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 edit
In 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 edit
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | 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 |  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 |  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 list edit
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.[3][4] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 PGA Tour.[5]
| Position | 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 edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Spike McRoy |
[6] |
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.
- ^ "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.