2000 Volvo PGA Championship explained

2000 Volvo PGA Championship
Dates:	26–29 May 2000
Location:	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour:	European Tour
Par:	72
Field:	156 players, 81 after cut
Cut:	146 (+2)
Purse:	€2,531,710
Winners Share:	€415,130
Champion:	Colin Montgomerie
Score:	271 (−17)
Previous:	1999
Next:	2001

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.

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]}

Round summaries

First round

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

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

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

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

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

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Eagle

Birdie

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Source:^[3]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Montgomerie makes history at Wentworth . 29 May 2000 . European Tour . 13 May 2020.
2. Web site: GOLF ROUNDUP; Montgomerie Wins 3rd Straight Volvo . 30 May 2000 . New York Times . 13 May 2020.
3. Web site: 2000 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard . 29 May 2000 . PGA European Tour . 13 May 2020.