2001 European Tour


The 2001 European Tour was the 30th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.
The Order of Merit was won by South Africa's Retief Goosen.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2001 European Tour schedule which was made up of 46 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".
There were several changes from the previous season, with the Dunhill Links Championship replacing the Dunhill Cup, the Open de Madrid replacing the Turespaña Masters, the Standard Life Loch Lomond being rebranded as the revived Scottish Open, the addition the Caltex Singapore Masters, the Argentine Open and the São Paulo Brazil Open; the return of the Estoril Open; and the loss of both Brazilian 500 year anniversary tournaments and the Belgian Open.
Terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September led to changes on the tour schedule with the WGC-American Express Championship being cancelled and the Ryder Cup matches at The Belfry being postponed until 2002. The Estoril Open was also cancelled in the wake of the attacks, and was replaced on the schedule with a revival of the Cannes Open.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
points		Notes
16–19 NovJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand Tiger Woods 24Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Davidoff Tour
3–7 JanWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipAustralia Steve Stricker 58World Golf Championships
18–21 JanAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa Adam Scott 18Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
25–28 JanMercedes-Benz South African OpenSouth Africa Mark McNulty 32Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
1–4 FebHeineken ClassicAustralia Michael Campbell 20Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
8–11 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalAustralia Aaron Baddeley 22Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
15–18 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysia Vijay Singh 18Co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
22–25 FebCaltex Singapore MastersSingapore Vijay Singh 24New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Davidoff Tour
1–4 MarDubai Desert ClassicUnited Arab Emirates Thomas Bjørn 44
8–11 MarQatar MastersQatar Tony Johnstone 24
15–18 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal Des Smyth 24
22–25 MarSão Paulo Brazil OpenBrazil Darren Fichardt 24New tournament
29 Mar – 1 AprOpen de ArgentinaArgentina Ángel Cabrera 24New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
5–8 AprMasters TournamentUnited States Tiger Woods 100Major championship
12–15 AprMoroccan OpenMorocco Ian Poulter 24
19–22 AprVia Digital Open de EspañaSpain Robert Karlsson 24
26–29 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugal Phillip Price 24
3–6 MayNovotel Perrier Open de FranceFrance José María Olazábal 24
10–13 MayBenson and Hedges International OpenEngland Henrik Stenson 48
17–20 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermany Tiger Woods 54
25–28 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland Andrew Oldcorn 64Flagship event
31 May – 3 JunVictor Chandler British MastersEngland Thomas Levet 32
7–10 JunCompass Group English OpenEngland Peter O'Malley 28
14–17 JunU.S. OpenUnited States Retief Goosen 100Major championship
21–24 JunGreat North OpenEngland Andrew Coltart 24
28 Jun – 1 JulMurphy's Irish OpenRepublic of Ireland Colin Montgomerie 30
5–8 JulSmurfit European OpenRepublic of Ireland Darren Clarke 46
12–15 JulThe Scottish Open at Loch LomondScotland Retief Goosen 50
19–22 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland David Duval 100Major championship
26–29 JulTNT Dutch OpenNetherlands Bernhard Langer 34
2–5 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSweden Colin Montgomerie 40
9–12 AugCeltic Manor Resort Wales OpenWales Paul McGinley 24
16–19 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited States David Toms 100Major championship
16–19 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenRepublic of Ireland Tobias Dier 16Alternate to the PGA Championship; also a Challenge Tour event
23–26 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited States Tiger Woods 68World Golf Championships
23–26 AugGleneagles Scottish PGA ChampionshipScotland Paul Casey 24Alternate to the WGC Invitational
30 Aug – 2 SepBMW International OpenGermany John Daly 42
6–9 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland Ricardo González 24
13–16 SepWGC-American Express ChampionshipUnited StatesCancelledWorld Golf Championships
20–23 SepTrophée LancômeFrance Sergio García 28
28–30 SepRyder CupEnglandPostponedApproved special event; team event
4–7 OctLinde German MastersGermany Bernhard Langer 44
11–14 OctCisco World Match Play ChampionshipEngland Ian Woosnam n/aApproved special event
11–14 OctEstoril OpenPortugalCancelledAlternate to the World Match Play Championship
11–14 OctCannes OpenFrance Jorge Berendt 24Alternate to the World Match Play Championship
18–21 OctDunhill Links ChampionshipScotland Paul Lawrie 48New tournament
25–28 OctTelefonica Open de MadridSpain Retief Goosen 30
1–4 NovAtlanet Italian OpenItaly Grégory Havret 24
8–11 NovVolvo Masters AndaluciaSpain Pádraig Harrington 46
15–18 NovWGC-World CupJapann/aWorld Golf Championships; approved special event; team event

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Euro.
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money
1Retief Goosen2,862,806
2Pádraig Harrington2,090,166
3Darren Clarke1,988,055
4Ernie Els1,716,287
5Colin Montgomerie1,578,676
6Michael Campbell1,577,130
7Thomas Bjørn1,474,802
8Paul McGinley1,464,434
9Paul Lawrie1,428,831
10Niclas Fasth1,224,588

Awards