# 2000 PGA Tour

The 2000 PGA Tour was the 85th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 32nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 9 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 2,900,000 | Tiger Woods (16) | 54 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 16 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 2,900,000 | Paul Azinger (12) | 50 | |
| Jan 23 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 3,000,000 | Jesper Parnevik (3) | 56 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 3,200,000 | Tom Lehman (5) | 62 | |
| Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 4,000,000 | Tiger Woods (17) | 64 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 13 | Buick Invitational | California | 3,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (14) | 52 | |
| Feb 20 | Nissan Open | California | 3,100,000 | Kirk Triplett (1) | 68 | |
| Feb 27 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | California | 5,000,000 | Darren Clarke (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 27 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Jim Carter (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 5 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 3,000,000 | Jim Furyk (5) | 54 | |
| Mar 12 | Honda Classic | Florida | 2,900,000 | Dudley Hart (2) | 46 | |
| Mar 19 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 3,000,000 | Tiger Woods (18) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 27 | The Players Championship | Florida | 6,000,000 | Hal Sutton (12) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 2 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 2,800,000 | Phil Mickelson (15) | 50 | |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 4,600,000 | Vijay Singh (9) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Stewart Cink (2) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 23 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 3,000,000 | Hal Sutton (13) | 50 | |
| Apr 30 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 2,800,000 | Robert Allenby (1) | 46 | |
| May 7 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 3,400,000 | Carlos Franco (3) | 54 | |
| May 14 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 4,000,000 | Jesper Parnevik (4) | 66 | |
| May 21 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 3,300,000 | Phil Mickelson (16) | 58 | Invitational |
| May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 3,100,000 | Tiger Woods (19) | 64 | Invitational |
| Jun 4 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | 3,000,000 | Tom Scherrer (1) | 46 | |
| Jun 11 | Buick Classic | New York | 3,000,000 | Dennis Paulson (1) | 56 | |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | California | 4,500,000 | Tiger Woods (20) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 25 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 3,000,000 | Notah Begay III (3) | 40 | |
| Jul 2 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 2,800,000 | Notah Begay III (4) | 46 | |
| Jul 9 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | 3,000,000 | Robert Allenby (2) | 54 | |
| Jul 16 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 2,500,000 | Loren Roberts (7) | 24 | |
| Jul 23 | Open Championship | Scotland | £2,800,000 | Tiger Woods (21) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 23 | B.C. Open | New York | 2,000,000 | Brad Faxon (6) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 31 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 2,600,000 | Michael Clark II (1) | 24 | |
| Aug 6 | The International | Colorado | 3,500,000 | Ernie Els (8) | 56 | |
| Aug 13 | Buick Open | Michigan | 2,700,000 | Rocco Mediate (4) | 56 | |
| Aug 20 | PGA Championship | Kentucky | 5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (22) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 27 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | 5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (23) | 64 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 27 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Scott Verplank (3) | 38 | Alternate event |
| Sep 3 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 3,000,000 | Rory Sabbatini (1) | 28 | |
| Sep 10 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 3,300,000 | Tiger Woods (24) | 48 | |
| Sep 17 | SEI Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 3,200,000 | Chris DiMarco (1) | 44 | New tournament |
| Sep 24 | Westin Texas Open | Texas | 2,600,000 | Justin Leonard (5) | 34 | |
| Oct 1 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 2,300,000 | David Duval (12) | 46 | |
| Oct 8 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 3,000,000 | David Toms (4) | 46 | |
| Oct 15 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | 4,250,000 | Billy Andrade (4) | 54 | |
| Oct 22 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | 2,400,000 | John Huston (6) | 40 | New tournament |
| Oct 29 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | 3,000,000 | Duffy Waldorf (4) | 52 | |
| Nov 5 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (17) | 62 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 5 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,200,000 | Steve Lowery (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Nov 12 | WGC-American Express Championship | Spain | 5,000,000 | Mike Weir (2) | 66 | World Golf Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Jan 2 | Williams World Challenge | Arizona | 3,500,000 | Tom Lehman | New tournament Limited-field event |
| Jul 11 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,000,000 | Justin Leonard and Davis Love III | Team event |
| Oct 22 | Presidents Cup | Virginia | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 19 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 1,750,000 | Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron | Team event |
| Nov 22 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Nov 26 | Skins Game | Georgia | 1,000,000 | Colin Montgomerie | Limited-field event |
| Dec 3 | Williams World Challenge | California | 3,500,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Dec 10 | WGC-World Cup | Argentina | 3,000,000 | David Duval and Tiger Woods | World Golf Championship Team event |
| Dec 17 | Hyundai Team Matches | California | 400,000 | Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorf | Team event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 9,188,321 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 4,746,457 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 3,469,405 |
| 4 | Hal Sutton | 3,061,444 |
| 5 | Vijay Singh | 2,573,835 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | 2,547,829 |
| 7 | David Duval | 2,462,846 |
| 8 | Jesper Parnevik | 2,413,345 |
| 9 | Davis Love III | 2,337,765 |
| 10 | Stewart Cink | 2,169,727 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | Michael Clark II |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Paul Azinger |