2000 Buy.com Tour
The 2000 Buy.com Tour season ran from February 3 to October 29. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments, of which 30 were played in the United States The top 15 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2001.
| Duration | February 3, 2000 – October 29, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins | 2: Tim Clark Kent Jones Spike McRoy |
| Money winner | Spike McRoy |
| Player of the Year | Spike McRoy |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Buy.com Florida Classic | Florida | 400,000 | Fran Quinn (2) |
6 | |
| Feb 13 | Buy.com Lakeland Classic | Florida | 400,000 | Donnie Hammond (1) |
6 | |
| Mar 5 | Buy.com Mississippi Gulf Coast Open | Mississippi | 400,000 | Tripp Isenhour (1) |
6 | |
| Mar 19 | Buy.com Monterrey Open | Mexico | 450,000 | Briny Baird (1) |
6 | |
| Apr 2 | Buy.com Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 450,000 | Rob McKelvey (1) |
6 | |
| Apr 16 | Buy.com Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 400,000 | Kent Jones (1) |
6 | |
| Apr 30 | Buy.com South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 400,000 | Jeff Gallagher (2) |
6 | |
| May 7 | Buy.com Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 400,000 | J. J. Henry (1) |
6 | |
| May 14 | Buy.com Richmond Open | Virginia | 400,000 | Steve Runge (1) |
6 | |
| May 21 | Buy.com Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 400,000 |  Ryuji Imada (1) |
6 | New tournament |
| Jun 4 | Buy.com Steamtown Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Jeff Hart (1) |
6 | New tournament |
| Jun 11 | Buy.com Dayton Open | Ohio | 425,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ian Leggatt (1) |
6 | |
| Jun 18 | Buy.com Cleveland Open | Ohio | 400,000 | Deane Pappas (1) |
6 | |
| Jun 25 | Buy.com Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 400,000 | Kent Jones (2) |
6 | |
| Jul 2 | Buy.com Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 400,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Hensby (2) |
6 | |
| Jul 9 | Buy.com Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 400,000 | Paul Gow (2) |
6 | |
| Jul 16 | Buy.com Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 400,000 | Shane Bertsch (1) |
6 | |
| Jul 23 | Buy.com Wichita Open | Kansas | 400,000 | Ben Crane (1) |
6 | |
| Jul 30 | Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 500,000 | Spike McRoy (1) |
6 | |
| Aug 6 | Buy.com Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 500,000 | David Berganio Jr. (3) |
6 | |
| Aug 13 | Buy.com Ozarks Open | Missouri | 425,000 | Pat Perez (1) |
6 | |
| Aug 20 | Buy.com Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 400,000 | Tim Clark (1) |
6 | |
| Aug 27 | Buy.com Permian Basin Open | Texas | 400,000 | Kevin Johnson (3) |
6 | |
| Sep 3 | Buy.com Utah Classic | Utah | 550,000 | Andy Morse (1) |
6 | |
| Sep 10 | Buy.com Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 400,000 | Darron Stiles (2) |
6 | |
| Sep 17 | Buy.com Boise Open | Idaho | 550,000 | Tim Clark (2) |
6 | |
| Sep 24 | Buy.com Oregon Classic | Oregon | 400,000 | Keoke Cotner (1) |
6 | |
| Oct 1 | Buy.com Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 |  Richard Johnson (2) |
6 | New tournament |
| Oct 8 | Buy.com New Mexico Classic | New Mexico | 425,000 | Jason Gore (1) |
6 | |
| Oct 15 | Buy.com Inland Empire Open | California | 400,000 | Scott Petersen (1) |
6 | |
| Oct 29 | Buy.com Tour Championship | Alabama | 550,000 | Spike McRoy (2) |
6 | Tour Championship |
Money leaders
For full rankings, see 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2001 PGA Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spike McRoy | 300,638 |
| 2 | Mark Hensby | 291,757 |
| 3 | Tim Clark | 288,056 |
| 4 | Briny Baird | 271,897 |
| 5 | Ian Leggatt | 259,724 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Spike McRoy | [1] |
See also
Notes
- 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.
References
- "Spike McRoy claims first PGA Tour win". UPI. July 21, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
External links
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