2000 European Tour
The 2000 European Tour was the 29th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]
| Duration | 11 November 1999 – 12 November 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 44 |
| Most wins | 5: Lee Westwood |
| Volvo Order of Merit | Lee Westwood |
| Golfer of the Year | Lee Westwood |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Ian Poulter |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The Order of Merit was won by England's Lee Westwood who won six times during the season to end Colin Montgomerie's seven-year reign as Europe's number one.
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. The season was made up of 44 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".
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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 |
| 9 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | £1,000,000 | Lee Westwood |
n/a | 12-player field |
| 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 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.[1]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 3,125,147 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Lee Westwood |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Ian Poulter |
Notes
- The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.