2000 Volvo PGA Championship

2000 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2000
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,047 yards (6,444 m)
Field156 players, 81 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund2,531,710
Winner's share€415,130
Champion
Colin Montgomerie
271 (−17)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

The 2000 Volvo PGA Championship was the 46th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Colin Montgomerie won by three strokes over Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart and Lee Westwood to claim his third consecutive Volvo PGA Championship, a feat that had never been achieved before.[1][2]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course[3]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yardage n/a 474 153 447 496 191 354 396 400 452 3,363 184 404 509 442 179 481 383 571 531 3,684 7,047
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37 72

Round summaries

First round

Friday, 26 May 2000

Place Player Score To par
1 Nick O'Hern 65 −7
T2 Andrew Coltart 67 −5
Richard Green
Robert Karlsson
Colin Montgomerie
T6 Darren Clarke 68 −4
Olivier Edmond
Sergio García
Søren Kjeldsen
Stuart Little
Bob May
Geoff Ogilvy
Peter O'Malley
Gustavo Rojas
Jean van de Velde

Second round

Saturday, 27 May 2000

Place Player Score To par
1 Colin Montgomerie 67-65=132 −12
2 Richard Green 67-67=134 −10
T3 Darren Clarke 68-68=136 −8
Andrew Coltart 67-69=136
Robert Karlsson 67-69=136
6 Gary Emerson 69-69=138 −6
T7 Sergio García 68-71=139 −5
Nick O'Hern 65-74=139
Phillip Price 72-67=139
T10 Maarten Lafeber 69-71=140 −4
Bernhard Langer 69-71=140
Paul McGinley 70-70=140

Third round

Sunday, 28 May 2000

Place Player Score To par
1 Colin Montgomerie 67-65-70=202 −14
2 Andrew Coltart 67-69-69=205 −11
3 Lee Westwood 71-70-65=206 −10
T4 Sergio García 68-71-68=207 −9
Richard Green 67-67-73=207
T6 Darren Clarke 68-68-72=208 −8
Phillip Price 72-67-69=208
T8 Robert Karlsson 67-69-74=210 −6
Nick O'Hern 65-74-71=210
Peter O'Malley 68-73-69=210

Final round

Monday, 29 May 2000

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 Colin Montgomerie 67-65-70-69=271 −17 415,130
T2 Darren Clarke 68-68-72-66=274 −14 185,735
Andrew Coltart 67-69-69-69=274
Lee Westwood 71-70-65-68=274
T5 Sergio García 68-71-68-70=277 −11 96,393
Richard Green 67-67-73-70=277
T7 Olivier Edmond 68-74-69-68=279 −9 60,650
Retief Goosen 74-70-68-67=279
Peter O'Malley 68-73-69-69=279
Ian Woosnam 72-71-68-68=279

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
Montgomerie −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −14 −13 −14 −14 −14 −15 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17
Clarke −8 −8 −9 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −14
Coltart −10 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14
Westwood −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −14
García −9 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11
Green −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Montgomerie makes history at Wentworth". European Tour. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "GOLF ROUNDUP; Montgomerie Wins 3rd Straight Volvo". New York Times. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2000 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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