2000 European Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2000

| tour = European Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1999|11|11|df=y}} – {{end date|2000|11|12|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 44

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (5)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood

| honor2 = Golfer of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood

| honor3 = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1999

| nextseason = 2001

}}

The 2000 European Tour, titled as the 2000 PGA European Tour,{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |archive-date=4 April 2010}} 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.{{cite web |title=2000 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2000/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023}}{{cite book |title=The European Tour Yearbook 2001 |publisher=Pelican Publishing Company |year=2001 |isbn=9781854107787 |url=https://archive.org/details/europeantouryear0000pgae/ |via=Archive.org |access-date=21 August 2024}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Host country

!Purse

!Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}}

!OWGR
points

!Other
tours{{efn|AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.}}

!Notes

14 Nov

|Johnnie Walker Classic

|Taiwan

|align=right|£800,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Campbell (1)

|align=center|28

|ANZ, ASA

16 Jan

|Alfred Dunhill Championship

|South Africa

|align=right|£500,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Wall (1)

|align=center|12

|AFR

|New tournament

23 Jan

|Mercedes-Benz South African Open

|South Africa

|align=right|US$1,000,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Mathias Grönberg (3)

|align=center|32

|AFR{{efn|Southern Africa Tour flagship event}}

30 Jan

|Heineken Classic

|Australia

|align=right|A$1,600,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Campbell (2)

|align=center|36

|ANZ

6 Feb

|Greg Norman Holden International

|Australia

|align=right|A$2,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Lucas Parsons (1)

|align=center|34

|ANZ

|New to European Tour

13 Feb

|Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open

|Malaysia

|align=right|US$825,000

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Yeh Wei-tze (1)

|align=center|12

|ASA

20 Feb

|Algarve Portuguese Open

|Portugal

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr (1)

|align=center|24

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|27 Feb

|WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship

|United States

|align=right|US$5,000,000

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Darren Clarke (6)

|align=center|76

|World Golf Championship

5 Mar

|Dubai Desert Classic

|UAE

|align=right|US$1,300,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} José Cóceres (2)

|align=center|42

12 Mar

|Qatar Masters

|Qatar

|align=right|US$750,000

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Rolf Muntz (1)

|align=center|24

19 Mar

|Madeira Island Open

|Portugal

|align=right|€550,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Fasth (1)

|align=center|24

26 Mar

|Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open

|Brazil

|align=right|€675,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Chapman (1)

|align=center|24

|New tournament

2 Apr

|Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open

|Brazil

|align=right|€750,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington (2)

|align=center|24

|New tournament

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|9 Apr

|Masters Tournament

|United States

|align=right|US$4,600,000

|{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (9)

|align=center|100

|Major championship

23 Apr

|Moroccan Open Méditel

|Morocco

|align=right|€650,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Spence (2)

|align=center|24

1 May

|Peugeot Open de España

|Spain

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Davis (1)

|align=center|30

7 May

|Novotel Perrier Open de France

|France

|align=right|€1,200,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (23)

|align=center|24

14 May

|Benson & Hedges International Open

|England

|align=right|£1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ESP}} José María Olazábal (20)

|align=center|44

21 May

|Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe

|Germany

|align=right|€2,700,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (10)

|align=center|52

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|29 May

|Volvo PGA Championship

|England

|align=right|€2,500,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (24)

|align=center|64

|Flagship event

4 Jun

|Compass Group English Open

|England

|align=right|£800,000

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Darren Clarke (7)

|align=center|30

11 Jun

|Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open

|Wales

|align=right|£750,000

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Steen Tinning (1)

|align=center|24

|New tournament

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|18 Jun

|U.S. Open

|United States

|align=right|US$4,500,000

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

|align=center|100

|Major championship

25 Jun

|Compaq European Grand Prix

|England

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (11)

|align=center|24

2 Jul

|Murphy's Irish Open

|Ireland

|align=right|€1,600,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sjöland (2)

|align=center|34

9 Jul

|Smurfit European Open

|Ireland

|align=right|£1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (12)

|align=center|44

15 Jul

|Standard Life Loch Lomond

|Scotland

|align=right|£1,100,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els (8)

