The 2001 PGA Championship was the 83rd PGA Championship, held August 16–19 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. David Toms won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 16–19, 2001 |
| Location | Johns Creek, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,213 yards (6,596 m) |
| Field | 149 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 141 (+1)[1] |
| Prize fund | $5,200,000 €5,822,194 |
| Winner's share | $936,000 €1,046,978 |
| Champion | |
 David Toms | |
| 265 (−15) | |
Toms led after 54 holes on the Highlands Course, two strokes ahead of Mickelson. Paired together in the final group, they battled for the lead back-and-forth throughout the day, both in pursuit of their first major. Toms led by one stroke on the 72nd tee, but put his tee shot in the rough. Faced with a long second shot over water, he decided to lay up on the 490-yard (448 m) par-4 and rely on his short game. Toms' third shot stopped 12 feet (3.7 m) left of the pin, and he sank the putt to save par for the win. His 265 total set the record for the lowest score at a major championship.[2][3][4]
Two-time defending champion Tiger Woods finished 14 strokes back at 279 (−1), tied for 29th place. No former champions finished in the top twenty.
It was the third major at the Highlands Course, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1981 and the U.S. Open in 1976. All three victors were from the Deep South of the United States. The PGA Championship returned to the course in 2011.
Course layout
editAtlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 430 | 471 | 469 | 204 | 541 | 425 | 183 | 463 | 416 | 3,602 | 439 | 454 | 547 | 364 | 442 | 227 | 441 | 207 | 490 | 3,611 | 7,213 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Source:[5]
Lengths of the course for previous majors:
- 7,070 yards (6,465 m), par 70 - 1981 PGA Championship
- 7,015 yards (6,415 m), par 70 - 1976 U.S. Open
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, August 16, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | −6 | |
| T2 | 66 | −4 | |
Source:[6]
Second round
editFriday, August 17, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 67-64=131 | −9 | |
| 66-65=131 | |||
| T3 | 67-65=132 | −8 | |
| 66-66=132 | |||
| T5 | 66-68=134 | −6 | |
| 66-68=134 | |||
| 67-67=134 | |||
| 70-64=134 | |||
| 66-68=134 | |||
| 67-67=134 |
Source:[7]
Third round
editSaturday, August 18, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66-65-65=196 | −14 | |
| 2 | 66-66-66=198 | −12 | |
| T3 | 67-64-69=200 | −10 | |
| 67-67-66=200 | |||
| 5 | 66-68-67=201 | −9 | |
| 6 | 71-67-65=203 | −7 | |
| T7 | 66-70-68=204 | −6 | |
| 68-67-69=204 | |||
| 67-67-70=204 | |||
| T10 | 71-68-66=205 | −5 | |
| 70-64-71=205 | |||
| 69-70-66=205 | |||
| 72-63-70=205 |
Source:[8]
Final round
editSunday, August 19, 2001
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66-65-65-69=265 | −15 | 936,000 | |
| 2 | 66-66-66-68=266 | −14 | 562,000 | |
| 3 | 67-67-66-68=268 | −12 | 354,000 | |
| T4 | 71-68-66-65=270 | −10 | 222,500 | |
| 67-64-69-70=270 | ||||
| 6 | 68-70-68-66=272 | −8 | 175,000 | |
| T7 | 70-64-71-69=274 | −6 | 152,333 | |
| 68-70-69-67=274 | ||||
| 69-68-70-67=274 | ||||
| T10 | 66-68-67-74=275 | −5 | 122,000 | |
| 70-69-67-69=275 | ||||
| 68-70-71-66=275 |
Source:[9]
Scorecard
editFinal round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −16 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | |
| −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −14 | −14 | −14 | |
| −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | |
| −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | |
| −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | |
| −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | E |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
Source:[10]
References
edit- ^ "Tournament Info for: 2001 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry (August 20, 2001). "Major Toms". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. p. C1.
- ^ D'Amato, Gary (August 20, 2001). "Wimp? No, just champ". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1C.
- ^ Bamberger, Michael (August 27, 2001). "The tortoise wins again". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
- ^ "PGA Championship: course description". USA Today. August 13, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (August 17, 2001). "New Zealander tops PGA with Woods nine shots back". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "PGA Championship: second round scores". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 18, 2001. p. C6.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (August 19, 2001). "Toms uses ace for two-shot lead entering final day". Southeast Missourian. (Cape Girardeau). Associated Press. p. 3B.
- ^ "2001 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "2001 PGA Championship leaderboard". ESPN. August 19, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
External links
edit- PGA.com – 2001 PGA Championship
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site