The 2000 European Tour was the 29th official season of
golf
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tournaments known as the
PGA European Tour.
The season was made up of 44 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four
major championships and three
World Golf Championships, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".
The Order of Merit was won by England's
Lee Westwood who won six times during the season to end
Colin Montgomerie's seven-year reign as Europe's number one.
Changes for 2000
There were several changes from the previous season, with the
Alfred Dunhill Championship replacing the
South African PGA Championship due to sponsorship reasons, the addition of two tournaments celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil by
Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, the
Greg Norman Holden International, the
Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
The Wales Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour played at the Celtic Manor Resort. It was played annually from 2000 to 2014, as part of a 15-year deal between the tour and the Celtic Manor Resort, that included staging t ...
and
The Eurobet Seve Ballesteros Trophy, and the loss of the
Estoril Open, the
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*German Masters, a snook ...
and the
Sarazen World Open. Money earned from the
Masters Tournament counted towards the Order of Merit for the first time.
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Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euro
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Awards
See also
*List of golfers with most European Tour wins
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Notes
References
External links
2000 season results on the PGA European Tour website
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