2001 European Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2001

| tour = European Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2000|11|16|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|11|11|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 46{{efn|A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.}}

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen (3){{efn|Tiger Woods won four events, but was not a European Tour member.}}

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen

| honor2 = Golfer of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen

| honor3 = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Casey

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2000

| nextseason = 2002

}}

The 2001 European Tour, titled as the 2001 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 30th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2001

There were several changes from the previous season, with the Dunhill Links Championship replacing the Dunhill Cup,{{cite news |title=U.S. downs Japan as sponsors announce end of Dunhill Cup |newspaper=The Daily Tribune |location=Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |date=15 October 2000 |page=14 |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/244911163/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=4 May 2020 |url-access=subscription}} the Open de Madrid replacing the Turespaña Masters, the Standard Life Loch Lomond being rebranded as the revived Scottish Open,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/1435952.stm |title=Scottish Open: Historic yet new |work=BBC Sport |date=13 July 2001 |access-date=12 July 2018}} the addition the Caltex Singapore Masters, the Argentine Open{{cite news |title=Golf |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=23 January 2001 |page=31 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259550956/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=4 May 2020 |url-access=subscription |quote=The European Tour will expand yet into another country on this year's schedule with the inclusion on the calendar of the Argentina Open...}} and the São Paulo Brazil Open; the return of the Estoril Open; and the loss of the Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open and the Belgian Open.

The terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September led to changes on the tour schedule with the WGC-American Express Championship being cancelled{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/09/12/World-Golf-Championship-event-canceled/5291000267200/ |title=World Golf Championship event canceled |work=United Press International |date=12 September 2001 |access-date=31 October 2023}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-channel-newsroom/cannes-open-replace-estoril |title=Cannes Open to replace Estoril |work=Golf Channel |date=27 September 2001 |access-date=4 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117065506/https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-channel-newsroom/cannes-open-replace-estoril |archive-date=17 November 2020}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.{{cite web |title=2001 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2001/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023}}

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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 − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.}}

!Notes

19 Nov

|Johnnie Walker Classic

|Thailand

|align=right|£800,000

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

|align=center|24

|ANZ, ASA

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|7 Jan

|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

|Australia

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Stricker (n/a)

|align=center|58

|World Golf Championship

21 Jan

|Alfred Dunhill Championship

|South Africa

|align=right|£500,000

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

|align=center|18

|AFR

28 Jan

|Mercedes-Benz South African Open

|South Africa

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

|{{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (16)

|align=center|32

|AFR{{efn|Sunshine Tour flagship event}}

4 Feb

|Heineken Classic

|Australia

|align=right|A$1,750,000

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Campbell (4)

|align=center|20

|ANZ

11 Feb

|Greg Norman Holden International

|Australia

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

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley (n/a)

|align=center|22

|ANZ

18 Feb

|Carlsberg Malaysian Open

|Malaysia

|align=right|US$910,000

|{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (10)

|align=center|18

|ASA

25 Feb

|Caltex Singapore Masters

|Singapore

|align=right|US$850,000

|{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (11)

|align=center|24

|ASA

|New tournament

4 Mar

|Dubai Desert Classic

|UAE

|align=right|US$1,500,000

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Thomas Bjørn (6)

|align=center|44

11 Mar

|Qatar Masters

|Qatar

|align=right|US$750,000

|{{flagicon|ZWE}} Tony Johnstone (6)

|align=center|24

18 Mar

|Madeira Island Open

|Portugal

|align=right|€550,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Des Smyth (8)

|align=center|24

25 Mar

|São Paulo Brazil Open

|Brazil

|align=right|€750,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt (1)

|align=center|24

1 Apr

|Open de Argentina

|Argentina

|align=right|US$700,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera (1)

|align=center|24

|ARG

|New to European Tour

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|8 Apr

|Masters Tournament

|United States

|align=right|US$5,600,000

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

|align=center|100

|Major championship

15 Apr

|Moroccan Open

|Morocco

|align=right|€650,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Poulter (2)

|align=center|24

22 Apr

|Via Digital Open de España

|Spain

|align=right|€1,200,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Karlsson (4)

|align=center|24

29 Apr

|Algarve Open de Portugal

|Portugal

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Phillip Price (2)

|align=center|24

6 May

|Novotel Perrier Open de France

|France

|align=right|€1,300,000

|{{flagicon|ESP}} José María Olazábal (21)

|align=center|24

13 May

|Benson & Hedges International Open

|England

|align=right|£1,000,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson (1)

|align=center|48

20 May

|Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe

|Germany

|align=right|€2,700,000

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

|align=center|54

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|28 May

|Volvo PGA Championship

|England

|align=right|€3,200,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Oldcorn (3)

|align=center|64

|Flagship event

3 Jun

|Victor Chandler British Masters

|England

|align=right|£1,200,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Levet (2)

