2001 - Seniors (All)
The winners in the category "2001 - Seniors (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
Ford
Played as the Ford Senior Players Championship (July 13-15). Doyle (USA) beat Doug Tewell (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [TPC Michigan, Dearborn, Detroit, Mich.].
Majors
Countrywide
Played as the Countrywide Tradition (April 13-15). Second-placed Mike McCullough (USA) finished 9 shots behind Tewell (USA). [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (Jun 29-Jul 1). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) and Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Fleisher (USA). [Salem CC, Peabody, Mass.].
Majors
PGA of America
Played as the Senior PGA Championship (May 25-27). Second-placed Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, NJ].
America
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Aug 10-12; formerly Burnet Classic). Second-placed Doug Tewell (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time Senior PGA Tour winner Lietzke (USA). [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis, Minn.].
America
SBC
Played as the SBC Senior Open (July 20-22). Second-placed Jay Sigel (USA) finished 5 shots behind Quigley (USA). [Kemper Lakes GC, Kildeer, nr Chicago, Illinois].
America
SBC
Played as the SBC Senior Classic (March 9-11). Second-placed José Maria Cañizares (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA), who recorded the last of his 20 Senior PGA Tour wins. [Valencia CC, nr Santa Clarita, California].
America
FleetBoston
Played as the FleetBoston Classic (June 22-24). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Nelson (USA). [Nashawtuc CC, Concord, Massachusetts].
America
BellSouth
Played as the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland (June 1-3). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time Snr PGA Tour winner Rachels (USA). [Gaylord Springs Links, Nashville, Tennessee; at the time known as Springhouse GC].
America
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Played as the Enterprise Rent-a-Car Match Play Championship (May 11-13). Thompson beat Vicente Fernández by 1 hole in the final. [Boone Valley GC, Augusta, nr St Louis, Missouri].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Canada Senior Open (Aug 24-26). Hall (USA) beat Ed Dougherty (USA) at the first playoff hole to claim his only Snr PGA Tour win. [Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga, Ontario].
America
x
Played as the Senior Tour Championship (Oct 25-28; Snr PGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Doug Tewell (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bob Gilder (USA), who recorded his second win on the Tour. [Gaillardia G&CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma].
America
ACE Group
Played as the ACE Group Classic (Feb 9-11). Second-placed Dana Quigley (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gil Morgan (USA), who won this event for the second time in four years. [Pelican Marsh GC, Naples, FL].
America
Lightpath
Played as the Lightpath Long Island Classic (Aug 3-5). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) and Larry Nelson (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time Snr PGA Tr winner Wadkins (USA). [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
America
State Farm
Played as the State Farm Senior Classic (July 27-29). Doyle (USA) beat Bruce Fleisher (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole. [Hayfields CC, Cockeysville, nr Baltimore, MD].
America
x
Played as the Emerald Coast Classic (March 23-25). McCullough (USA) beat Andy North (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [The Moors GC, Milton, Florida].
America
Farmers
Played as the Farmers Charity Classic (July 6-8). Second-placed Jim Ahern (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Nelson (USA). [Egypt Valley CC, Ada, nr Grand Rapids, Michigan].
America
x
Played as the Gold Rush Classic (Sept 28-30). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kite (USA). [Serrano CC, El Dorado Hills, nr Sacramento, CA].
America
Georgia-Pacific
Played as the Georgia-Pacific Super Seniors Championship (Oct 26-28; unofficial Snr PGA Tour event for the top 16 golfers aged 60 and above; played as part of the season-ending Senior Tour Championship). Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Archer (USA). [Gaillardia G&CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma].
America
TD Waterhouse
Played as the TD Waterhouse Championship (May 18-20). Second-placed Walter Morgan (USA), Dana Quigley (USA) and Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 8 shot behind Ed "Doc" Dougherty (USA). [Tiffany Greens GC, Kansas City, Missouri].
America
Toshiba
Played as the Toshiba Senior Classic (March 2-4). 54-year-old José María Cañizares (Esp) beat Gil Morgan (USA) with a birdie at the ninth sudden-death playoff hole, to record his first and only Senior PGA Tour win. [Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, California].
