2001 Tournament Purses

Tournament Date Location Purse Winner
WGC - Accenture Match Play 3-Jan Melbourne, Australia $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Mercedes Championships 11-Jan Kapula, HI $3,200,000 $576,000
Touchstone Energy Tucson Open 11-Jan Tucson, AZ $3,000,000 $540,000
Sony Open in Hawaii 18-Jan Honolulu, HI $4,000,000 $720,000
Phoenix Open 25-Jan Scottsdale, AZ $4,000,000 $720,000
AT&T Pebble Beach National 1-Feb Pebble Beach, CA $4,000,000 $720,000
Buick Invitational 8-Feb La Jolla, CA $3,500,000 $630,000
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 14-Jan La Quinta, CA $3,500,000 $630,000
Nissan Open 22-Feb Pacific Palisades, CA $3,400,000 $612,000
Genuity Championship (Doral) 1-Mar Miami, FL $4,500,000 $810,000
Honda Classic 8-Mar Coral Springs, FL $3,250,000 $585,000
Bay Hill Invitational 15-Mar Orlando, FL $3,500,000 $630,000
THE PLAYERS Championship 22-Mar Ponte Vedra Beach, FL $6,000,000 $1,080,000
BellSouth Classic 29-Mar Duluth, GA $3,300,000 $594,000
Masters Tournament 5-Apr Augusta, GA $5,310,000 $1,008,000
Worldcom Classic (The Heritage) 12-Apr Hilton Head Island, SC $3,500,000 $630,000
Shell Houston Open 19-Apr The Woodlands, TX $3,400,000 $612,000
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic 26-Apr Greensboro, NC $3,500,000 $630,000
Compaq Classic of New Orleans 3-May New Orleans, LA $3,500,000 $630,000
Verizon Byron Nelson Classic 10-May Irving, TX $4,500,000 $810,000
MasterCard Colonial 17-May Ft. Worth, TX $4,000,000 $720,000
Kemper Insurance Open 24-May Potomac, MD $3,500,000 $630,000
Memorial Tournament 31-May Dublin, OH $4,100,000 $738,000
FedEx St. Jude Classic 7-Jun Memphis, TN $3,500,000 $630,000
U.S. Open Championship 14-Jun Tulsa, OK $5,000,000 $900,000
Buick Classic 21-Jun Harrison, NY $3,500,000 $630,000
Canon Greater Hartford Open 28-Jun Cromwell, CT $3,100,000 $558,000
Advil Western Open 5-Jul Lemont, IL $3,600,000 $648,000
Greater Milwaukee Open 12-Jul Milwaukee, WI $3,100,000 $558,000
The British Open 19-Jul St. Annes on Sea, UK $4,620,000 $858,000
B.C. Open 19-Jul Endicott, NY $2,000,000 $360,000
John Deere Classic 26-Jul Silvis, IL $2,800,000 $504,000
The International 2-Aug Castle Rock, CO $4,000,000 $720,000
Buick Open 9-Aug Grand Blanc, MI $3,100,000 $558,000
PGA Championship 16-Aug Duluth, GA $5,200,000 $936,000
WGC - NEC Invitational 23-Aug Akron, OH $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Reno-Tahoe Open 23-Aug Reno, NV $3,000,000 $540,000
Air Canada Championship 30-Aug Surrey, BC $3,400,000 $612,000
Bell Canadian Open 6-Sep Montreal, QC $3,800,000 $684,000
WGC - American Express 13-Sep St. Louis, MO $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Tampa Bay Classic 13-Sep Tampa Bay, FL $2,500,000 $450,000
Marconi Pennsylvania Classic 20-Sep Ligonier, PA $3,300,000 $594,000
Texas Open at LaCantera 27-Sep San Antonio, TX $3,000,000 $540,000
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill 4-Oct Williamsburg, VA $3,500,000 $630,000
Invensys Classic at Las Vegas 10-Oct Las Vegas, NV $4,500,000 $810,000
National Car Rental Golf Classic 18-Oct Lake Buena Vista, FL $3,400,000 $612,000
Buick Challenge 25-Oct Pine Mountain, GA $3,400,000 $612,000
THE TOUR Championship 1-Nov Houston, TX $5,000,000 $900,000
Southern Farm Bureau Classic 1-Nov Madison, MS $2,400,000 $432,000

Note:  Purses sometimes are increased at the last minute.
          Purses in gray are based on 2000 season.
         
Purses in normal have not increased from 2000 season.
          Purses in red have increased from 2000 season.