masters AndalucíaSpainUS$3,000,000IRL 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/aPostponedhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-17-sp-46605-story.html Ryder Cup Put Off a Year Los Angeles Times Thomas Bonk 17 September 2001 31 October 2023n/aTeam event14 OctCisco World Match Play ChampionshipEngland£1,000,000WAL Ian Woosnamn/aLimited-field event18 NovWGC-World CupJapanUS$3,000,000ZAF Ernie Els andZAF 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.http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2001 2001 Order of Merit European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20040313202643/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2001 13 March 2004http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/1624738.stm Goosen claims European crown BBC Sport 28 October 2001 17 October 2023 Position Player Prize money (€)1 ZAF Retief Goosen 2,862,8062 IRL Pádraig Harrington 2,090,1663 NIR Darren Clarke 1,988,0554 ZAF Ernie Els 1,716,2875 SCO Colin Montgomerie 1,578,6766 NZL Michael Campbell 1,577,1307 DEN Thomas Bjørn 1,474,8028 IRL Paul McGinley 1,464,4349 SCO Paul Lawrie 1,428,83110 SWE Niclas Fasth 1,224,588 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ZAF Retief Goosen https://www.irishtimes.com/news/goosen-named-golfer-of-the-year-1.407160 Goosen named golfer of the year The Irish Times 12 December 2001 17 October 2023 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Paul Casey https://www.irishtimes.com/news/casey-named-european-rookie-of-the-year-1.403634 Casey named European rookie of the year The Irish Times 13 November 2001 17 October 2023 See also 2001 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour