Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 22–26, 2001 |
Location |
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
Course(s) |
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m) |
Field | 142 players, 75 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+3) |
Prize fund | $6.0 million |
Winner's share | $1.08 million |
Champion | |
Tiger Woods | |
274 (−14) | |
Location map | |
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The 2001 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 22–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 28th Players Championship.
Tiger Woods won the first of his two Players Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Vijay Singh. [1] Because of bad weather, the tournament was completed on Monday, March 26. In the final pairing with 54-hole leader Jerry Kelly, Woods played the final nine holes on Monday. [2] He had also won the previous week, at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando. [3]
Woods had won the previous three majors in 2000; he won the Masters Tournament two weeks later to hold all four major titles at once, the Tiger Slam, as well as this Players, the unofficial "fifth major." He won his second Players a dozen years later in 2013.
Through 2020, Woods is the only winner of the Players and Masters in the same calendar year ( 2001), and he was the third Players champion to win a major in the same calendar year, joining Jack Nicklaus (1978) and Hal Sutton (1983); it expanded to four with Martin Kaymer in 2014.
Defending champion Sutton finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth place.
This was the 20th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).
1. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the 2000 Players Championship
2. Those players among the top 125 finishers on the 2000 Official Money List [4]
3. Winners of the Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship in the last ten years (1990–1999)
4. Winners of the NEC World Series of Golf from 1990–1998
5. Winners of the Tour Championship in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner
6. Winners of official money World Golf Championship events in the last three years (1998–2000)
7. Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Bay Hill Invitational
8. Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, who are among the top 10 money-winners from the 2001 Official Money List below 10th position through the Bay Hill Invitational
9. To complete a field of 144 players, those players, not otherwise eligible, from the 2001 Official Money List below 10th position through the Bay Hill Invitational, in order of their positions on the money list
10. The Players Championship Committee may invite a player(s), not otherwise eligible, who is a current inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame. (Such player(s) would be added to the list.)
Source: [5]
Thursday, March 22, 2001
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Azinger | 66 | −6 |
T2 | Scott Hoch | 67 | −5 |
Jonathan Kaye | |||
Vijay Singh | |||
T5 | Robert Allenby | 68 | −4 |
Skip Kendall | |||
Billy Mayfair | |||
T8 | Jim Carter | 69 | −3 |
Brad Elder | |||
Jerry Kelly | |||
Scott Verplank |
Source: [6]
Friday, March 23, 2001
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jerry Kelly | 69-66=135 | −9 |
