2000 European Tour

The 2000 European Tour was the 29th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

2000 European Tour season
Duration11 November 1999 (1999-11-11) – 10 December 2000 (2000-12-10)
Number of official events44
Most wins5 – Lee Westwood
Order of MeritLee Westwood
Golfer of the YearLee Westwood
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearIan Poulter
← 1999
2001 →

The Order of Merit was won by England's Lee Westwood who won six times during the season to end Colin Montgomerie's seven-year reign as Europe's number one.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2000 European Tour schedule which was made up of 44 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".

There were several changes from the previous season, with the Alfred Dunhill Championship replacing the South African PGA Championship due to sponsorship reasons, the addition of two tournaments celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, the Greg Norman Holden International, the Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy, and the loss of the Estoril Open, the German Open and the Sarazen World Open. Money earned from the Masters Tournament counted towards the Order of Merit for the first time.[1]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[2]		 Notes
11–14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan Michael Campbell (1) 28 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Davidoff Tour
13–16 Jan Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa Anthony Wall (1) 12 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
20–23 Jan Mercedes-Benz South African Open South Africa Mathias Grönberg (3) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Southern Africa Tour
27–30 Jan Heineken Classic Australia Michael Campbell (2) 36 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
3–6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International Australia Lucas Parsons (1) 34 New tournament; co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
10–13 Feb Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia Yeh Wei-tze (1) 12 Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
17–20 Feb Algarve Portuguese Open Portugal Gary Orr (1) 24
23–27 Feb WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship United States Darren Clarke (6) 76 World Golf Championships
2–5 Mar Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates José Cóceres (2) 42
9–12 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar Rolf Muntz (1) 24
16–19 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Niclas Fasth (1) 24
23–26 Mar Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open Brazil Roger Chapman (1) 24 New tournament
30 Mar – 2 Apr Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open Brazil Pádraig Harrington (2) 24 New tournament
6–9 Apr Masters Tournament United States Vijay Singh (9) 100 Major championship
14–16 Apr The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy Portugal Continental Europe n/a New tournament; approved special event; team event
20–23 Apr Moroccan Open Méditel Morocco Jamie Spence (2) 24
28 Apr – 1 May Peugeot Open de España Spain Brian Davis (1) 30
4–7 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France Colin Montgomerie (23) 24
11–14 May Benson and Hedges International Open England José María Olazábal (20) 44
18–21 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany Lee Westwood (10) 52
26–29 May Volvo PGA Championship England Colin Montgomerie (24) 64 Flagship event
1–4 Jun Compass Group English Open England Darren Clarke (7) 30
8–11 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales Steen Tinning (1) 24 New tournament
15–18 Jun U.S. Open United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
22–25 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England Lee Westwood (11) 24
29 Jun – 2 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Patrik Sjöland (2) 34
6–9 Jul Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland Lee Westwood (12) 44
12–15 Jul Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland Ernie Els (8) 52
20–23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
27–30 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands Stephen Leaney (3) 26
3–6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Lee Westwood (13) 34
10–13 Aug Victor Chandler British Masters England Gary Orr (2) 30
17–20 Aug PGA Championship United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
17–20 Aug Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open Republic of Ireland Massimo Scarpa (1) 24 Alternate to PGA Championship; also a Challenge Tour event
24–27 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 64 World Golf Championships
24–27 Aug Scottish PGA Championship Scotland Pierre Fulke (2) 24 Alternate to WGC Invitational
31 Aug – 3 Sep BMW International Open Germany Thomas Bjørn (5) 32
7–10 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Eduardo Romero (7) 34
14–17 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Retief Goosen (4) 46
21–24 Sep Belgacom Open Belgium Lee Westwood (14) 38
28 Sep – 1 Oct Linde German Masters Germany Michael Campbell (3) 50
5–8 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England Lee Westwood (n/a) n/a[lower-alpha 2] Approved special event
12–15 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland  Spain n/a Approved special event; team event
19–22 Oct BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid Spain Pádraig Harrington (3) 32
26–29 Oct Italian Open Italy Ian Poulter (1) 24
2–5 Nov Volvo Masters Spain Pierre Fulke (3) 48
9–12 Nov WGC-American Express Championship Spain Mike Weir (n/a) 66 World Golf Championships
7–10 Dec WGC-World Cup Argentina  United States n/a World Golf Championships; approved special event; team event
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. Limited field events were not eligible for ranking points between 2000 and 2003.[3]

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Euro.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Lee Westwood England3,125,147
2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland2,717,965
3Ernie Els South Africa2,017,248
4Michael Campbell New Zealand1,993,550
5Thomas Bjørn Denmark1,929,657
6Colin Montgomerie Scotland1,740,917
7Pádraig Harrington Ireland1,350,921
8Phillip Price Wales1,331,591
9José María Olazábal Spain1,174,564
10Gary Orr Scotland1,009,473

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearLee Westwood England
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearIan Poulter England
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See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. "Events | European Tour | 2000". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "How the ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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