2001 PGA Championship

2001 PGA Championship
Tournament information

Dates	August 16–19, 2001
Location	Johns Creek, Georgia
Course(s)	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,213 yards (6,596 m)
Field	149 players, 76 after cut
Cut	141 (+1)^[1]
Prize fund	$5,200,000 €5,822,194
Winner's share	$936,000 €1,046,978
Champion
David Toms
265 (−15)
«2000 2002»

Atlanta AC

Location in the United States

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.

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

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	430	471	469	204	541	425	183	463	416	3,602	439	454	547	364	442	227	441	207	490	3,611	7,213
Par	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	35	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	35	70

Source:^[5]

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

7,070 yards (6,465 m), par 70 - 1981 PGA Championship
7,015 yards (6,415 m), par 70 - 1976 U.S. Open

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Paul Azinger	United States	1993	68	67	69	74	278	−2	T22
Nick Price	Zimbabwe	1992, 1994	71	67	71	70	279	−1	T29
Tiger Woods	United States	1999, 2000	73	67	69	70	279	−1	T29
Bob Tway	United States	1986	69	69	71	70	279	−1	T29
Davis Love III	United States	1997	71	67	65	77	280	E	T37
Hal Sutton	United States	1983	67	71	73	70	281	+1	T44
Vijay Singh	Fiji	1998	73	68	70	71	282	+2	T51

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Mark Brooks	United States	1996	71	71	142	+2
Larry Nelson	United States	1981, 1987	68	74	142	+2
Jeff Sluman	United States	1988	72	76	148	+8
John Daly	United States	1991	72	77	149	+9
Lanny Wadkins	United States	1977	86	85	171	+31
Steve Elkington	Australia	1995	77	WD

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 16, 2001

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Grant Waite	New Zealand	64	−6
T2	Stuart Appleby	Australia	66	−4
	K. J. Choi	South Korea
	David Duval	United States
	Niclas Fasth	Sweden
	Brad Faxon	United States
	Fred Funk	United States
	Dudley Hart	United States
	Phil Mickelson	United States
	David Toms	United States

Source:^[6]

Second round

Friday, August 17, 2001

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Shingo Katayama	Japan	67-64=131	−9
T1	David Toms	United States	66-65=131	−9
T3	Bob Estes	United States	67-65=132	−8
T3	Phil Mickelson	United States	66-66=132	−8
T5	K. J. Choi	South Korea	66-68=134	−6
	David Duval	United States	66-68=134
	Ernie Els	South Africa	67-67=134
	Jim Furyk	United States	70-64=134
	Dudley Hart	United States	66-68=134
	Steve Lowery	United States	67-67=134

Source:^[7]

Third round

Saturday, August 18, 2001

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	David Toms	United States	66-65-65=196	−14
2	Phil Mickelson	United States	66-66-66=198	−12
T3	Shingo Katayama	Japan	67-64-69=200	−10
T3	Steve Lowery	United States	67-67-66=200	−10
5	David Duval	United States	66-68-67=201	−9
6	Davis Love III	United States	71-67-65=203	−7
T7	Stuart Appleby	Australia	66-70-68=204	−6
	Paul Azinger	United States	68-67-69=204
	Ernie Els	South Africa	67-67-70=204
T10	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	71-68-66=205	−5
	Jim Furyk	United States	70-64-71=205
	Retief Goosen	South Africa	69-70-66=205
	Mark O'Meara	United States	72-63-70=205

Source:^[8]

Final round

Sunday, August 19, 2001

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (S)
1	David Toms	United States	66-65-65-69=265	−15	936,000
2	Phil Mickelson	United States	66-66-66-68=266	−14	562,000
3	Steve Lowery	United States	67-67-66-68=268	−12	354,000
T4	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	71-68-66-65=270	−10	222,500
T4	Shingo Katayama	Japan	67-64-69-70=270	−10	222,500
6	Billy Andrade	United States	68-70-68-66=272	−8	175,000
T7	Jim Furyk	United States	70-64-71-69=274	−6	152,333
	Scott Hoch	United States	68-70-69-67=274
	Scott Verplank	United States	69-68-70-67=274
T10	David Duval	United States	66-68-67-74=275	−5	122,000
	Justin Leonard	United States	70-69-67-69=275
	Kirk Triplett	United States	68-70-71-66=275

Source:^[9]

Scorecard

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey		Triple bogey+

Final round

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

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[10]

References

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

External links

About.com: 2001 PGA Championship
PGA.com – 2001 PGA Championship
Coverage on the European Tour's official site
YouTube: Toms' 3rd round ace at 15th hole

Preceded by 2001 Open Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2002 Masters

2001 Men's Major Golf Championships

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Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 34°00′14″N 84°11′35″W / 34.004°N 84.193°W / 34.004; -84.193

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