2000 European Tour
| Duration | 11 November 1999 – 12 November 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 44 |
| Most wins | England Lee Westwood (5) |
| Order of Merit | England Lee Westwood |
| Golfer of the Year | England Lee Westwood |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | England 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2][3]
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Unofficial events
[edit | edit source]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 | File:Flag of Europe.svg 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 | File:Flag of Spain.svg 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
[edit | edit source]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 |
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Awards
[edit | edit source]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | England Lee Westwood | [6] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | England Ian Poulter | [7] |
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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.
- ^ AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- ^ Southern Africa Tour flagship event
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