|align=center|32

10 Jun

|Compass Group English Open

|England

|align=right|£800,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter O'Malley (3)

|align=center|28

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|17 Jun

|U.S. Open

|United States

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

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen (5)

|align=center|100

|Major championship

24 Jun

|Great North Open

|England

|align=right|£800,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Coltart (2)

|align=center|24

1 Jul

|Murphy's Irish Open

|Ireland

|align=right|€1,600,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (25)

|align=center|30

8 Jul

|Smurfit European Open

|Ireland

|align=right|£2,000,000

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Darren Clarke (8)

|align=center|46

15 Jul

|Scottish Open

|Scotland

|align=right|£2,200,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen (6)

|align=center|50

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|22 Jul

|The Open Championship

|England

|align=right|£3,300,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (n/a)

|align=center|100

|Major championship

29 Jul

|TNT Dutch Open

|Netherlands

|align=right|€1,800,000

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer (40)

|align=center|34

5 Aug

|Volvo Scandinavian Masters

|Sweden

|align=right|€1,800,000

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (26)

|align=center|40

12 Aug

|Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open

|Wales

|align=right|£750,000

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul McGinley (3)

|align=center|24

19 Aug

|North West of Ireland Open

|Ireland

|align=right|€350,000

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Dier (1)

|align=center|16

|CHA

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|19 Aug

|PGA Championship

|United States

|align=right|US$5,200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (n/a)

|align=center|100

|Major championship

26 Aug

|Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship

|Scotland

|align=right|£1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Casey (1)

|align=center|24

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|26 Aug

|WGC-NEC Invitational

|United States

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

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

|align=center|68

|World Golf Championship

2 Sep

|BMW International Open

|Germany

|align=right|€1,800,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Daly (3)

|align=center|42

9 Sep

|Omega European Masters

|Switzerland

|align=right|€1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo González (1)

|align=center|24

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|~~16 Sep~~

|WGC-American Express Championship

|United States

|align=center|–

|Cancelled

|align=center|–

|World Golf Championship

23 Sep

|Trophée Lancôme

|France

|align=right|€1,400,000

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García (3)

|align=center|28

7 Oct

|Linde German Masters

|Germany

|align=right|€2,700,000

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer (41)

|align=center|44

~~14 Oct~~

|Estoril Open

|Portugal

|align=center|–

|Cancelled

|align=center|–

14 Oct

|Cannes Open

|France

|align=right|€550,000

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Berendt (1)

|align=center|24

21 Oct

|Dunhill Links Championship

|Scotland

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

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Lawrie (4)

|align=center|48

|New tournament
Pro-Am

28 Oct

|Telefónica Open de Madrid

|Spain

|align=right|€1,400,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen (7)

|align=center|30

4 Nov

|Atlanet Italian Open

|Italy

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Havret (1)

|align=center|24

style="background:thistle;"

|11 Nov

|Volvo Masters Andalucía

|Spain

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

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington (4)

|align=center|46

|Tour 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

~~30 Sep~~

|Ryder Cup

|England

|align=center|n/a

|Postponed{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-17-sp-46605-story.html |title=Ryder Cup Put Off a Year |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Thomas |last=Bonk |date=17 September 2001 |access-date=31 October 2023}}

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

14 Oct

|Cisco World Match Play Championship

|England

|align=right|£1,000,000

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam

|align=center|n/a

|Limited-field event

style="background:#dfe2e9;"

|18 Nov

|WGC-World Cup

|Japan

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

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els and
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen

|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=2001 |title=2001 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040313202643/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2001 |archive-date=13 March 2004}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/1624738.stm |title=Goosen claims European crown |work=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2001 |access-date=17 October 2023}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Retief Goosen	align=center\|2,862,806
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Pádraig Harrington	align=center\|2,090,166
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|NIR}} Darren Clarke	align=center\|1,988,055
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els	align=center\|1,716,287
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie	align=center\|1,578,676
align=center\|6	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Campbell	align=center\|1,577,130
align=center\|7	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn	align=center\|1,474,802
align=center\|8	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Paul McGinley	align=center\|1,464,434
align=center\|9	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Paul Lawrie	align=center\|1,428,831
align=center\|10	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Niclas Fasth	align=center\|1,224,588

Awards

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

Golfer of the Year

{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen

{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/goosen-named-golfer-of-the-year-1.407160 |title=Goosen named golfer of the year |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=12 December 2001 |access-date=17 October 2023}}

Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year

{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Casey

{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/casey-named-european-rookie-of-the-year-1.403634 |title=Casey named European rookie of the year |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=13 November 2001 |access-date=17 October 2023}}

Notes

References

External links

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

Category:European Tour seasons

European Tour

2001 European Tour

Changes for 2001

Schedule

=Unofficial events=

Order of Merit

Awards

See also

Notes

References

External links