America
Home Depot
Played as the Home Depot Invitational (May 4-6). Second-placed John Bland (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Fleisher (USA), who won this event for the third straight year. [TPC Piper Glen, Charlotte, North Carolina].
America
Hyundai
Played as the Hyundai Team Matches (Dec 6-9; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Allen Doyle (USA) & Dana Quigley (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) & Andy North (USA) after 21 holes in the final of the Snr PGA Tour matches. [Monarch Beach Links, Dana Point, CA].
America
Hyundai
Played as the Hyundai Team Matches (Dec 6-9; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Allen Doyle (USA) & Dana Quigley (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) & Andy North (USA) after 21 holes in the final of the Snr PGA Tour matches. [Monarch Beach Links, Dana Point, CA].
America
Instinet
Played as the Instinet Classic (June 15-17). Second-placed Tom Jenkins (USA) and J.C. Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind Morgan (USA). [TPC Jasna Polana, Princeton, New Jersey].
America
Kroger
Played as the Kroger Senior Classic (Aug 31-Sep 2). Thorpe (USA) beat Tom Jenkins (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Grizzly course, Golf Ctr at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio].
America
x
Played as the Las Vegas Senior Classic (April 20-22). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA), Doug Tewell (USA), Hale Irwin (USA), Walter Hall (USA), José Maria Cañizares (Esp) and Vicente Fernández (Arg) finished 3 shots behind Fleisher (USA). [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada].
America
Liberty Mutual
Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (Mar 30-Apr 1; unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA) & David Graham (Aus) finished 3 shots behind defending champions Jim Colbert (USA) & Andy North (USA). Reduced to 36 holes due to rain. [King & Bear course, World Golf Village, St Augustine, FL].
America
Liberty Mutual
Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (Mar 30-Apr 1; unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA) & David Graham (Aus) finished 3 shots behind defending champions Jim Colbert (USA) & Andy North (USA). Reduced to 36 holes due to rain. [King & Bear course, World Golf Village, St Augustine, FL].
America
x
Played as the Mexico Senior Classic (Feb 23-25). Second-placed Jim Colbert (USA) and Bob Eastwood (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time Snr PGA Tour winner McCullough (USA). [La Vista CC, Puebla, Mexico].
America
MasterCard
Played as the MasterCard Championship (Jan 18-21; Senior PGA Tour season-opener). Second-placed Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 1 shot behind Larry Nelson (USA). [Hualālai course, Hualālai Resort, Big Island, Hawaii].
America
NFL
Played as the NFL Classic (June 8-10). First-time Snr PGA Tour winner Schroeder (USA) beat Allen Doyle (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, NJ].
America
Office Depot
Played as the Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (Nov 30-Dec 2; post-season 36-hole scramble event). Second-placed Hale & Steve Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champions Raymond & Robert Floyd (USA). This was Ray Floyd's fifth win in this event. [Ocean Club, Paradise Island, New Providence, Bahamas].
America
Allianz
The inaugural Allianz Championship (Sept 7-9). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jim Thorpe (USA). [Glen Oaks CC, West Des Moines, Iowa].
America
Bruno's
Played as Bruno's Memorial Classic (April 27-29). Second-placed Stewart Ginn (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Irwin (USA). [Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
Royal Caribbn
Played as the Royal Caribbean Classic (Feb 2-4; played on a modified stableford basis). Second-placed Vicente Fernandez (Arg) finished 1 point behind Nelson (USA). [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as Crandon Pk GC].
America
SBC
Played as the SBC Championship (Oct 19-21). Second-placed Bob Gilder (USA) and Gary McCord (USA) finished 2 shots behind Nelson (USA). [Dominion CC, San Antonio, Texas].
