The 2001 Buy.com Tour was the 12th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | March 8, 2001 – October 28, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28[a] |
| Most wins |  Pat Bates (3) Chad Campbell (3) Heath Slocum (3) |
| Money list | Chad Campbell |
| Player of the Year | Chad Campbell |
← 2000 2002 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 | Buy.com Florida Classic | Florida | 425,000 | Chris Couch (1)
|
6 | |
| Mar 18 | Buy.com Monterrey Open | Mexico | 450,000 |  Deane Pappas (2)
|
6 | |
| Apr 1 | Buy.com Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 450,000 | Paul Claxton (1)
|
6 | |
| Apr 22 | Buy.com Arkansas Classic | Arkansas | 450,000 | Brett Quigley (2)
|
6 | New tournament |
| Apr 29 | Buy.com Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 500,000 | Jonathan Byrd (1)
|
6 | Pro-Am |
| May 6 | Buy.com Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 450,000 | John Maginnes (3)
|
6 | |
| May 13 | Buy.com Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 425,000 |  Trevor Dodds (3)
|
6 | |
| May 20 | Buy.com Richmond Open | Virginia | 425,000 | Chad Campbell (1)
|
6 | |
| Jun 3 | Buy.com Steamtown Classic | Pennsylvania | 425,000 | Jason Hill (1)
|
6 | |
| Jun 10 | Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 |  Richard Zokol (1)
|
6 | New to Buy.com Tour |
| Jun 17 | Buy.com Greater Cleveland Open | Ohio | 425,000 | Heath Slocum (1)
|
6 | |
| Jun 24 | Buy.com Dayton Open | Ohio | 425,000 | Todd Barranger (1)
|
6 | |
| Jul 1 | Buy.com Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 425,000 | Heath Slocum (2)
|
6 | |
| Jul 8 | Buy.com Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 425,000 | John Rollins (1)
|
6 | |
| Jul 15 | Buy.com Wichita Open | Kansas | 425,000 | Jason Dufner (1)
|
6 | |
| Jul 22 | Buy.com Siouxland Open | South Dakota | 425,000 | Pat Bates (3)
|
6 | |
| Jul 29 | Buy.com Ozarks Open | Missouri | 450,000 | Steve Haskins (1)
|
6 | |
| Aug 5 | Buy.com Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 525,000 | Heath Slocum (3)[c]
|
6 | |
| Aug 12 | Buy.com Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 425,000 | Jay Delsing (1)
|
6 | |
| Aug 19 | Buy.com Permian Basin Open | Texas | 425,000 | Chad Campbell (2)
|
6 | |
| Sep 2 | Buy.com Utah Classic | Utah | 425,000 | David Sutherland (1)
|
6 | |
| Sep 9 | Buy.com Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 425,000 | Guy Boros (1)
|
6 | |
| Buy.com Oregon Classic | Oregon | – | Canceled[d] | – | ||
| Sep 23 | Buy.com Boise Open | Idaho | 556,000 |  Michael Long (1)
|
6 | |
| Sep 30 | Buy.com Inland Empire Open | California | 425,000 | D. A. Points (1)
|
6 | |
| Oct 7 | Buy.com Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 | Chad Campbell (3)[e]
|
6 | |
| Oct 14 | Buy.com Gila River Classic | Arizona | 425,000 | Ben Crane (2)
|
6 | New tournament |
| Oct 21 | Buy.com Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 425,000 | Pat Bates (4)
|
6 | |
| Oct 28 | Buy.com Tour Championship | Alabama | 600,000 | Pat Bates (5)
|
6 | Tour Championship |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2002 PGA Tour.[8]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Campbell |
394,552 |
| 2 | Pat Bates |
352,261 |
| 3 | Heath Slocum |
339,670 |
| 4 |  Rod Pampling |
306,573 |
| 5 | Deane Pappas |
271,169 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Chad Campbell |
[9] |
Notes
edit- ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Buy.com Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Buy.com Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Buy.com Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ Slocum earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[3]
- ^ Canceled due to the September 11 attacks.[4]
- ^ Campbell earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2001 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 18, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "2002 Buy.com Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Slocum promoted after win in Omaha". The Vicksburg Post. Vicksburg, Mississippi. August 8, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (September 13, 2001). "Golf; Golf Events Canceled". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
The Tampa Bay Classic, the Senior Tour Vantage Championship, and the Buy.com Oregon Classic were also canceled.
- ^ "2001: Campbell earns Tour 'promotion'". Golfweek. November 28, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "2001 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Woods, Doyle, Campbell honored". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. December 20, 2001. p. 10 (16 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
He set a single-season earnings record for the Buy.com Tour with $394,552.
- ^ "Pappas brothers earn PGA cards". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. October 30, 2001. p. 12 (3D in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
...giving him a 2002 PGA Tour card as one of the top 15 money-winners on the Buy.com Tour.
- ^ "Former UNLV standout Chad Campbell honored". Las Vegas Sun. December 20, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
UNLV alum Chad Campbell was honored by the PGA as the Buy.com Tour's Player of the Year.