2001 Canadian Tour

2001 Canadian Tour season
DurationFebruary 22, 2001 (2001-02-22) – September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23)
Number of official events15
Most winsUnited States Aaron Barber (2)
New Zealand Paul Devenport (2)
United States Ken Staton (2)
Order of MeritUnited States Aaron Barber
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The 2001 Canadian Tour was the 16th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
Feb 25 Myrtle Beach Open United States 150,000 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Brady (1) 6
Mar 4 Barefoot Classic United States 150,000 United States Aaron Barber (1) 6
Mar 11 South Carolina Challenge United States 150,000 United States Jace Bugg (1) 6
Mar 18 CanAm Days Championship United States 150,000 United States Scott Ford (1) 6
Jun 17 Shell Payless Open British Columbia 150,000 New Zealand Paul Devenport (3) 6
Jun 24 Telus Vancouver Open British Columbia 150,000 United States Steve Scott (1) 6
Jul 1 Telus Edmonton Open Alberta 150,000 United States Aaron Barber (2) 6
Jul 15 MTS Classic Manitoba 150,000 United States Ken Staton (4) 6
Jul 22 Ontario Open Heritage Classic Ontario 150,000 Canada Craig Matthew (1) 6
Jul 29 Grant Forest Products NRCS Classic Ontario 150,000 United States Derek Gilchrist (1) 6
Aug 12 Telus Open Quebec 200,000 New Zealand Paul Devenport (4) 6
Aug 19 Eagle Creek Classic Ontario 150,000 United States Mark Slawter (1) 6
Aug 26 Aliant Cup Newfoundland and Labrador 150,000 United States Brian Payne (1) 6
Sep 16 Bayer Championship Ontario 200,000 United States Jason Bohn (2) 6
Sep 23 Niagara Classic Ontario 100,000 United States Ken Staton (5) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the McDonald's Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (C$)
1 United States Aaron Barber 75,337
2 New Zealand Paul Devenport 72,629
3 United States Jason Bohn 69,957
4 United States Jace Bugg 64,717
5 United States Mark Slawter 63,005

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. ^ "2001 Tournament schedule". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2001 Order of Merit". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Henwood, Marty (September 18, 2001). "Canadian Tour Dishes Out Awards". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 6, 2023.