2 | Paul Azinger | 66-70=136 | −8 |
T3 | Scott Hoch | 67-70=137 | −7 |
Kenny Perry | 71-66=137 | ||
Vijay Singh | 67-70=137 | ||
6 | Jonathan Kaye | 67-72=139 | −5 |
7 | Billy Mayfair | 68-72=140 | −4 |
T8 | Brad Elder | 69-72=141 | −3 |
Fred Funk | 70-71=141 | ||
J. P. Hayes | 72-69=141 | ||
Bernhard Langer | 73-68=141 | ||
Phil Mickelson | 73-68=141 | ||
Tiger Woods | 72-69=141 |
Source: [7]
Saturday, March 24, 2001
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Jerry Kelly | 69-66-70=205 | −11 |
T2 | Vijay Singh | 67-70-70=207 | −9 |
Tiger Woods | 72-69-66=207 | ||
4 | Scott Hoch | 67-70-71=208 | −8 |
5 | Bernhard Langer | 73-68-68=209 | −7 |
T6 | Paul Azinger | 66-70-74=210 | −6 |
Billy Mayfair | 68-72-70=210 | ||
T8 | Kenny Perry | 71-66-74=211 | −5 |
Hal Sutton | 72-71-68=211 | ||
10 | Michael Campbell | 71-72-69=212 | −4 |
Source: [8]
Sunday, March 25, 2001
Monday, March 26, 2001
Champion |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | 72-69-66-67=274 | −14 | 1,080,000 |
2 | Vijay Singh | 67-70-70-68=275 | −13 | 648,000 |
3 | Bernhard Langer | 73-68-68-67=276 | −12 | 408,000 |
4 | Jerry Kelly | 69-66-70-73=278 | −10 | 288,000 |
T5 | Billy Mayfair | 68-72-70-71=281 | −7 | 228,000 |
Hal Sutton (c) | 72-71-68-70=281 | |||
T7 | Paul Azinger | 66-70-74-72=282 | −6 | 187,000 |
Scott Hoch | 67-70-71-74=282 | |||
Frank Lickliter | 72-72-70-68=282 | |||
T10 | Joe Durant | 73-73-67-70=283 | −5 | 156,000 |
Nick Price (c) | 70-74-71-68=283 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
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Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) | |
T12 | Tom Lehman | 71-71-72-70=284 | −4 | 126,000 | |
José María Olazábal | 71-76-68-69=284 | ||||
David Toms | 70-77-66-71=284 | ||||
T15 | Michael Campbell | 72-71-69-73=285 | −3 | 102,000 | |
Scott Dunlap | 70-73-73-69=285 | ||||
Franklin Langham | 73-71-71-70=285 | ||||
T18 | Lee Janzen (c) | 77-67-69-73=286 | −2 | 84,000 | |
Jonathan Kaye | 67-72-76-71=286 | ||||
Kenny Perry | 71-66-74-75=286 | ||||
T21 | Robert Allenby | 68-75-71-73=287 | −1 | 62,400 | |
Jim Furyk | 72-75-72-68=287 | ||||
J. P. Hayes | 72-69-76-70=287 | ||||
Tim Herron | 73-74-71-69=287 | ||||
Corey Pavin | 73-72-69-73=287 | ||||
T26 | Ángel Cabrera | 72-70-74-72=288 | E | 44,400 | |
Darren Clarke | 75-70-72-71=288 | ||||
Brad Faxon | 72-74-73-69=288 | ||||
Skip Kendall | 68-78-69-73=288 | ||||
Naomichi Ozaki | 77-68-72-71=288 | ||||
T31 | Dennis Paulson | 74-70-73-72=289 | +1 | 38,100 | |
Kirk Triplett | 72-71-76-70=289 | ||||
T33 | Stuart Appleby | 74-73-75-68=290 | +2 | 31,028 | |
Fred Funk | 70-71-77-72=290 | ||||
Pádraig Harrington | 70-75-73-72=290 | ||||
Phil Mickelson | 73-68-72-77=290 | ||||
Craig Parry | 71-73-76-70=290 | ||||
Jeff Sluman | 72-71-75-72=290 | ||||
Mark Wiebe | 73-73-69-75=290 | ||||
T40 | Steve Flesch | 70-73-76-72=291 | +3 | 24,000 | |
Brian Gay | 73-74-72-72=291 | ||||
Colin Montgomerie | 71-71-75-74=291 | ||||
Bob Tway | 72-73-74-72=291 | ||||
T44 | Billy Andrade | 72-73-74-73=292 | +4 | 18,140 | |
Tom Kite (c) | 70-73-75-74=292 | ||||
Scott McCarron | 71-75-77-69=292 | ||||
Paul Stankowski | 72-74-73-73=292 | ||||
Scott Verplank | 69-75-72-76=292 | ||||
Mike Weir | 77-69-72-74=292 | ||||
T50 | Jay Don Blake | 74-73-73-73=293 | +5 | 14,472 | |
Jim Carter | 69-73-75-76=293 | ||||
Nick Faldo | 73-73-75-72=293 | ||||
