2001 European Tour
The 2001 European Tour was the 30th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.
The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's Retief Goosen.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2001 European Tour schedule which was made up of 46 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 Dunhill Links Championship replacing the Dunhill Cup, the Open de Madrid replacing the Turespaña Masters, the Standard Life Loch Lomond being rebranded as the revived Scottish Open, the addition the Caltex Singapore Masters, the Argentine Open and the São Paulo Brazil Open; the return of the Estoril Open; and the loss of both Brazilian 500 year anniversary tournaments and the Belgian Open.
Terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September led to changes on the tour schedule with the WGC-American Express Championship being cancelled and the Ryder Cup matches at The Belfry being postponed until 2002. The Estoril Open was also cancelled in the wake of the attacks, and was replaced on the schedule with a revival of the Cannes Open.
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
16–19 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | Tiger Woods | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Davidoff Tour |
3–7 Jan | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Australia | Steve Stricker | 58 | World Golf Championships |
18–21 Jan | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | Adam Scott | 18 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
25–28 Jan | Mercedes-Benz South African Open | South Africa | Mark McNulty | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
1–4 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | Michael Campbell | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
8–11 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | Australia | Aaron Baddeley | 22 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
15–18 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | Vijay Singh | 18 | Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour |
22–25 Feb | Caltex Singapore Masters | Singapore | Vijay Singh | 24 | New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour |
1–4 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates | Thomas Bjørn | 44 | |
8–11 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | Tony Johnstone | 24 | |
15–18 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | Des Smyth | 24 | |
22–25 Mar | São Paulo Brazil Open | Brazil | Darren Fichardt | 24 | New tournament |
29 Mar – 1 Apr | Open de Argentina | Argentina | Ángel Cabrera | 24 | New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas |
5–8 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | Tiger Woods | 100 | Major championship |
12–15 Apr | Moroccan Open | Morocco | Ian Poulter | 24 | |
19–22 Apr | Via Digital Open de España | Spain | Robert Karlsson | 24 | |
26–29 Apr | Algarve Open de Portugal | Portugal | Phillip Price | 24 | |
3–6 May | Novotel Perrier Open de France | France | José María Olazábal | 24 | |
10–13 May | Benson and Hedges International Open | England | Henrik Stenson | 48 | |
17–20 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | Tiger Woods | 54 | |
25–28 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | Andrew Oldcorn | 64 | Flagship event |
31 May – 3 Jun | Victor Chandler British Masters | England | Thomas Levet | 32 | |
7–10 Jun | Compass Group English Open | England | Peter O'Malley | 28 | |
14–17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | Retief Goosen | 100 | Major championship |
21–24 Jun | Great North Open | England | Andrew Coltart | 24 | |
28 Jun – 1 Jul | Murphy's Irish Open | Republic of Ireland | Colin Montgomerie | 30 | |
5–8 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Republic of Ireland | Darren Clarke | 46 | |
12–15 Jul | The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond | Scotland | Retief Goosen | 50 | |
19–22 Jul | The Open Championship | England | David Duval | 100 | Major championship |
26–29 Jul | TNT Dutch Open | Netherlands | Bernhard Langer | 34 | |
2–5 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | Colin Montgomerie | 40 | |
9–12 Aug | Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open | Wales | Paul McGinley | 24 | |
16–19 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | David Toms | 100 | Major championship |
16–19 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Republic of Ireland | Tobias Dier | 16 | Alternate to the PGA Championship; also a Challenge Tour event |
23–26 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | Tiger Woods | 68 | World Golf Championships |
23–26 Aug | Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship | Scotland | Paul Casey | 24 | Alternate to the WGC Invitational |
30 Aug – 2 Sep | BMW International Open | Germany | John Daly | 42 | |
6–9 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | Ricardo González | 24 | |
WGC-American Express Championship | United States | Cancelled | World Golf Championships | ||
20–23 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | Sergio García | 28 | |
Ryder Cup | England | Postponed | Approved special event; team event | ||
4–7 Oct | Linde German Masters | Germany | Bernhard Langer | 44 | |
11–14 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | Ian Woosnam | n/a | Approved special event |
Estoril Open | Portugal | Cancelled | Alternate to the World Match Play Championship | ||
11–14 Oct | Cannes Open | France | Jorge Berendt | 24 | Alternate to the World Match Play Championship |
18–21 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | Paul Lawrie | 48 | New tournament |
25–28 Oct | Telefonica Open de Madrid | Spain | Retief Goosen | 30 | |
1–4 Nov | Atlanet Italian Open | Italy | Grégory Havret | 24 | |
8–11 Nov | Volvo Masters Andalucia | Spain | Pádraig Harrington | 46 | |
15–18 Nov | WGC-World Cup | Japan | n/a | World Golf Championships; approved special event; team event |
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.Position | Player | Country | Prize money |
1 | Retief Goosen | 2,862,806 | |
2 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,090,166 | |
3 | Darren Clarke | 1,988,055 | |
4 | Ernie Els | 1,716,287 | |
5 | Colin Montgomerie | 1,578,676 | |
6 | Michael Campbell | 1,577,130 | |
7 | Thomas Bjørn | 1,474,802 | |
8 | Paul McGinley | 1,464,434 | |
9 | Paul Lawrie | 1,428,831 | |
10 | Niclas Fasth | 1,224,588 |