2001 PGA Championship

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.

2001 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 16–19, 2001
LocationJohns Creek, Georgia
Course(s)Atlanta Athletic Club,
Highlands Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,213 yards (6,596 m)
Field149 players, 76 after cut
Cut141 (+1)[1]
Prize fund$5,200,000
€5,822,194
Winner's share$936,000
€1,046,978
Champion
United States David Toms
265 (−15)
Atlanta  is located in the United States
Atlanta 
Atlanta 
Location in the United States
Atlanta AC is located in Georgia
Atlanta AC
Atlanta AC
Location in Georgia

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

Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4304714692045414251834634163,6024394545473644422274412074903,6117,213
Par444354344354454434343570

Source:[5]

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 16, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1New Zealand Grant Waite64−6
T2Australia Stuart Appleby66−4
South Korea K. J. Choi
United States David Duval
Sweden Niclas Fasth
United States Brad Faxon
United States Fred Funk
United States Dudley Hart
United States Phil Mickelson
United States David Toms

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, August 17, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Japan Shingo Katayama67-64=131−9
United States David Toms66-65=131
T3United States Bob Estes67-65=132−8
United States Phil Mickelson66-66=132
T5South Korea K. J. Choi66-68=134−6
United States David Duval66-68=134
South Africa Ernie Els67-67=134
United States Jim Furyk70-64=134
United States Dudley Hart66-68=134
United States Steve Lowery67-67=134

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, August 18, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States David Toms66-65-65=196−14
2United States Phil Mickelson66-66-66=198−12
T3Japan Shingo Katayama67-64-69=200−10
United States Steve Lowery67-67-66=200
5United States David Duval66-68-67=201−9
6United States Davis Love III71-67-65=203−7
T7Australia Stuart Appleby66-70-68=204−6
United States Paul Azinger68-67-69=204
South Africa Ernie Els67-67-70=204
T10United States Mark Calcavecchia71-68-66=205−5
United States Jim Furyk70-64-71=205
South Africa Retief Goosen69-70-66=205
United States Mark O'Meara72-63-70=205

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, August 19, 2001

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (S)
1United States David Toms66-65-65-69=265−15936,000
2United States Phil Mickelson66-66-66-68=266−14562,000
3United States Steve Lowery67-67-66-68=268−12354,000
T4United States Mark Calcavecchia71-68-66-65=270−10222,500
Japan Shingo Katayama67-64-69-70=270
6United States Billy Andrade68-70-68-66=272−8175,000
T7United States Jim Furyk70-64-71-69=274−6152,333
United States Scott Hoch68-70-69-67=274
United States Scott Verplank69-68-70-67=274
T10United States David Duval66-68-67-74=275−5122,000
United States Justin Leonard70-69-67-69=275
United States Kirk Triplett68-70-71-66=275

Source:[9]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par444354344445443434
United States Toms−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−15−14−14−14−15−16−15−15−15−15
United States Mickelson−12−13−13−13−14−14−14−14−13−13−13−14−14−14−15−14−14−14
United States Lowery−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−12
Japan Katayama−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−13−12−11−11−11−11−10
United States Duval−9−8−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−6−6−6−6−5−5−5
United States Love−7−7−7−6−7−7−7−6−5−5−5−2−2−1E−1−1E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[10]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 2001 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. Dulac, Gerry (August 20, 2001). "Major Toms". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. p. C1.
  3. D'Amato, Gary (August 20, 2001). "Wimp? No, just champ". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1C.
  4. Bamberger, Michael (August 27, 2001). "The tortoise wins again". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
  5. "PGA Championship: course description". USA Today. August 13, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  6. Ferguson, Doug (August 17, 2001). "New Zealander tops PGA with Woods nine shots back". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  7. "PGA Championship: second round scores". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 18, 2001. p. C6.
  8. Ferguson, Doug (August 19, 2001). "Toms uses ace for two-shot lead entering final day". Southeast Missourian. (Cape Girardeau). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  9. "2001 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  10. "2001 PGA Championship leaderboard". ESPN. August 19, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

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