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 fund€2,531,710
Winner's share€415,130
Champion
Colin Montgomerie
271 (−17)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

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
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 4741534474961913543964004523,363 1844045094421794813835715313,6847,047
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Ten former champions entered the tournament.[4]

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 199967657069271−171
Ian Woosnam Wales1988, 199772716868279−9T7
Bernhard Langer Germany1987, 1993, 199569717171282−6T17
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe199272737469288ET43
José María Olazábal Spain199471757074290+2T56
Costantino Rocca Italy199669777372291+3T62
Paul Way England198572727774295+776
Seve Ballesteros Spain1983, 199170747980303+1581

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Rodger Davis Australia19867475149+5
Manuel Piñero Spain19777480154+10

Nationalities in the field
North America (2)South America (6)Europe (123)Oceania (17)Asia (2)Africa (7)
 United States (2) Argentina (6) England (45) Australia (14) China (1) South Africa (5)
 Northern Ireland (2) New Zealand (3) India (1) Zimbabwe (2)
 Scotland (14)
 Wales (6)
 Ireland (5)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (5)
 France (7)
 Germany (4)
 Italy (3)
 Netherlands (2)
 Spain (13)
 Sweden (12)
  Switzerland (2)

Round summaries

First round

Friday, 26 May 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick O'Hern Australia65−7
T2Andrew Coltart Scotland67−5
Richard Green Australia
Robert Karlsson Sweden
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
T6Darren Clarke Northern Ireland68−4
Olivier Edmond France
Sergio García Spain
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark
Stuart Little England
Bob May United States
Geoff Ogilvy Australia
Peter O'Malley Australia
Gustavo Rojas Argentina
Jean van de Velde France

Second round

Saturday, 27 May 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland67-65=132−12
2Richard Green Australia67-67=134−10
T3Darren Clarke Northern Ireland68-68=136−8
Andrew Coltart Scotland67-69=136
Robert Karlsson Sweden67-69=136
6Gary Emerson England69-69=138−6
T7Sergio García Spain68-71=139−5
Nick O'Hern Australia65-74=139
Phillip Price Wales72-67=139
T10Maarten Lafeber Netherlands69-71=140−4
Bernhard Langer Germany69-71=140
Paul McGinley Ireland70-70=140

Third round

Sunday, 28 May 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland67-65-70=202−14
2Andrew Coltart Scotland67-69-69=205−11
3Lee Westwood England71-70-65=206−10
T4Sergio García Spain68-71-68=207−9
Richard Green Australia67-67-73=207
T6Darren Clarke Northern Ireland68-68-72=208−8
Phillip Price Wales72-67-69=208
T8Robert Karlsson Sweden67-69-74=210−6
Nick O'Hern Australia65-74-71=210
Peter O'Malley Australia68-73-69=210

Final round

Monday, 29 May 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland67-65-70-69=271−17415,130
T2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland68-68-72-66=274−14185,735
Andrew Coltart Scotland67-69-69-69=274
Lee Westwood England71-70-65-68=274
T5Sergio García Spain68-71-68-70=277−1196,393
Richard Green Australia67-67-73-70=277
T7Olivier Edmond France68-74-69-68=279−960,650
Retief Goosen South Africa74-70-68-67=279
Peter O'Malley Australia68-73-69-69=279
Ian Woosnam Wales72-71-68-68=279

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
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
  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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