2001 Buy.com Tour graduates
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This is a list of players who graduated from the Buy.com Tour in 2001. The top 15 players on the Buy.com Tour's money list in 2001 earned their PGA Tour
card for 2002.
* PGA Tour rookie for 2002.
# Campbell, Bates and Slocum received battlefield promotions to the PGA Tour in 2001 by winning three tournaments on the Buy.com Tour in 2002, becoming only the second, third and fourth players to do so. On the 2001 PGA Tour, their respective results were:
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2003 (finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2003, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2003 (finished outside the top 150).
PGA Tour
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card for 2002.
|2001 Buy.com Tour | |2002 PGA Tour | ||||||
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Player | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) |
Chad Campbell Chad Campbell David Chad Campbell is an American professional golfer.-Early years and amateur career:Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas and grew up in west Texas. He was a member of a strong junior college men's golf squad during the years he played at Midland College... *# |
1 | 394,552 | 34 | 21 | T3 | 81 | 825,474 |
Pat Bates Pat Bates Patrick Alfred Bates is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Bates was born in St. Louis, Missouri... # |
2 | 352,261 | 29 | 17 | T6 | 123 | 537,284 |
Heath Slocum Heath Slocum Tyler Heath Slocum is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early years:Slocum was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Bunkie, Louisiana from 1986 until 1987 . Slocum learned the game of golf from his father, Jack... *# |
3 | 339,670 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 76 | 864,615 |
Rod Pampling Rod Pampling -Golf career:Pampling was born in Redcliffe in Queensland. He turned professional in 1994. He began tournament golf career on the PGA Tour of Australasia, where he won the 1999 Canon Challenge, and also spent time on the NGA Hooters Tour, a developmental tour in the United States... * |
4 | 271,169 | 29 | 19 | T4 | 89 | 776,903 |
Deane Pappas Deane Pappas Deane Pappas is a South African professional golfer. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour and on the second-tier United States based BUY.COM Tour, now the Nationwide Tour.... |
5 | 245,265 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 129 | 494,404 |
John Rollins | 6 | 242,841 | 34 | 27 | Win | 25 | 1,956,565 |
Tim Petrovic Tim Petrovic Tim Petrovic is an American professional golfer.Petrovic was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has won one PGA Tour tournament, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2005.... * |
7 | 239,010 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 86 | 797,206 |
Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd (golfer) Jonathan Currie Byrd is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.-Biography:... * |
8 | 222,244 | 32 | 15 | Win | 39 | 1,462,713 |
Jeff Gove Jeff Gove Jeff Gove is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Gove is currently a member of the PGA Tour... |
9 | 198,812 | 30 | 14 | T10 | 162 | 271,652 |
Brenden Pappas Brenden Pappas Brenden Pappas is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Early life:Pappas was born in Phalaborwa, South Africa. He is the youngest of three brothers, Sean and Deane . He and brother Deane attended the University of Arkansas where he graduated in 1993... * |
10 | 188,152 | 25 | 6 | T27 | 206 | 83,519 |
Bo Van Pelt Bo Van Pelt Bo Van Pelt is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana... |
11 | 175,947 | 28 | 10 | T25 | 191 | 139,357 |
Matt Peterson* | 12 | 169,947 | 27 | 13 | T10 | 164 | 266,543 |
Richard Zokol Richard Zokol Richard Francis "Dick" Zokol is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue.... |
13 | 167,192 | 20 | 6 | T38 | 215 | 53,437 |
Jason Hill* | 14 | 166,899 | 24 | 6 | T14 (twice) | 188 | 150,860 |
Michael Long Michael Long (golfer) Michael Long is a New Zealand professional golfer.Long was born in Cromwell, New Zealand. He turned professional at the age of 21 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1996 he won the New Zealand Open... * |
15 | 161,665 | 27 | 9 | T15 | 183 | 157,723 |
- Campbell - played three tournaments, with two missed cuts and a solo second at the Southern Farm Bureau ClassicSouthern Farm Bureau ClassicThe Viking Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour named for its main sponsor, Viking Range Corporation. It is played annually in Madison, Mississippi, and as of 2011 is played in July. The tournament is held at the Annandale Golf Club...
. - Bates - played no tournaments.
- Slocum - played eight tournaments, making six cuts with a best finish of T-37 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2003 (finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2003, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2003 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2002
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1. | Sep 8 | John Rollins | Bell Canadian Open | Playoff | Neal Lancaster Neal Lancaster Grady Neal Lancaster is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lancaster was born, raised and makes his home in Smithfield, North Carolina. He turned pro in 1985 as a completely self-taught player. He did not take his first golf lesson until 1992.... , Justin Leonard Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American... |
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2. | Oct 27 | Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd (golfer) Jonathan Currie Byrd is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.-Biography:... |
Buick Challenge Buick Challenge The Buick Challenge was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1970 to 2002. It was played at the Callaway Gardens Resort , Pine Mountain, Georgia from 1991 to 2002 and at the Green Island Country Club in Columbus, Georgia from 1970 to 1990... |
1 stroke | David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2002
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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1. | Apr 21 | Heath Slocum Heath Slocum Tyler Heath Slocum is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early years:Slocum was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Bunkie, Louisiana from 1986 until 1987 . Slocum learned the game of golf from his father, Jack... |
WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | Justin Leonard Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American... |
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2. | Jun 30 | Tim Petrovic Tim Petrovic Tim Petrovic is an American professional golfer.Petrovic was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has won one PGA Tour tournament, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2005.... |
FedEx St. Jude Classic FedEx St. Jude Classic The FedEx St. Jude Classic is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It has been played annually in Memphis, Tennessee since 1958. It is currently played at TPC at Southwind.In 2011, the total purse was $5,600,000, with $1,008,000 going to the winner.... |
Len Mattiace Len Mattiace Leonard Earl "Len" Mattiace is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the... |
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3. | Nov 4 | Deane Pappas Deane Pappas Deane Pappas is a South African professional golfer. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour and on the second-tier United States based BUY.COM Tour, now the Nationwide Tour.... |
Southern Farm Bureau Classic Southern Farm Bureau Classic The Viking Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour named for its main sponsor, Viking Range Corporation. It is played annually in Madison, Mississippi, and as of 2011 is played in July. The tournament is held at the Annandale Golf Club... |
Luke Donald Luke Donald Luke Campbell Donald is an English professional golfer who is the current World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he reached the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. In January 2007, he... |