2001 Canadian Tour
| Duration | February 22, 2001 – September 23, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | Aaron Barber (2) Paul Devenport (2) Ken Staton (2) |
| Order of Merit | Aaron Barber |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 Canadian Tour was the 16th season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (C$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | Myrtle Beach Open | United States | 150,000 | Eamonn Brady (1) | 6 |
| Mar 4 | Barefoot Classic | United States | 150,000 | Aaron Barber (1) | 6 |
| Mar 11 | South Carolina Challenge | United States | 150,000 | Jace Bugg (1) | 6 |
| Mar 18 | CanAm Days Championship | United States | 150,000 | Scott Ford (1) | 6 |
| Jun 17 | Shell Payless Open | British Columbia | 150,000 | Paul Devenport (3) | 6 |
| Jun 24 | Telus Vancouver Open | British Columbia | 150,000 | Steve Scott (1) | 6 |
| Jul 1 | Telus Edmonton Open | Alberta | 150,000 | Aaron Barber (2) | 6 |
| Jul 15 | MTS Classic | Manitoba | 150,000 | Ken Staton (4) | 6 |
| Jul 22 | Ontario Open Heritage Classic | Ontario | 150,000 | Craig Matthew (1) | 6 |
| Jul 29 | Grant Forest Products NRCS Classic | Ontario | 150,000 | Derek Gilchrist (1) | 6 |
| Aug 12 | Telus Open | Quebec | 200,000 | Paul Devenport (4) | 6 |
| Aug 19 | Eagle Creek Classic | Ontario | 150,000 | Mark Slawter (1) | 6 |
| Aug 26 | Aliant Cup | Newfoundland and Labrador | 150,000 | Brian Payne (1) | 6 |
| Sep 16 | Bayer Championship | Ontario | 200,000 | Jason Bohn (2) | 6 |
| Sep 23 | Niagara Classic | Ontario | 100,000 | Ken Staton (5) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the McDonald's Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Barber | 75,337 |
| 2 | Paul Devenport | 72,629 |
| 3 | Jason Bohn | 69,957 |
| 4 | Jace Bugg | 64,717 |
| 5 | Mark Slawter | 63,005 |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
References
- ^ "2001 Tournament schedule". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "2001 Order of Merit". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Henwood, Marty (September 18, 2001). "Canadian Tour Dishes Out Awards". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 6, 2023.