2000 European Tour

The 2000 European Tour, titled as the 2000 PGA European Tour,^[1] was the 29th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

2000 European Tour season

Duration	11 November 1999 (1999-11-11) – 12 November 2000 (2000-11-12)
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Lee Westwood (5)
Order of Merit	Lee Westwood
Golfer of the Year	Lee Westwood
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Ian Poulter
← 1999 2001 →

Changes for 2000

There were several changes from the previous season, with the Alfred Dunhill Championship replacing the South African PGA Championship due to sponsorship reasons, the addition of two tournaments celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, the Greg Norman Holden International, the Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy, and the loss of the Estoril Open, the German Open and the Sarazen World Open. Money earned from the Masters Tournament counted towards the Order of Merit for the first time.^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.^[2][3]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]	Notes
14 Nov	Johnnie Walker Classic	Taiwan	£800,000	Michael Campbell (1)	28	ANZ, ASA
16 Jan	Alfred Dunhill Championship	South Africa	£500,000	Anthony Wall (1)	12	AFR	New tournament
23 Jan	Mercedes-Benz South African Open	South Africa	US$1,000,000	Mathias Grönberg (3)	32	AFR[c]
30 Jan	Heineken Classic	Australia	A$1,600,000	Michael Campbell (2)	36	ANZ
6 Feb	Greg Norman Holden International	Australia	A$2,000,000	Lucas Parsons (1)	34	ANZ	New to European Tour
13 Feb	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	Malaysia	US$825,000	Yeh Wei-tze (1)	12	ASA
20 Feb	Algarve Portuguese Open	Portugal	€1,000,000	Gary Orr (1)	24
27 Feb	WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship	United States	US$5,000,000	Darren Clarke (6)	76		World Golf Championship
5 Mar	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$1,300,000	José Cóceres (2)	42
12 Mar	Qatar Masters	Qatar	US$750,000	Rolf Muntz (1)	24
19 Mar	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	€550,000	Niclas Fasth (1)	24
26 Mar	Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open	Brazil	€675,000	Roger Chapman (1)	24		New tournament
2 Apr	Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open	Brazil	€750,000	Pádraig Harrington (2)	24		New tournament
9 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$4,600,000	Vijay Singh (9)	100		Major championship
23 Apr	Moroccan Open Méditel	Morocco	€650,000	Jamie Spence (2)	24
1 May	Peugeot Open de España	Spain	€1,000,000	Brian Davis (1)	30
7 May	Novotel Perrier Open de France	France	€1,200,000	Colin Montgomerie (23)	24
14 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	£1,000,000	José María Olazábal (20)	44
21 May	Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe	Germany	€2,700,000	Lee Westwood (10)	52
29 May	Volvo PGA Championship	England	€2,500,000	Colin Montgomerie (24)	64		Flagship event
4 Jun	Compass Group English Open	England	£800,000	Darren Clarke (7)	30
11 Jun	Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open	Wales	£750,000	Steen Tinning (1)	24		New tournament
18 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$4,500,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	100		Major championship
25 Jun	Compaq European Grand Prix	England	€1,000,000	Lee Westwood (11)	24
2 Jul	Murphy's Irish Open	Ireland	€1,600,000	Patrik Sjöland (2)	34
9 Jul	Smurfit European Open	Ireland	£1,500,000	Lee Westwood (12)	44
15 Jul	Standard Life Loch Lomond	Scotland	£1,100,000	Ernie Els (8)	52
23 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	£2,800,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	100		Major championship
30 Jul	TNT Dutch Open	Netherlands	€1,300,000	Stephen Leaney (3)	26
6 Aug	Volvo Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	€1,600,000	Lee Westwood (13)	34
13 Aug	Victor Chandler British Masters	England	£800,000	Gary Orr (2)	30
20 Aug	Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open	Ireland	€350,000	Massimo Scarpa (1)	24	CHA
20 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$5,000,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	100		Major championship
27 Aug	Scottish PGA Championship	Scotland	£400,000	Pierre Fulke (2)	24
27 Aug	WGC-NEC Invitational	United States	US$5,000,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	64		World Golf Championship
3 Sep	BMW International Open	Germany	€1,500,000	Thomas Bjørn (5)	32
10 Sep	Canon European Masters	Switzerland	€1,500,000	Eduardo Romero (7)	34
17 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	€1,300,000	Retief Goosen (4)	46
24 Sep	Belgacom Open	Belgium	€1,000,000	Lee Westwood (14)	38
1 Oct	Linde German Masters	Germany	€2,700,000	Michael Campbell (3)	50
22 Oct	BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid	Spain	€1,000,000	Pádraig Harrington (3)	32
29 Oct	Italian Open	Italy	€1,000,000	Ian Poulter (1)	24
5 Nov	Volvo Masters	Spain	US$3,000,000	Pierre Fulke (3)	48		Tour Championship
12 Nov	WGC-American Express Championship	Spain	US$5,000,000	Mike Weir (n/a)	66		World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner(s)	OWGR points	Notes
16 Apr	Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy	Portugal	€2,400,000	Team Continental Europe	n/a	New tournament Team event
11 Jul	J. P. McManus Pro-Am	Ireland	n/a	Tiger Woods	n/a	Pro-Am
9 Oct	Cisco World Match Play Championship	England	£1,000,000	Lee Westwood	n/a	Limited-field event
15 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Cup	Scotland	£1,000,000	Team Spain	n/a	Team event
10 Dec	WGC-World Cup	Argentina	US$3,000,000	David Duval and Tiger Woods	n/a	World Golf Championship Team event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.^[4][5]

Position	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Lee Westwood	3,125,147
2	Darren Clarke	2,717,965
3	Ernie Els	2,017,248
4	Michael Campbell	1,993,550
5	Thomas Bjørn	1,929,657
6	Colin Montgomerie	1,740,917
7	Pádraig Harrington	1,350,921
8	Phillip Price	1,331,591
9	José María Olazábal	1,174,564
10	Gary Orr	1,009,473

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Lee Westwood	[6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Ian Poulter	[7]

See also

• 2000 European Seniors Tour

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
2. AFR − Southern Africa Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
3. Southern Africa Tour flagship event