2001 Buy.com Tour

The 2001 Buy.com Tour was the 12th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

2001 Buy.com Tour season
DurationMarch 8, 2001 (2001-03-08) – October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28)
Number of official events28[a]
Most winsUnited States Pat Bates (3)
United States Chad Campbell (3)
United States Heath Slocum (3)
Money listUnited States Chad Campbell
Player of the YearUnited States Chad Campbell
2000
2002

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[b]OWGR
points
Notes
Mar 11Buy.com Florida ClassicFlorida425,000 Chris Couch (1)6
Mar 18Buy.com Monterrey OpenMexico450,000 Deane Pappas (2)6
Apr 1Buy.com Louisiana OpenLouisiana450,000 Paul Claxton (1)6
Apr 22Buy.com Arkansas ClassicArkansas450,000 Brett Quigley (2)6New tournament
Apr 29Buy.com Charity Pro-AmSouth Carolina500,000 Jonathan Byrd (1)6Pro-Am
May 6Buy.com Carolina ClassicNorth Carolina450,000 John Maginnes (3)6
May 13Buy.com Virginia Beach OpenVirginia425,000 Trevor Dodds (3)6
May 20Buy.com Richmond OpenVirginia425,000 Chad Campbell (1)6
Jun 3Buy.com Steamtown ClassicPennsylvania425,000 Jason Hill (1)6
Jun 10Samsung Canadian PGA ChampionshipCanada450,000 Richard Zokol (1)6New to Buy.com Tour
Jun 17Buy.com Greater Cleveland OpenOhio425,000 Heath Slocum (1)6
Jun 24Buy.com Dayton OpenOhio425,000 Todd Barranger (1)6
Jul 1Buy.com Knoxville OpenTennessee425,000 Heath Slocum (2)6
Jul 8Buy.com Hershey OpenPennsylvania425,000 John Rollins (1)6
Jul 15Buy.com Wichita OpenKansas425,000 Jason Dufner (1)6
Jul 22Buy.com Siouxland OpenSouth Dakota425,000 Pat Bates (3)6
Jul 29Buy.com Ozarks OpenMissouri450,000 Steve Haskins (1)6
Aug 5Buy.com Omaha ClassicNebraska525,000 Heath Slocum (3)[c]6
Aug 12Buy.com Fort Smith ClassicArkansas425,000 Jay Delsing (1)6
Aug 19Buy.com Permian Basin OpenTexas425,000 Chad Campbell (2)6
Sep 2Buy.com Utah ClassicUtah425,000 David Sutherland (1)6
Sep 9Buy.com Tri-Cities OpenWashington425,000 Guy Boros (1)6
Sep 16Buy.com Oregon ClassicOregonCanceled[d]
Sep 23Buy.com Boise OpenIdaho556,000 Michael Long (1)6
Sep 30Buy.com Inland Empire OpenCalifornia425,000 D. A. Points (1)6
Oct 7Buy.com Monterey Peninsula ClassicCalifornia450,000 Chad Campbell (3)[e]6
Oct 14Buy.com Gila River ClassicArizona425,000 Ben Crane (2)6New tournament
Oct 21Buy.com Shreveport OpenLouisiana425,000 Pat Bates (4)6
Oct 28Buy.com Tour ChampionshipAlabama600,000 Pat Bates (5)6Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates.

The 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Chad Campbell394,552
2 Pat Bates352,261
3 Heath Slocum339,670
4 Rod Pampling306,573
5 Deane Pappas271,169

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Chad Campbell[9]

Notes

References