# 2001 Senior PGA Tour

The 2001 Senior PGA Tour was the 22nd season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 21 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,400,000 | Larry Nelson (12) | |
| Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | Larry Nelson (13) | |
| Feb 11 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | Gil Morgan (19) | |
| Feb 18 | Verizon Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | Bob Gilder (1) | |
| Feb 25 | Mexico Senior Classic | Mexico | 1,500,000 | Mike McCullough (1) | |
| Mar 4 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | José María Cañizares (1) | |
| Mar 11 | SBC Senior Classic | California | 1,400,000 | Jim Colbert (20) | |
| Mar 18 | Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley | California | 1,400,000 | Hale Irwin (30) | New tournament |
| Mar 25 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,400,000 | Mike McCullough (2) | |
| Apr 15 | The Countrywide Tradition | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Doug Tewell (4) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Apr 22 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 | Bruce Fleisher (12) | |
| Apr 29 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,400,000 | Hale Irwin (31) | |
| May 6 | Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,300,000 | Bruce Fleisher (13) | |
| May 13 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship | Missouri | 2,000,000 | Leonard Thompson (3) | |
| May 20 | TD Waterhouse Championship | Missouri | 1,500,000 | Ed Dougherty (2) | |
| May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | New Jersey | 2,000,000 | Tom Watson (3) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 3 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,600,000 | Sammy Rachels (1) | |
| Jun 10 | NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,200,000 | John Schroeder (1) | |
| Jun 17 | Instinet Classic | New Jersey | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (20) | |
| Jun 24 | FleetBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,400,000 | Larry Nelson (14) | |
| Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Massachusetts | 2,400,000 | Bruce Fleisher (14) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 8 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,400,000 | Larry Nelson (15) | |
| Jul 15 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,400,000 | Allen Doyle (6) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jul 22 | SBC Senior Open | Illinois | 1,400,000 | Dana Quigley (5) | |
| Jul 29 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £500,000 | Ian Stanley (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 29 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,450,000 | Allen Doyle (7) | |
| Aug 5 | Lightpath Long Island Classic | New York | 1,700,000 | Bobby Wadkins (1) | |
| Aug 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Bruce Lietzke (1) | |
| Aug 19 | Novell Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,500,000 | Steve Veriato (1) | |
| Aug 26 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,600,000 | Walter Hall (1) | |
| Sep 2 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (3) | |
| Sep 9 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Jim Thorpe (4) | New tournament |
| Sep 16 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | – | Canceled | |
| Sep 23 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | Bruce Lietzke (2) | New tournament |
| Sep 30 | Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,300,000 | Tom Kite (3) | |
| Oct 7 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (32) | |
| Oct 14 | The Transamerica | California | 1,300,000 | Sammy Rachels (2) | |
| Oct 21 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,400,000 | Larry Nelson (16) | |
| Oct 28 | Senior Tour Championship | Oklahoma | 2,500,000 | Bob Gilder (2) | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
| Nov 18 | UBS Warburg Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Team USA | New team event |
| Dec 2 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | Raymond Floyd and son Robert Floyd | Team event |

## Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points |
| 1 | Allen Doyle | 2,382 |
| 2 | Bruce Fleisher | 2,166 |
| 3 | Hale Irwin | 1,959 |
| 4 | Larry Nelson | 1,930 |
| 5 | Gil Morgan | 1,640 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Allen Doyle | 2,553,582 |
| 2 | Bruce Fleisher | 2,411,543 |
| 3 | Hale Irwin | 2,147,422 |
| 4 | Larry Nelson | 2,109,936 |
| 5 | Gil Morgan | 1,885,871 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Allen Doyle |
| Rookie of the Year | Bob Gilder |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Gil Morgan |
| Comeback Player of the Year | John Schroeder |