The 2000 Buy.com Tour was the 11th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | February 3, 2000 – October 29, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins |  Tim Clark (2) Kent Jones (2) Spike McRoy (2) |
| Money list | Spike McRoy |
| Player of the Year | Spike McRoy |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Buy.com title sponsorship
editIn October 1999, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Buy.com, being renamed as the Buy.com Tour.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Buy.com Florida Classic | Florida | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Feb 13 | Buy.com Lakeland Classic | Florida | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Mar 5 | Buy.com Mississippi Gulf Coast Open | Mississippi | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Mar 19 | Buy.com Monterrey Open | Mexico | 450,000 | 6 | ||
| Apr 2 | Buy.com Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 450,000 | 6 | ||
| Apr 16 | Buy.com Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Apr 30 | Buy.com South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| May 7 | Buy.com Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| May 14 | Buy.com Richmond Open | Virginia | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| May 21 | Buy.com Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 400,000 | 6 | New tournament | |
| Jun 4 | Buy.com Steamtown Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | 6 | New tournament | |
| Jun 11 | Buy.com Dayton Open | Ohio | 425,000 | 6 | ||
| Jun 18 | Buy.com Cleveland Open | Ohio | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Jun 25 | Buy.com Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Jul 2 | Buy.com Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Jul 9 | Buy.com Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Jul 16 | Buy.com Upstate Classic | South Carolina | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Jul 23 | Buy.com Wichita Open | Kansas | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Jul 30 | Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 500,000 | 6 | ||
| Aug 6 | Buy.com Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 500,000 | 6 | ||
| Aug 13 | Buy.com Ozarks Open | Missouri | 425,000 | 6 | ||
| Aug 20 | Buy.com Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Aug 27 | Buy.com Permian Basin Open | Texas | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Sep 3 | Buy.com Utah Classic | Utah | 550,000 | 6 | ||
| Sep 10 | Buy.com Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Sep 17 | Buy.com Boise Open | Idaho | 550,000 | 6 | ||
| Sep 24 | Buy.com Oregon Classic | Oregon | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Oct 1 | Buy.com Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 | 6 | New tournament | |
| Oct 8 | Buy.com New Mexico Classic | New Mexico | 425,000 | 6 | ||
| Oct 15 | Buy.com Inland Empire Open | California | 400,000 | 6 | ||
| Oct 29 | Buy.com Tour Championship | Alabama | 550,000 | 6 | Tour Championship |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 PGA Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300,638 | |
| 2 | 291,757 | |
| 3 | 288,056 | |
| 4 | 271,897 | |
| 5 | 259,724 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | [7] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Buy.com taking over sponsorship of Nike Tour". Portsmouth Daily Times. Portsmouth, Ohio. Associated Press. October 26, 1999. p. 15 (B3 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 7, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "2001 Buy.com Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "2000 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Ebner, Paul (November 5, 2000). "Final event can make or break Tour season". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 14 (2B in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Spike McRoy was the only one of the 15 to earn full status by finishing in the top spot with $300,638.
- ^ "Buy.com". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. November 8, 2000. p. 16 (C4 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The top 15 players on the final money list earned their PGA Tour cards for next year:...
- ^ "Spike McRoy claims first PGA Tour win". United Press International. July 21, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
The 2000 Buy.com Tour Player of the Year, McRoy fired a 7-under-par 65 for a 72-hole total of 19-under 269.