2001 Senior PGA Tour

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2001 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 19, 2001 (2001-01-19) – October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28)
Number of official events38 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (5)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder
2000
2002

The 2001 Senior PGA Tour was the 22nd season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] Notes
Jan 21 MasterCard Championship Hawaii1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (12)
Feb 4 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (13)
Feb 11 ACE Group Classic Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (19)
Feb 18 Verizon Classic Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder (1)
Feb 25 Mexico Senior Classic Mexico1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike McCullough (1)
Mar 4 Toshiba Senior Classic California1,400,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares (1)
Mar 11 SBC Senior Classic California1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (20)
Mar 18 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley California1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (30)New tournament
Mar 25 Emerald Coast Classic Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike McCullough (2)
Apr 15 The Countrywide Tradition Arizona1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell (4) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 22 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (12)
Apr 29 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (31)
May 6 Home Depot Invitational North Carolina1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (13)
May 13 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship Missouri2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Thompson (3)
May 20 TD Waterhouse Championship Missouri1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty (2)
May 27 Senior PGA Championship New Jersey2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (3) Senior major championship
Jun 3 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Rachels (1)
Jun 10 NFL Golf Classic New Jersey1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Schroeder (1)
Jun 17 Instinet Classic New Jersey1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (20)
Jun 24 FleetBoston Classic Massachusetts1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (14)
Jul 1 U.S. Senior Open Massachusetts2,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (14) Senior major championship
Jul 8 Farmers Charity Classic Michigan1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (15)
Jul 15 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan2,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle (6) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 22 SBC Senior Open Illinois1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley (5)
Jul 29 Senior British Open Northern Ireland£500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley (n/a) Senior major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 29 State Farm Senior Classic Maryland1,450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle (7)
Aug 5 Lightpath Long Island Classic New York1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins (1)
Aug 12 3M Championship Minnesota1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (1)
Aug 19 Novell Utah Showdown Utah1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Veriato (1)
Aug 26 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Canada1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Walter Hall (1)
Sep 2 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (3)
Sep 9 Allianz Championship Iowa1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (4)New tournament
Sep 16 Vantage Championship North CarolinaCanceled [lower-alpha 4]
Sep 23 SAS Championship North Carolina1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (2)New tournament
Sep 30 Gold Rush Classic California1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (3)
Oct 7 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (32)
Oct 14 The Transamerica California1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Rachels (2)
Oct 21 SBC Championship Texas1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (16)
Oct 28 Senior Tour Championship Oklahoma2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder (2)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
WinnersNotes
Nov 18 UBS Warburg Cup South Carolina3,000,000Flag of the United States.svg Team USANew team event
Dec 2 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd and
son Robert Floyd
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle 2,382
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher 2,166
3 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 1,959
4 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 1,930
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 1,640

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle 2,553,582
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher 2,411,543
3 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 2,147,422
4 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 2,109,936
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 1,885,871

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle [6]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan [8]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Schroeder [9]

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
  2. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  4. Canceled due to the September 11 attacks. [2]

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References

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  2. Brown, Clifton (September 13, 2001). "Golf; Golf Events Canceled". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2023. The Tampa Bay Classic, the Senior Tour Vantage Championship, and the Buy.com Oregon Classic were also canceled.
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  4. "Allen Doyle donates Charles Schwab Cup prize to charity". Golfweek. November 3, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  5. "2001 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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  9. "James" . The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. January 4, 2002. p. 9 (3B in paper). Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com. John Schroeder earned Comeback Player of the Year.