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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 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 tournamentMar 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 championshipApr 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 championshipJun 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 championshipJul 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 championshipJul 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 championshipJul 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 tournamentSep 16 Vantage Championship North Carolina – Canceled Sep 23 SAS Championship North Carolina 1,600,000 Bruce Lietzke (2) New tournamentSep 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes 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 andson 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.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Allen Doyle 2,3822 Bruce Fleisher 2,1663 Hale Irwin 1,9594 Larry Nelson 1,9305 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 2,553,5822 Bruce Fleisher 2,411,5433 Hale Irwin 2,147,4224 Larry Nelson 2,109,9365 Gil Morgan 1,885,871
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer 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
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