2000 Volvo PGA Championship

The 2000 Volvo PGA Championship was the 46th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2000 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2000
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,047 yards (6,444 m)
Field156 players, 81 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund2,531,710
Winner's share€415,130
Champion
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
271 (−17)
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2001 →
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club

Colin Montgomerie won by three strokes over Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart and Lee Westwood to claim his third consecutive Volvo PGA Championship, a feat that had never been achieved before.[1][2]

Course layout edit

Wentworth Club, West Course[3]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yardage n/a 474 153 447 496 191 354 396 400 452 3,363 184 404 509 442 179 481 383 571 531 3,684 7,047
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37 72

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Friday, 26 May 2000

Place Player Score To par
1   Nick O'Hern 65 −7
T2   Andrew Coltart 67 −5
  Richard Green
  Robert Karlsson
  Colin Montgomerie
T6   Darren Clarke 68 −4
  Olivier Edmond
  Sergio García
  Søren Kjeldsen
  Stuart Little
  Bob May
  Geoff Ogilvy
  Peter O'Malley
  Gustavo Rojas
  Jean van de Velde

Second round edit

Saturday, 27 May 2000

Place Player Score To par
1   Colin Montgomerie 67-65=132 −12
2   Richard Green 67-67=134 −10
T3   Darren Clarke 68-68=136 −8
  Andrew Coltart 67-69=136
  Robert Karlsson 67-69=136
6   Gary Emerson 69-69=138 −6
T7   Sergio García 68-71=139 −5
  Nick O'Hern 65-74=139
  Phillip Price 72-67=139
T10   Maarten Lafeber 69-71=140 −4
  Bernhard Langer 69-71=140
  Paul McGinley 70-70=140

Third round edit

Sunday, 28 May 2000

Place Player Score To par
1   Colin Montgomerie 67-65-70=202 −14
2   Andrew Coltart 67-69-69=205 −11
3   Lee Westwood 71-70-65=206 −10
T4   Sergio García 68-71-68=207 −9
  Richard Green 67-67-73=207
T6   Darren Clarke 68-68-72=208 −8
  Phillip Price 72-67-69=208
T8   Robert Karlsson 67-69-74=210 −6
  Nick O'Hern 65-74-71=210
  Peter O'Malley 68-73-69=210

Final round edit

Monday, 29 May 2000

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1   Colin Montgomerie 67-65-70-69=271 −17 415,130
T2   Darren Clarke 68-68-72-66=274 −14 185,735
  Andrew Coltart 67-69-69-69=274
  Lee Westwood 71-70-65-68=274
T5   Sergio García 68-71-68-70=277 −11 96,393
  Richard Green 67-67-73-70=277
T7   Olivier Edmond 68-74-69-68=279 −9 60,650
  Retief Goosen 74-70-68-67=279
  Peter O'Malley 68-73-69-69=279
  Ian Woosnam 72-71-68-68=279

Scorecard edit

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
  Montgomerie −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −14 −13 −14 −14 −14 −15 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17
  Clarke −8 −8 −9 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −14
  Coltart −10 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14
  Westwood −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −14
  García −9 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11
  Green −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Montgomerie makes history at Wentworth". European Tour. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "GOLF ROUNDUP; Montgomerie Wins 3rd Straight Volvo". New York Times. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2000 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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