The 2000 Senior PGA Tour was the 21st 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 2000 season.[1][2]
| Date
|
Tournament
|
Location
|
Purse
(US$)
|
Winner[a]
|
Notes
|
| Jan 23 |
MasterCard Championship |
Hawaii |
1,200,000 |
George Archer (19) |
|
| Feb 6 |
Royal Caribbean Classic |
Florida |
1,100,000 |
Bruce Fleisher (8) |
|
| Feb 13 |
ACE Group Classic |
Florida |
1,200,000 |
Lanny Wadkins (1) |
|
| Feb 20 |
GTE Classic |
Florida |
1,300,000 |
Bruce Fleisher (9) |
|
| Feb 27 |
LiquidGolf.com Invitational |
Florida |
1,200,000 |
Tom Wargo (5) |
|
| Mar 5 |
Toshiba Senior Classic |
California |
1,300,000 |
Allen Doyle (5) |
|
| Mar 12 |
Audi Senior Classic |
Mexico |
1,500,000 |
Hubert Green (2) |
New tournament
|
| Mar 26 |
Emerald Coast Classic |
Florida |
1,250,000 |
Gil Morgan (16) |
|
| Apr 2 |
The Countrywide Tradition |
Arizona |
1,600,000 |
Tom Kite (1) |
Senior PGA Tour major championship
|
| Apr 16 |
PGA Seniors' Championship |
Florida |
1,800,000 |
Doug Tewell (1) |
Senior major championship
|
| Apr 23 |
Las Vegas Senior Classic |
Nevada |
1,400,000 |
Larry Nelson (6) |
|
| Apr 30 |
Bruno's Memorial Classic |
Alabama |
1,300,000 |
John Jacobs (3) |
|
| May 7 |
Home Depot Invitational |
North Carolina |
1,300,000 |
Bruce Fleisher (10) |
|
| May 14 |
Nationwide Championship |
Georgia |
1,450,000 |
Hale Irwin (26) |
|
| May 21 |
TD Waterhouse Championship |
Missouri |
1,300,000 |
Dana Quigley (4) |
|
| May 28 |
Boone Valley Classic |
Missouri |
1,500,000 |
Larry Nelson (7) |
|
| Jun 4 |
BellSouth Senior Classic |
Tennessee |
1,500,000 |
Hale Irwin (27) |
|
| Jun 11 |
SBC Senior Open |
Illinois |
1,400,000 |
Tom Kite (2) |
|
| Jun 18 |
SBC Championship |
Texas |
1,100,000 |
Doug Tewell (2) |
|
| Jun 25 |
Cadillac NFL Golf Classic |
New Jersey |
1,100,000 |
Lee Trevino (29) |
|
| Jul 2 |
U.S. Senior Open |
Pennsylvania |
2,250,000 |
Hale Irwin (28) |
Senior major championship
|
| Jul 9 |
State Farm Senior Classic |
Maryland |
1,350,000 |
Leonard Thompson (2) |
|
| Jul 16 |
Ford Senior Players Championship |
Michigan |
2,300,000 |
Raymond Floyd (14) |
Senior PGA Tour major championship
|
| Jul 23 |
Instinet Classic |
New Jersey |
1,400,000 |
Gil Morgan (17) |
|
| Jul 30 |
Senior British Open |
Northern Ireland |
£400,000 |
Christy O'Connor Jnr (4) |
Senior major championship[b]
|
| Jul 30 |
Lightpath Long Island Classic |
New York |
1,500,000 |
Bruce Fleisher (11) |
|
| Aug 6 |
Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic |
Minnesota |
1,600,000 |
Ed Dougherty (1) |
|
| Aug 13 |
AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship |
Canada |
1,450,000 |
Tom Jenkins (2) |
|
| Aug 20 |
Novell Utah Showdown |
Utah |
1,450,000 |
Doug Tewell (3) |
|
| Aug 27 |
FleetBoston Classic |
Massachusetts |
1,300,000 |
Larry Nelson (8) |
|
| Sep 3 |
Foremost Insurance Championship |
Michigan |
1,100,000 |
Larry Nelson (9) |
|
| Sep 10 |
Comfort Classic |
Indiana |
1,250,000 |
Gil Morgan (18) |
|
| Sep 17 |
Kroger Senior Classic |
Ohio |
1,400,000 |
Hubert Green (3) |
|
| Sep 24 |
Bank One Senior Championship |
Texas |
1,400,000 |
Larry Nelson (10) |
|
| Oct 1 |
Vantage Championship |
North Carolina |
1,500,000 |
Larry Nelson (11) |
|
| Oct 8 |
The Transamerica |
California |
1,100,000 |
Jim Thorpe (1) |
|
| Oct 15 |
Gold Rush Classic |
California |
1,100,000 |
Jim Thorpe (2) |
|
| Oct 22 |
EMC Kaanapali Classic |
Hawaii |
1,100,000 |
Hale Irwin (29) |
|
| Oct 29 |
SBC Senior Classic |
California |
1,400,000 |
Joe Inman (3) |
|
| Nov 5 |
IR Senior Tour Championship |
South Carolina |
2,100,000 |
Tom Watson (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.
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position |
Player |
Prize money ($)
|
| 1 |
Larry Nelson |
2,708,005
|
| 2 |
Bruce Fleisher |
2,373,977
|
| 3 |
Hale Irwin |
2,128,968
|
| 4 |
Gil Morgan |
1,873,216
|
| 5 |
Dana Quigley |
1,802,063
|
Awards
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- ^ "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "2001 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "2000 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Larry Nelson tops among seniors". United Press International. December 7, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
Coming off a season in which he led the Senior Tour in victories and earnings, Larry Nelson received the Jack Nicklaus Award Thursday after being voted Player of the Year by his fellow peers. Doug Tewell claimed Rookie of the Year honors, while Raymond Floyd took home the Comeback Player of the Year Award.
- ^ "2000 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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