America
SAS Institute
Played as the inaugural SAS Championship (Sept 21-23). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) and Gary McCord (USA) finished 3 shots behind Bruce Lietzke (USA), who recorded his second Champions Tour win. [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
Played as the Senior Slam (Nov 10/11; unofficial Snr PGA Tour event, for the year's four senior major winners). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA; Snr PGA) finished 2 shots behind Doyle (USA; Snr Plyrs). Bruce Fleisher (USA; US Snr Open) was third and Doug Tewell (USA; The Tradition) fourth. [Slammer & Squire course, World Golf Village, St Augustine, FL].
America
Siebel
Played as the inaugural Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley (March 16-18). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) and Tom Watson (USA) finished 5 shots behind Irwin (USA). [Coyote Creek GC, Morgan Hill, nr San Jose, California].
America
x
Played as the Senior Skins Game (Jan 27/28; four-man Snr PGA Tour unofficial money event). Irwin (USA) won with a total of 7 skins worth $320,000. Second was Jack Nicklaus (USA) 10 skins worth $260,000. Third was Arnold Palmer (USA) 1 skin worth $20,000. Defending champion Gary Player (RSA) was shutout with no skins. [Gold course, Wailea GC, Maui, Hawaii].
America
Verizon
Played as the Verizon Classic (Feb 16-18). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA), Gil Morgan (USA), Bobby Walzel (USA) and Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time Snr PGA Tour winner Gilder (USA). [TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, nr Tampa, FL].
America
x
Played as The Transamerica (Oct 12-14). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) and Doug Tewell (USA) finished 1 shot behind Rachels (USA). [South course, Silverado Resort, Napa, California].
America
x
Played as the Turtle Bay Championship (Oct 5-7; formerly Kaanapali Classic). Second-placed John Jacobs (Eng) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Irwin (USA). [Palmer course, Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii].
America
Novell
Played as the Novell Utah Showdown (Aug 17-19). Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA), Jerry Pate (USA), Jesse Patino (USA) and Graham Marsh (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Veriato (USA), who recorded his only Snr PGA Tour win. [Park Meadows CC, Park City, nr Salt Lake City, Utah].
America
Vantage
The 2001 Vantage Championship (Sept 14-16) was cancelled following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC. [Championship course, Tanglewood Golf, Clemmons, nr Winston-Salem, NC].
Europe
Royal Westmoreland
Played as the Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open (March 29-31; Eurpn Snr Tr season opener). Second-placed David Creamer (Eng) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Diniz (Bra), who recorded the second of his two European Snr Tour wins. [Royal Westmoreland, St James, Barbados].
Europe
Beko
Played as the Beko Classic (May 3-5). Second-placed Terry Gale (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ratcliffe (Aus). [Gloria Resort, Belek, nr Antalya, Turkey].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic (Aug 3-5). Second-placed Jerry Bruner (USA) and Simon Owen (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Ratcliffe (Aus), who closed with two eagles in the final three holes to snatch victory. [Priestman course, Slaley Hall Resort, Hexham, Northumberland].
Europe
Daily Telegraph, SSL Intl, Sodexho
Played as the SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship presented by The Daily Telegraph (Oct 24-27). Rhodes (Eng) beat Craig Defoy (Wales) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final to claim his first European Snr Tour title in 106 attempts. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
AIB
Played as the AIB Irish Seniors Open (May 11-13). Second-placed Simon Owen (NZ) finished 1 shot behind 52-year-old Seiji Ebihara (Jpn), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [East course, Powerscourt GC, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow].
Europe
Microlease
Played as the Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters (June 15-17). Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) beat Denis Durnian (Eng) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record his second European Senior Tour win. Delroy Cambridge (Jam) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Lawrence Batley
Played as the Lawrence Batley Seniors Open (June 28-30). Second-placed Denis Durnian (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Job (Eng), who closed with an eight-under-par 63. [Huddersfield GC, West Yorkshire, England].
Europe
x
Played as the Legends in Golf (Aug 24-26). First-time European Snr Tour winner Good (Aus) beat Jerry Bruner (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Crayestein (GC de Merwelanden), Dordrecht, Netherlands].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural (and only) Palmerston Trophy Berlin (June 22-24). Second-placed Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) and Eddie Polland (N. Ire) finished 4 shots behind O'Sullivan (Ire). [Faldo course, Sporting Club Berlin, Bad Saarow, nr Berlin; at the time known as the Palmerston Resort].