Sergio García | 73-74-74-72=293 | ||||
Steve Jones | 72-71-72-78=293 | ||||
T55 | Tom Byrum | 73-71-75-75=294 | +6 | 13,680 | |
John Cook | 71-72-75-76=294 | ||||
Chris DiMarco | 74-73-74-73=294 | ||||
T58 | Greg Chalmers | 71-73-72-79=295 | +7 | 13,080 | |
Fred Couples (c) | 71-75-70-79=295 | ||||
Glen Hnatiuk | 74-70-71-80=295 | ||||
Steve Pate | 72-72-76-75=295 | ||||
Chris Riley | 71-75-73-76=295 | ||||
Kevin Sutherland | 71-74-73-77=295 | ||||
Jay Williamson | 78-69-77-71=295 | ||||
T65 | Mark Brooks | 71-74-76-76=297 | +9 | 12,480 | |
Greg Kraft | 73-71-72-81=297 | ||||
Rocco Mediate | 73-73-75-76=297 | ||||
T68 | Paul Goydos | 73-74-76-75=298 | +10 | 12,180 | |
Carl Paulson | 74-73-76-75=298 | ||||
T70 | Brent Geiberger | 72-75-82-70=299 | +11 | 11,880 | |
Mathew Goggin | 72-75-72-80=299 | ||||
Ian Woosnam | 73-73-81-72=299 | ||||
T73 | Brad Elder | 69-72-81-78=300 | +12 | 11,520 | |
Robin Freeman | 73-72-79-76=300 | ||||
J. L. Lewis | 73-72-78-77=300 | ||||
CUT | Michael Clark II | 73-75=148 | +4 | ||
Robert Damron | 76-72=148 | ||||
Dudley Hart | 70-78=148 | ||||
Bradley Hughes | 74-74=148 | ||||
Neal Lancaster | 76-72=148 | ||||
Davis Love III (c) | 72-76=148 | ||||
Steve Stricker | 74-74=148 | ||||
Jean van de Velde | 75-73=148 | ||||
Duffy Waldorf | 77-71=148 | ||||
Lee Westwood | 73-75=148 | ||||
Carlos Franco | 73-76=149 | +5 | |||
Matt Gogel | 74-75=149 | ||||
Brian Henninger | 71-78=149 | ||||
Greg Norman (c) | 75-74=149 | ||||
Jesper Parnevik | 70-79=149 | ||||
David Peoples | 71-78=149 | ||||
Brandel Chamblee | 75-75=150 | +6 | |||
Bob Estes | 72-78=150 | ||||
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 75-75=150 | ||||
Justin Leonard (c) | 74-76=150 | ||||
Jeff Maggert | 70-80=150 | ||||
Tom Purtzer | 71-79=150 | ||||
Tom Scherrer | 76-74=150 | ||||
Fulton Allem | 74-77=151 | +7 | |||
Notah Begay III | 79-72=151 | ||||
Mark Calcavecchia | 74-77=151 | ||||
John Daly | 73-78=151 | ||||
Doug Dunakey | 75-76=151 | ||||
Ernie Els | 76-75=151 | ||||
Ed Fryatt | 74-77=151 | ||||
Steve Lowery | 73-78=151 | ||||
Blaine McCallister | 77-74=151 | ||||
Esteban Toledo | 74-77=151 | ||||
Doug Barron | 77-75=152 | +8 | |||
Len Mattiace | 80-72=152 | ||||
Shaun Micheel | 73-79=152 | ||||
Joe Ogilvie | 72-80=152 | ||||
Mark O'Meara | 78-74=152 | ||||
Garrett Willis | 74-78=152 | ||||
Stephen Ames | 78-75=153 | +9 | |||
Harrison Frazar | 79-74=153 | ||||
Brandt Jobe | 76-77=153 | ||||
Paul Lawrie | 75-78=153 | ||||
Loren Roberts | 76-77=153 | ||||
Craig Stadler | 78-75=153 | ||||
Grant Waite | 75-78=153 | ||||
Russ Cochran | 74-80=154 | +10 | |||
Glen Day | 78-76=154 | ||||
Jimmy Green | 76-78=154 | ||||
John Huston | 75-79=154 | ||||
Andrew Magee | 74-80=154 | ||||
Thomas Bjørn | 76-79=155 | +11 | |||
Olin Browne | 76-79=155 | ||||
Jerry Smith | 77-78=155 | ||||
Ben Crenshaw | 78-78=156 | +12 | |||
Retief Goosen | 79-77=156 | ||||
Gary Nicklaus | 79-77=156 | ||||
Woody Austin | 78-79=157 | +13 | |||
Stewart Cink | 78-79=157 | ||||
Pete Jordan | 76-81=157 | ||||
Larry Mize | 76-81=157 | ||||
Eduardo Romero | 78-79=157 | ||||
Rory Sabbatini | 74-84=158 | +14 | |||
Bob Burns | 76-83=159 | +15 | |||
Bill Glasson | 77-86=163 | +19 | |||
WD | Tommy Armour III | ||||
DQ | Joel Edwards | 72 | E |
Source: [9]
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double Bogey | Triple Bogey+ |
Source: [10]