# 2001 PGA Tour

The 2001 PGA Tour was the 86th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 33rd season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 7 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Australia | 5,000,000 | Steve Stricker (3) | 58 | World Golf Championship |
| Jan 14 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 3,500,000 | Jim Furyk (6) | 60 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Garrett Willis (1) | 26 | |
| Jan 21 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | Brad Faxon (7) | 54 | |
| Jan 28 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (11) | 70 | |
| Feb 4 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 4,000,000 | Davis Love III (14) | 58 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 11 | Buick Invitational | California | 3,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (18) | 58 | |
| Feb 18 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 3,500,000 | Joe Durant (2) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 25 | Nissan Open | California | 3,400,000 | Robert Allenby (3) | 56 | |
| Mar 4 | Genuity Championship | Florida | 4,500,000 | Joe Durant (3) | 58 | |
| Mar 11 | Honda Classic | Florida | 3,200,000 | Jesper Parnevik (5) | 46 | |
| Mar 18 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 3,500,000 | Tiger Woods (25) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 26 | The Players Championship | Florida | 6,000,000 | Tiger Woods (26) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 1 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 3,300,000 | Scott McCarron (3) | 52 | |
| Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 5,600,000 | Tiger Woods (27) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | South Carolina | 3,500,000 | José Cóceres (1) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 3,400,000 | Hal Sutton (14) | 46 | |
| Apr 29 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 3,500,000 | Scott Hoch (9) | 34 | |
| May 6 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 4,000,000 | David Toms (5) | 54 | |
| May 13 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 4,500,000 | Robert Damron (1) | 66 | |
| May 20 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 4,000,000 | Sergio García (1) | 62 | Invitational |
| May 28 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | 3,500,000 | Frank Lickliter (1) | 44 | |
| Jun 3 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 4,100,000 | Tiger Woods (28) | 62 | Invitational |
| Jun 10 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 3,500,000 | Bob Estes (2) | 48 | |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | Oklahoma | 5,000,000 | Retief Goosen (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 25 | Buick Classic | New York | 3,500,000 | Sergio García (2) | 56 | |
| Jul 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 3,100,000 | Phil Mickelson (19) | 50 | |
| Jul 8 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | 3,600,000 | Scott Hoch (10) | 62 | |
| Jul 15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,100,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (1) | 24 | |
| Jul 22 | The Open Championship | England | £3,300,000 | David Duval (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 22 | B.C. Open | New York | 2,000,000 | Jeff Sluman (5) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 2,800,000 | David Gossett (1) | 24 | |
| Aug 5 | The International | Colorado | 4,000,000 | Tom Pernice Jr. (2) | 56 | |
| Aug 12 | Buick Open | Michigan | 3,100,000 | Kenny Perry (4) | 54 | |
| Aug 19 | PGA Championship | Georgia | 5,200,000 | David Toms (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 26 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | 5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (29) | 68 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 26 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | John Cook (11) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 2 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 3,400,000 | Joel Edwards (1) | 24 | |
| Sep 9 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 3,800,000 | Scott Verplank (4) | 48 | |
| Sep 16 | WGC-American Express Championship | Missouri | – | Canceled | – | World Golf Championship |
| Sep 16 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | – | Canceled | – | Alternate event |
| Sep 23 | Marconi Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 3,300,000 | Robert Allenby (4) | 48 | |
| Sep 30 | Texas Open | Texas | 3,000,000 | Justin Leonard (6) | 28 | |
| Oct 7 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 3,500,000 | David Toms (7) | 48 | |
| Oct 14 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | 4,500,000 | Bob Estes (3) | 50 | |
| Oct 21 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | 3,400,000 | José Cóceres (2) | 58 | |
| Oct 28 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 3,400,000 | Chris DiMarco (2) | 60 | |
| Nov 4 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 5,000,000 | Mike Weir (3) | 60 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 4 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,400,000 | Cameron Beckman (1) | 24 | Alternate event |

### 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 |
| Jul 10 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,100,000 | Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price | Team event |
| Sep 30 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Postponed | Team event |
| Nov 11 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,000,000 | Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron | Team event |
| Nov 18 | WGC-World Cup | Japan | 3,000,000 | Ernie Els and Retief Goosen | World Golf Championship Team event |
| Nov 21 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Nov 25 | Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | Greg Norman | Limited-field event |
| Dec 9 | Hyundai Team Matches | California | 400,000 | Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples | Team event |
| Dec 16 | Williams World Challenge | California | 4,120,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field 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 | 5,687,777 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 4,403,883 |
| 3 | David Toms | 3,791,595 |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 3,440,829 |
| 5 | Davis Love III | 3,169,463 |
| 6 | Sergio García | 2,898,635 |
| 7 | Scott Hoch | 2,875,319 |
| 8 | David Duval | 2,801,760 |
| 9 | Bob Estes | 2,795,477 |
| 10 | Scott Verplank | 2,783,401 |

## 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 | Charles Howell III |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Joe Durant |