Timeline of golf 2000-present

Contents

1 2000 2 2001 3 2002 4 2003 5 2004 6 2005

2000

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April - The Masters - Vijay Singh
  2. June - US Open - Tiger Woods
  3. July - British Open - Tiger Woods
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
• LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
• Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.

2001

Men's Golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April - The Masters - Tiger Woods
  2. June - US Open - Retief Goosen
  3. July - British Open - David Duval
  4. August - PGA Championship - David Toms

• PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $5,687,777
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Allen Doyle - $2,553,582
• Ryder Cup postponed until 2002

Women's Golf

• Kraft Nabisco Championship - Annika Sörenstam
• US Women's Open - Karrie Webb
• LPGA Championship - Karrie Webb
• Women's British Open - Pak Se Ri
• Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $2,105,868

2002

Men's Golf

• Major Championship results:
  1. April: The Masters - Tiger Woods
  2. June: US Open - Tiger Woods
  3. July: British Open - Ernie Els
  4. August: PGA Championship - Rich Beem

• Tiger Woods is the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year with earnings of $6,912,625 in 18 events.
• Hale Irwin is the leading money winner on the PGA Champions Tour with earnings of $$3,028,304 in 27 events.
• At the Belfry golf course in Sutton Coldfield, England, the European team defeats the United States team 15.5-12.5 to win the Ryder Cup.

Women's Golf

• Kraft Nabisco Championship -
• US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
• LPGA Championship - Pak Se Ri
• Women's British Open - Karrie Webb
• Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $2,863,904

2003

Men's Golf

• Major Championship results:
  • April 10-13 - The Masters - Mike Weir. Weir becomes the first Canadian and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters. He defeats Len Mattiace on the first playoff hole.
  • June 12-15 - US Open - Jim Furyk - takes place at Olympia Fields, Furyk wins his first major by 3 shots.
  • July 17-20- British Open - Ben Curtis, a virtual unknown, shocks the world, posting a -1, a single shot ahead of Thomas Björn and Vijay Singh at the very difficult Royal St. George's.
  • August 14-17 - PGA Championship - Shaun Micheel, another virtual unknown, wins by 2 shots at the tough Oak Hill Country Club.

• Other highlights
  • March 2 - Tiger Woods wins the Accenture Match Play Championships, defeating David Toms 2 and 1.
  • April 20 - Davis Love III chips in on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, which he wins, giving him his fifth victory at the MCI Heritage at Harbour Town.
  • May 22 - At the Colonial Open golf tournament, LPGA champion Annika Sörenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete in a men's professional golf tournament.
  • June 1 - Kenny Perry wins for the second straight week, this time at The Memorial, held at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
  • July 6 - Tiger Woods wins the 100th Western Open at Cog Hill

• Vijay Singh is the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year, with earnings of $7,349,907 in 27 events.

• Tom Watson is the leading money winner on the Champions Tour, with earnings of $1,853,108 in 14 events.

• President's Cup - For the first time ever, the Cup is shared between the United States and International teams.

Women's Golf

• Major results
  • Kraft Nabisco Championship - Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
  • US Women's Open - Hilary Lunke wins an 18-hole playoff over Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins .
  • LPGA Championship - Annika Sörenstam
  • Women's British Open - Annika Sörenstam

• Annika Sörenstam was the leading money winner on the LPGA tour, with earnings of $2,029,506.

• Michelle Wie, then 13 years old, becomes the youngest person ever to win a USGA event for adults by winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.

2004

• January 15-16 - At the age of 14, golf prodigy Michelle Wie becomes the youngest woman (and only the fourth overall) to play at a PGA TOUR event, shooting 72-68 (even par) at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in her hometown of Honolulu. She missed the cut by one stroke.
• February 29 - Annika Sörenstam wins her third ANZ Ladies Masters .
• March 28 - Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song . Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park.
• April 11 - Phil Mickelson wins The Masters, the first major of his career.
• June 13 - Annika Sörenstam successfully defends her title in the second major of the LPGA season, the LPGA Championship.
• July 18 - Todd Hamilton wins the The Open at Royal Troon
• August 15 - Vijay Singh wins the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff with Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard.
• September 6 - Vijay Singh replaces Tiger Woods at the top of the world rankings, ending Woods' reign of five years and four weeks.
• September 17-19 - Team Europe defeats Team USA 18½–9½ to retain the Ryder Cup. See 2004 Ryder Cup for more details.

2005

See 2005 in sports for brief details and 2005 in golf for fuller details.