2000 European Tour
Golf tour season
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
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
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[ 2]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse
Winner[ a]
OWGR points
Other tours[ b]
Notes
14 Nov
Johnnie Walker Classic
Taiwan
£800,000
Michael Campbell (1)
28
ANZ , ASA
16 Jan
Alfred Dunhill Championship
South Africa
R5,000,000
Anthony Wall (1)
12
AFR
New tournament
23 Jan
Mercedes-Benz South African Open
South Africa
R6,000,000
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
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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 .[ 3] [ 4]
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
Awards
See also
Notes
^ 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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