2000 Buy.com Tour

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2000 Buy.com Tour season
DurationFebruary 3, 2000 (2000-02-03) – October 29, 2000 (2000-10-29)
Number of official events31
Most wins Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Kent Jones (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy (2)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy
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The 2000 Buy.com Tour was the 11th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Buy.com title sponsorship

In October 1999, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Buy.com, being renamed as the Buy.com Tour. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Notes
Feb 6 Buy.com Florida Classic Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fran Quinn (2)6
Feb 13 Buy.com Lakeland Classic Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Hammond (1)6
Mar 5 Buy.com Mississippi Gulf Coast Open Mississippi400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Isenhour (1)6
Mar 19 Buy.com Monterrey Open Mexico450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Briny Baird (1)6
Apr 2 Buy.com Louisiana Open Louisiana450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rob McKelvey (1)6
Apr 16 Buy.com Shreveport Open Louisiana400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kent Jones (1)6
Apr 30 Buy.com South Carolina Classic South Carolina400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gallagher (2)6
May 7 Buy.com Knoxville Open Tennessee400,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Henry (1)6
May 14 Buy.com Richmond Open Virginia400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Runge (1)6
May 21 Buy.com Virginia Beach Open Virginia400,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Imada (1)6New tournament
Jun 4 Buy.com Steamtown Classic Pennsylvania450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Hart (1)6New tournament
Jun 11 Buy.com Dayton Open Ohio425,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Leggatt (1)6
Jun 18 Buy.com Cleveland Open Ohio400,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Deane Pappas (1)6
Jun 25 Buy.com Greensboro Open North Carolina400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kent Jones (2)6
Jul 2 Buy.com Carolina Classic North Carolina400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby (2)6
Jul 9 Buy.com Hershey Open Pennsylvania400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow (2)6
Jul 16 Buy.com Upstate Classic South Carolina400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Shane Bertsch (1)6
Jul 23 Buy.com Wichita Open Kansas400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crane (1)6
Jul 30 Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy (1)6
Aug 6 Buy.com Omaha Classic Nebraska500,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Berganio Jr. (3)6
Aug 13 Buy.com Ozarks Open Missouri425,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez (1)6
Aug 20 Buy.com Fort Smith Classic Arkansas400,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark (1)6
Aug 27 Buy.com Permian Basin Open Texas400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Johnson (3)6
Sep 3 Buy.com Utah Classic Utah550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Morse (1)6
Sep 10 Buy.com Tri-Cities Open Washington400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Darron Stiles (2)6
Sep 17 Buy.com Boise Open Idaho550,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark (2)6
Sep 24 Buy.com Oregon Classic Oregon400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keoke Cotner (1)6
Oct 1 Buy.com Monterey Peninsula Classic California450,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Johnson (2)6New tournament
Oct 8 Buy.com New Mexico Classic New Mexico425,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Gore (1)6
Oct 15 Buy.com Inland Empire Open California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Petersen (1)6
Oct 29 Buy.com Tour Championship Alabama550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy (2)6Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 PGA Tour. [6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy 300,638
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby 291,757
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark 288,056
4 Flag of the United States.svg Briny Baird 271,897
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Leggatt 259,724

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Buy.com Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Buy.com Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Buy.com Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Buy.com taking over sponsorship of Nike Tour". Portsmouth Daily Times. Portsmouth, Ohio. Associated Press. October 26, 1999. p. 15 (B3 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 7, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2001 Buy.com Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2000 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ebner, Paul (November 5, 2000). "Final event can make or break Tour season". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 14 (2B in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Google News Archive. Spike McRoy was the only one of the 15 to earn full status by finishing in the top spot with $300,638.
  6. ↑ "Buy.com". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. November 8, 2000. p. 16 (C4 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Google News Archive. The top 15 players on the final money list earned their PGA Tour cards for next year:...
  7. ↑ "Spike McRoy claims first PGA Tour win". United Press International. July 21, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2023. The 2000 Buy.com Tour Player of the Year, McRoy fired a 7-under-par 65 for a 72-hole total of 19-under 269.
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