|align=center|52

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|23 Jul

|The Open Championship

|Scotland

|align=right|£2,800,000

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

|align=center|100

|Major championship

30 Jul

|TNT Dutch Open

|Netherlands

|align=right|€1,300,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Leaney (3)

|align=center|26

6 Aug

|Volvo Scandinavian Masters

|Sweden

|align=right|€1,600,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (13)

|align=center|34

13 Aug

|Victor Chandler British Masters

|England

|align=right|£800,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr (2)

|align=center|30

20 Aug

|Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open

|Ireland

|align=right|€350,000

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Scarpa (1)

|align=center|24

|CHA

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|20 Aug

|PGA Championship

|United States

|align=right|US$5,000,000

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

|align=center|100

|Major championship

27 Aug

|Scottish PGA Championship

|Scotland

|align=right|£400,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Pierre Fulke (2)

|align=center|24

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|27 Aug

|WGC-NEC Invitational

|United States

|align=right|US$5,000,000

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

|align=center|64

|World Golf Championship

3 Sep

|BMW International Open

|Germany

|align=right|€1,500,000

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Thomas Bjørn (5)

|align=center|32

10 Sep

|Canon European Masters

|Switzerland

|align=right|€1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Romero (7)

|align=center|34

17 Sep

|Trophée Lancôme

|France

|align=right|€1,300,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen (4)

|align=center|46

24 Sep

|Belgacom Open

|Belgium

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (14)

|align=center|38

1 Oct

|Linde German Masters

|Germany

|align=right|€2,700,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Campbell (3)

|align=center|50

22 Oct

|BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid

|Spain

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington (3)

|align=center|32

29 Oct

|Italian Open

|Italy

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter (1)

|align=center|24

style="background:thistle;"

|5 Nov

|Volvo Masters

|Spain

|align=right|US$3,000,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Pierre Fulke (3)

|align=center|48

|Tour Championship

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|12 Nov

|WGC-American Express Championship

|Spain

|align=right|US$5,000,000

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weir (n/a)

|align=center|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.

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!Date

!Tournament

!Host country

!Purse

!Winner(s)

!OWGR
points

!Notes

16 Apr

|Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy

|Portugal

|align=right|€2,400,000

|{{flagdeco|EUR}} Team Continental Europe

|align=center|n/a

|New tournament
Team event

11 Jul

|J. P. McManus Pro-Am

|Ireland

|align=center|n/a

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|align=center|n/a

|Pro-Am

9 Oct

|Cisco World Match Play Championship

|England

|align=right|£1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood

|align=center|n/a

|Limited-field event

15 Oct

|Alfred Dunhill Cup

|Scotland

|align=right|£1,000,000

|{{flagdeco|ESP}} Team Spain

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|10 Dec

|WGC-World Cup

|Argentina

|align=right|US$3,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval and
{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|align=center|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2000 |title=2000 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031019081711/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2000 |archive-date=19 October 2003}}{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/tours/s/2000/1112/873730.html |title=Westwood captures Order of Merit |work=ESPN |date=12 November 2000 |access-date=17 October 2023}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Westwood	align=center\|3,125,147
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|NIR}} Darren Clarke	align=center\|2,717,965
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els	align=center\|2,017,248
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Campbell	align=center\|1,993,550
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn	align=center\|1,929,657
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie	align=center\|1,740,917
align=center\|7	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington	align=center\|1,350,921
align=center\|8	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Phillip Price	align=center\|1,331,591
align=center\|9	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José María Olazábal	align=center\|1,174,564
align=center\|10	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gary Orr	align=center\|1,009,473

Awards

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

Golfer of the Year

{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood

{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2000/1130/152851-westwoodl/ |title=Westwood named as Golfer of the Year |work=RTÉ |date=30 November 2000 |access-date=17 October 2023}}

Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter

{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2000/1113/152562-europeantour/ |title=Poulter named Rookie of the Year |work=RTÉ |date=13 November 2000 |access-date=17 October 2023}}

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.europeantour.com/}}

Category:European Tour seasons

European Tour

2000 European Tour

Changes for 2000

Schedule

=Unofficial events=

Order of Merit

Awards

See also

Notes

References

External links