Golf tour season
The2000 European Tour , titled as the2000 PGA European Tour ,[ 1] was the 29th season of theEuropean Tour , the mainprofessional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
There were several changes from the previous season, with theAlfred Dunhill Championship replacing theSouth African PGA Championship due to sponsorship reasons, the addition of two tournaments celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil byPedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, theGreg Norman Holden International , theCeltic Manor Resort Wales Open andThe Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy , and the loss of theEstoril Open , theGerman Open and theSarazen World Open . Money earned from theMasters Tournament counted towards the Order of Merit for the first time.[ 1]
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[ 2] [ 3]
Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[ a] OWGR pointsOther tours[ b] Notes 14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan £800,000 Michael Campbell (1)28 ANZ ,ASA 16 Jan Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 Anthony Wall (1)12 AFR New tournament 23 Jan Mercedes-Benz South African Open South Africa US$1,000,000 Mathias Grönberg (3)32 AFR [ c] 30 Jan Heineken Classic Australia A$1,600,000 Michael Campbell (2)36 ANZ 6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International Australia A$2,000,000 Lucas Parsons (1)34 ANZ New to European Tour 13 Feb Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia US$825,000 Yeh Wei-tze (1)12 ASA 20 Feb Algarve Portuguese Open Portugal €1,000,000 Gary Orr (1)24 27 Feb WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship United States US$5,000,000 Darren Clarke (6)76 World Golf Championship 5 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$1,300,000 José Cóceres (2)42 12 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar US$750,000 Rolf Muntz (1)24 19 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal €550,000 Niclas Fasth (1)24 26 Mar Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open Brazil €675,000 Roger Chapman (1)24 New tournament 2 Apr Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open Brazil €750,000 Pádraig Harrington (2)24 New tournament 9 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$4,600,000 Vijay Singh (9)100 Major championship 23 Apr Moroccan Open Méditel Morocco €650,000 Jamie Spence (2)24 1 May Peugeot Open de España Spain €1,000,000 Brian Davis (1)30 7 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France €1,200,000 Colin Montgomerie (23)24 14 May Benson & Hedges International Open England £1,000,000 José María Olazábal (20)44 21 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000 Lee Westwood (10)52 29 May Volvo PGA Championship England €2,500,000 Colin Montgomerie (24)64 Flagship event 4 Jun Compass Group English Open England £800,000 Darren Clarke (7)30 11 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £750,000 Steen Tinning (1)24 New tournament 18 Jun U.S. Open United States US$4,500,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)100 Major championship 25 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England €1,000,000 Lee Westwood (11)24 2 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Ireland €1,600,000 Patrik Sjöland (2)34 9 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland £1,500,000 Lee Westwood (12)44 15 Jul Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland £1,100,000 Ernie Els (8)52 23 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £2,800,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)100 Major championship 30 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands €1,300,000 Stephen Leaney (3)26 6 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,600,000 Lee Westwood (13)34 13 Aug Victor Chandler British Masters England £800,000 Gary Orr (2)30 20 Aug Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open Ireland €350,000 Massimo Scarpa (1)24 CHA 20 Aug PGA Championship United States US$5,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)100 Major championship 27 Aug Scottish PGA Championship Scotland £400,000 Pierre Fulke (2)24 27 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States US$5,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)64 World Golf Championship 3 Sep BMW International Open Germany €1,500,000 Thomas Bjørn (5)32 10 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland €1,500,000 Eduardo Romero (7)34 17 Sep Trophée Lancôme France €1,300,000 Retief Goosen (4)46 24 Sep Belgacom Open Belgium €1,000,000 Lee Westwood (14)38 1 Oct Linde German Masters Germany €2,700,000 Michael Campbell (3)50 22 Oct BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid Spain €1,000,000 Pádraig Harrington (3)32 29 Oct Italian Open Italy €1,000,000 Ian Poulter (1)24 5 Nov Volvo Masters Spain US$3,000,000 Pierre Fulke (3)48 Tour Championship 12 Nov WGC-American Express Championship Spain US$5,000,000 Mike Weir (n/a)66 World Golf Championship
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
TheOrder of Merit was titled as theVolvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated inEuros .[ 4] [ 5]
Position Player Prize money (€ ) 1 Lee Westwood 3,125,147 2 Darren Clarke 2,717,965 3 Ernie Els 2,017,248 4 Michael Campbell 1,993,550 5 Thomas Bjørn 1,929,657 6 Colin Montgomerie 1,740,917 7 Pádraig Harrington 1,350,921 8 Phillip Price 1,331,591 9 José María Olazábal 1,174,564 10 Gary Orr 1,009,473
^ 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-basedmajor 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