2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2000–01

| tour = PGA Tour of Australasia

| image =

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| caption =

| regular_season = {{start date|2000|11|16|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|2|25|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 11

| most_wins = {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley (2)
{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smail (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley

| honor2 = Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| honor5 =

| honoree5 =

| prevseason = 1999–2000

| nextseason = 2002

}}

The 2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 29th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000–01 season.{{cite web |url=https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2001~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2000/01 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=11 August 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(A$)

!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.}}

!OWGR
points

!Other
tours{{efn|ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.}}

!Notes

19 Nov

|Johnnie Walker Classic

|Thailand

|align=right|£800,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a)

|align=center|24

|ASA, EUR

|

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|26 Nov

|Holden Australian Open

|Victoria

|align=right|1,250,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley (2)

|align=center|32

|

|Flagship event

3 Dec

|Australian PGA Championship

|Queensland

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Allenby (6)

|align=center|16

|

|

10 Dec

|Ford South Australian Open

|South Australia

|align=right|600,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Lonard (2)

|align=center|16

|

|

14 Jan

|ANZ Victorian Open Championship

|Victoria

|align=right|250,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Laycock (1)

|align=center|16

|

|

21 Jan

|New Zealand Open

|New Zealand

|align=right|NZ$500,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smail (1)

|align=center|16

|

|

28 Jan

|Canon Challenge

|New South Wales

|align=right|550,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smail (2)

|align=center|16

|

|

4 Feb

|Heineken Classic

|Western Australia

|align=right|1,750,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Campbell (7)

|align=center|20

|EUR

|

18 Feb

|Greg Norman Holden International

|New South Wales

|align=right|2,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley (3)

|align=center|22

|EUR

|

18 Feb

|Ericsson Masters

|Victoria

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (n/a)

|align=center|20

|

|

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|25 Feb

|ANZ Tour Championship

|New South Wales

|align=right|1,500,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Lonard (3)

|align=center|16

|

|Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.{{cite web |url=https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=99~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2001~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2000/01 Order of Merit |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=10 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=1501 |title=Baddeley wins Order of Merit |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |first=Luke |last=Buttigieg |date=25 February 2001 |access-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916164440/http://pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=1501 |archive-date=16 September 2006}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money (A$)

align=center|1{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeleyalign=center|662,126
align=center|2{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Lonardalign=center|579,388
align=center|3{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Campbellalign=center|484,732
align=center|4{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smailalign=center|428,889
align=center|5{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick O'Hernalign=center|385,730

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Player of the Year{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121530168/ |title=Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage |first=Peter |last=Stone |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=26 February 2001 |page=22 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=15 July 2020 |url-access=subscription |quote=He became the first player since Robert Allenby in 1992, to win both rookie of the year and player of the year...}}
Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield){{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley

Australasian Development Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2001

| tour = Australasian Development Tour

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| regular_season = {{start date|2001|3|22|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|10|21|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 10

| most_wins =

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Gray

| honor2 =

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| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

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| prevseason = 2000

| nextseason =

}}

The 2001 Australasian Development Tour was the second and final season of the Australasian Development Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2000 and 2001.

=Schedule=

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(A$)

!Winner{{efn|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Australasian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Australasian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.}}

!Ref.

25 Mar

|Queensland PGA Championship

|Queensland

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Painter (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778056 |title=Painter cruises to victory |first=Julian |last=Buckmaster |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010408222425/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778056 |archive-date=8 April 2001}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=223 |title=Painter back home on the farm after a record 20 under Development Tour win |first=Bill |last=Colhoun |publisher=PGA of Australia |date=26 March 2001 |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010409205756/http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=223 |archive-date=9 April 2001}}

1 Apr

|Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic

|New Zealand

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Podlich (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778059 |title=Podlich wins in Dunedin |first=Julian |last=Buckmaster |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010601155037/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778059 |archive-date=1 June 2001}}

8 Apr

|Christchurch City Golf Classic

|New Zealand

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Alastair Sidford (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778068 |title=Sidford gets it Wright |first=Julian |last=Buckmaster |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419101629/http://pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778068 |archive-date=19 April 2001}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=285 |title=Christchurch City Golf Classic |date=10 April 2001 |publisher=PGA of Australia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707115220/http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=269 |archive-date=7 July 2001}}

28 Apr

|Schweppes SA PGA Championship

|South Australia

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Carolan (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778072 |title=Carolan claims SA PGA |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |date=28 April 2001 |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010613110601/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778072 |archive-date=13 June 2001}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=285 |title=2001 Schweppes SA PGA Championship |date=30 April 2001 |publisher=PGA of Australia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707115652/http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=285 |archive-date=7 July 2001}}

20 May

|WA PGA Championship

|Western Australia

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Marcus Cain (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778080 |title=Cain wins WA PGA |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010619133859/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778080 |archive-date=19 June 2001}}

27 May

|Western Australian Open

|Western Australia

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Felton (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778090 |title=Felton's WA Open in playoff |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010619143956/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778090 |archive-date=19 June 2001}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=309 |title=Western Australian Open Championship |date=28 May 2001 |publisher=PGA of Australia |access-date=26 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010711145747/http://www.pga.org.au/news.asp?i=news&id=309 |archive-date=11 July 2001}}

12 Aug

|New Caledonia Open

|New Caledonia

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Les Miller (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=8 |title=Miller time in New Caledonia |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060915121147/http://pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=8 |archive-date=15 September 2006}}

19 Aug

|Tahiti Open

|Tahiti

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Gray (2)

|{{cite web |url=http://pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=1611 |title=Gray snares Tahiti Open |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060915115658/http://pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=1611 |archive-date=15 September 2006}}

14 Oct

|Crown Victorian PGA Championship

|Victoria

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Gatehouse (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778147 |title=Gatehouse holds off Coles to win Victorian PGA |first=Julian |last=Buckmaster |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122163249/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888778147 |archive-date=22 November 2001}}

21 Oct

|Toyota Southern Classic

|New South Wales

|align=right|100,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Steven Alker (1)

|{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778154 |title=Alker pips Coles for final Development Tour win |first=Julian |last=Buckmaster |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011123132052/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778154 |archive-date=23 November 2001}}

=Order of Merit=

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778155 |title=Gray tops Development Tour Money List |first=Julian |last=Buckmaster |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011123132909/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888778155 |archive-date=23 November 2001 |quote=The top twenty players from the 2001 Development Tour Money List gain exempt cards for the 2002 Australasian PGA Tour.}} The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia.

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PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
align=center|1{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Grayalign=center|36,225
align=center|2{{flagicon|AUS}} Gavin Colesalign=center|30,756
align=center|3{{flagicon|NZL}} Les Milleralign=center|27,145
align=center|4{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Carolanalign=center|26,450
align=center|5{{flagicon|AUS}} David Podlichalign=center|24,674

Notes

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References

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