Europe
De Vere
Played as the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship (May 31-June 3). Second-placed Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Ian Stanley (Aus), who recorded his second European Senior Tour win. [Nicklaus course, Carden Park, Cheshire].
Europe
STC
Played as the inaugural (and only) STC Scandinavian International (July 13-15). Second-placed Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Denis O'Sullivan (Ire). [Kungsängen GC, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
Europe
x
Played as the Scottish Seniors Open (Aug 31-Sept 2). David Oakley (USA) beat Keith Macdonald (Eng) at the second playoff hole, to record the last of his four wins on the European Snr Tour. [The Roxburghe GC, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland].
Europe
MasterCard
Played as the Senior British Open presented by MasterCard (15th) (July 26-29). Stanley (Aus) beat Bob Charles (NZ) with a par at the first playoff hole to clinch the biggest win of his career. [Royal County Down GC, Newcastle, Co. Down, N. Ireland].
Europe
Dan Technology
Played as the Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions (Oct 5-7). Second-placed Jerry Bruner (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Cambridge (Jam). [The Mere Resort, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire].
Europe
Bad Ragaz
Played as the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (Aug 10-12). Defending champion David Huish (Scot) beat David Good (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his five wins on the European Senior Tour. [GC Bad Ragaz, Switzerland].
Europe
TEMES
Played as the TEMES Seniors Open (Sept 21-23). Second-placed David Good (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Weir (Scot), who recorded his only win on the European Snr Tour. [Glyfada GC of Athens, Greece].
Europe
x
Played as the European Seniors Tour Championship (Nov 2-4; European Senior Tour season-ending event). Second-placed David Good (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 54-year-old Jerry Bruner (USA), who recorded the first of his three wins on the Tour. [Stadium course, Camiral G&W Resort, Caldes de Malavella, nr Girona; at the time called PGA Catalunya].
Europe
STC/Bovis
Played as the inaugural STC Bovis LendLease European Invitational (Sept 7-9). Second-placed Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Bob Shearer (Aus), who recorded the last of his four European Senior Tour wins. [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
x
Played as the Tunisian Seniors Open (Oct 17-19). First-time European Snr Tour winner Owen (NZ) beat Bob Lendzion (USA) with a birdie three at the second playoff hole. [El Kantaoui Golf Intl, nr Sousse, Tunisia].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Wales Seniors Open (June 8-10). Second-placed Jay Horton (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Durnian (Eng). [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Europe
Energis
Played as the Energis Senior Masters (Aug 17-19). Second-placed Malcolm Gregson (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Oakley (USA). [Edinburgh course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Awards
Charles Schwab
Doyle (USA) won the inaugural Senior PGA Tour season-long points chase, to capture the Charles Schwab Cup and $1 million annuity cheque. Bruce Fleisher (USA) was second with 2166 pts; Hale Irwin (USA) was third with 1959 pts. The Cup is awarded based on points earned for top 10 finishes during the Champions Tour season.
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Morgan (USA) won his second straight Byron Nelson Award, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the Senior PGA Tour. Hale Irwin (USA) was second with 69.29; Allen Doyle (USA) was third with 69.41.
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Doyle (USA) won the Arnold Palmer Award as the Senior PGA Tour 2001 leading money winner, with earnings of $2,553,582 on the Tour. Bruce Fleischer (USA) was second with $2,411,543; Hale Irwin (USA) was third with $2,147,422.
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
Stanley (Aus) won the Eurpn Snr Tr 2001 Order of Merit and associated John Jacobs Trophy, with earnings of €287,025 on the Tour. Denis Durnian (Eng) was second with €276,623; Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) was third with €218,685.
Doyle (USA) won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Senior PGA Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
Owen (NZ) won the Eurpn Snr Tr 2001 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished sixth on the Tour's Order of Merit, with earnings of €199,342.
Awards
Snr PGA Tr
Gilder (USA) won the Senior PGA Tour 2001 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. He finished eighth on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $1,684,986.
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