timeline of golf 2000-present

2000

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.

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.

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 Srenstam 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.

Annika Srenstam 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.

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 Srenstam 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 Srenstam 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 18½9½ to retain the Ryder Cup. See 2004 Ryder Cup for more details.

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

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