2000 European Tour

2000 European Tour season
Duration11 November 1999 (1999-11-11) – 12 November 2000 (2000-11-12)
Number of official events44
Most winsEngland Lee Westwood (5)
Order of MeritEngland Lee Westwood
Golfer of the YearEngland Lee Westwood
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Ian Poulter
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 European Tour, titled as the 2000 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 29th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2000

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]

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan £800,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (1) 28 ANZ, ASA
16 Jan Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 England Anthony Wall (1) 12 AFR New tournament
23 Jan Mercedes-Benz South African Open South Africa US$1,000,000 Sweden Mathias Grönberg (3) 32 AFR[c]
30 Jan Heineken Classic Australia A$1,600,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (2) 36 ANZ
6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International Australia A$2,000,000 Australia Lucas Parsons (1) 34 ANZ New to European Tour
13 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia US$825,000 Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze (1) 12 ASA
20 Feb Algarve Portuguese Open Portugal €1,000,000 Scotland Gary Orr (1) 24
27 Feb WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship United States US$5,000,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (6) 76 World Golf Championship
5 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$1,300,000 Argentina José Cóceres (2) 42
12 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar US$750,000 Netherlands Rolf Muntz (1) 24
19 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal €550,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (1) 24
26 Mar Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open Brazil €675,000 England Roger Chapman (1) 24 New tournament
2 Apr Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open Brazil €750,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (2) 24 New tournament
9 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$4,600,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (9) 100 Major championship
23 Apr Moroccan Open Méditel Morocco €650,000 England Jamie Spence (2) 24
1 May Peugeot Open de España Spain €1,000,000 England Brian Davis (1) 30
7 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France €1,200,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (23) 24
14 May Benson & Hedges International Open England £1,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal (20) 44
21 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000 England Lee Westwood (10) 52
29 May Volvo PGA Championship England €2,500,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (24) 64 Flagship event
4 Jun Compass Group English Open England £800,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (7) 30
11 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £750,000 Denmark Steen Tinning (1) 24 New tournament
18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$4,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
25 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England €1,000,000 England Lee Westwood (11) 24
2 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Ireland €1,600,000 Sweden Patrik Sjöland (2) 34
9 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland £1,500,000 England Lee Westwood (12) 44
15 Jul Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland £1,100,000 South Africa Ernie Els (8) 52
23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £2,800,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
30 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands €1,300,000 Australia Stephen Leaney (3) 26
6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,600,000 England Lee Westwood (13) 34
13 Aug Victor Chandler British Masters England £800,000 Scotland Gary Orr (2) 30
20 Aug Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open Ireland €350,000 Italy Massimo Scarpa (1) 24 CHA
20 Aug PGA Championship United States US$5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
27 Aug Scottish PGA Championship Scotland £400,000 Sweden Pierre Fulke (2) 24
27 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States US$5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 64 World Golf Championship
3 Sep BMW International Open Germany €1,500,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (5) 32
10 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland €1,500,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (7) 34
17 Sep Trophée Lancôme France €1,300,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (4) 46
24 Sep Belgacom Open Belgium €1,000,000 England Lee Westwood (14) 38
1 Oct Linde German Masters Germany €2,700,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (3) 50
22 Oct BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid Spain €1,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (3) 32
29 Oct Italian Open Italy €1,000,000 England Ian Poulter (1) 24
5 Nov Volvo Masters Spain US$3,000,000 Sweden Pierre Fulke (3) 48 Tour Championship
12 Nov WGC-American Express Championship Spain US$5,000,000 Canada Mike Weir (n/a) 66 World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
16 Apr Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy Portugal €2,400,000 Team Continental Europe n/a New tournament
Team event
11 Jul J. P. McManus Pro-Am Ireland n/a United States Tiger Woods n/a Pro-Am
9 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England £1,000,000 England Lee Westwood n/a Limited-field event
15 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland £1,000,000 Team Spain n/a Team event
10 Dec WGC-World Cup Argentina US$3,000,000 United States David Duval and
United States Tiger Woods 		n/a World Golf Championship
Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 England Lee Westwood 3,125,147
2 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 2,717,965
3 South Africa Ernie Els 2,017,248
4 New Zealand Michael Campbell 1,993,550
5 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 1,929,657
6 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 1,740,917
7 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 1,350,921
8 Wales Phillip Price 1,331,591
9 Spain José María Olazábal 1,174,564
10 Scotland Gary Orr 1,009,473

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year England Lee Westwood [6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year England Ian Poulter [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  3. ^ Southern Africa Tour flagship event

References

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2000 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ The European Tour Yearbook 2001. Pelican Publishing Company. 2001. ISBN 9781854107787. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "2000 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 19 October 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Westwood captures Order of Merit". ESPN. 12 November 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Westwood named as Golfer of the Year". RTÉ. 30 November 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Poulter named Rookie of the Year". RTÉ. 13 November 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2023.