2000 Senior PGA Tour
The 2000 Senior PGA Tour was the 21st season since the Senior PGA Tour, now known as PGA Tour Champions, officially began in 1980. The season consisted of 39 official money events with purses totalling $54,850,000, including four majors. Larry Nelson won the most tournaments, six. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2000 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 23 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | 207 (−9) | 199,000 | |
Feb 6 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | 30 (Stableford) | 165,000 | |
Feb 13 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | 202 (−14) | 180,000 | |
Feb 20 | GTE Classic | Florida | 1,300,000 | 200 (−13) | 195,000 | |
Feb 27 | LiquidGolf.com Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | 202 (−14) | 180,000 | |
Mar 5 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,300,000 | 136 (−6) | 195,000 | |
Mar 12 | Audi Senior Classic | Mexico | 1,500,000 | 197 (−19) | 225,000 | |
Mar 26 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,250,000 | 197 (−13) | 187,500 | |
Apr 2 | The Countrywide Tradition | Arizona | 1,600,000 | 280 (−8) | 240,000 | |
Apr 16 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | 201 (−15) | 324,000 | |
Apr 23 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | 197 (−19) | 210,000 | |
Apr 30 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,300,000 | 203 (−13) | 195,000 | |
May 7 | The Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,300,000 | 203 (−13) | 195,000 | |
May 14 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,450,000 | 207 (−9) | 217,500 | |
May 21 | TD Waterhouse Championship | Missouri | 1,300,000 | 198 (−18) | 195,000 | |
May 28 | Boone Valley Classic | Missouri | 1,500,000 | 200 (−16) | 225,000 | |
Jun 4 | BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland | Tennessee | 1,500,000 | 198 (−18) | 225,000 | |
Jun 11 | SBC Senior Open | Illinois | 1,400,000 | 207 (−9) | 210,000 | |
Jun 18 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,100,000 | 202 (−14) | 165,000 | |
Jun 25 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,100,000 | 202 (−14) | 165,000 | |
Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Pennsylvania | 2,250,000 | 267 (−17) | 400,000 | |
Jul 9 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,350,000 | 205 (−11) | 202,500 | |
Jul 16 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,300,000 | 273 (−15) | 345,000 | |
Jul 23 | The Instinet Classic | New Jersey | 1,400,000 | 199 (−17) | 210,000 | |
Jul 30 | Lightpath Long Island Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | 198 (−18) | 225,000 | |
Aug 6 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic | Minnesota | 1,600,000 | 197 (−19) | 240,000 | |
Aug 13 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,450,000 | 274 (−14) | 217,500 | |
Aug 20 | Novell Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,450,000 | 199 (−17) | 217,500 | |
Aug 27 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,300,000 | 203 (−13) | 195,000 | |
Sep 3 | Foremost Insurance Championship | Michigan | 1,100,000 | 198 (−18) | 165,000 | |
Sep 10 | Comfort Classic | Indiana | 1,250,000 | 131 (−13) | 187,500 | |
Sep 17 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,400,000 | 200 (−10) | 210,000 | |
Sep 24 | Bank One Senior Championship | Texas | 1,400,000 | 203 (−1) | 210,000 | |
Oct 1 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | 198 (−12) | 225,000 | |
Oct 8 | The Transamerica | California | 1,100,000 | 198 (−18) | 165,000 | |
Oct 15 | Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,100,000 | 195 (−21) | 165,000 | |
Oct 22 | EMC Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 1,100,000 | 198 (−15) | 165,000 | |
Oct 29 | SBC Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | 198 (−15) | 210,000 | |
Nov 5 | IR Senior Tour Championship | South Carolina | 2,100,000 | 270 (−18) | 365,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gil Morgan | 68.83 | |
2 | Larry Nelson | 68.87 | |
3 | Bruce Fleisher | 69.01 | |
4 | Hale Irwin | 69.16 | |
5 | Tom Watson | 69.23 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larry Nelson | 2,708,005 | 30 | 6 | |
2 | Bruce Fleisher | 2,373,977 | 30 | 4 | |
3 | Hale Irwin | 2,128,968 | 24 | 4 | |
4 | Gil Morgan | 1,873,216 | 23 | 3 | |
5 | Dana Quigley | 1,802,063 | 39 | 1 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | 11,774,453 | 29 | |
2 | Jim Colbert | 9,623,844 | 19 | |
3 | Lee Trevino | 9,211,216 | 29 | |
4 | Dave Stockton | 8,618,426 | 14 | |
5 | Bob Charles | 8,284,081 | 23 |
Source:[4]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Larry Nelson | |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Larry Nelson | |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Gil Morgan | |
Rookie of the Year | Doug Tewell | |
Comeback Player of the Year | Raymond Floyd |
See also
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References
- "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 32–33. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Scoring Average – 2000 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Money Leaders – 2000 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Career Money Leaders – 2000 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.