2000 SCORES
2000 Money Winners and Net Score List
FINAL Money Winnings Average Net Score
Murray 615 71.28
Bourbonais 555 70.85
Langley 478 72.70
Quinn 445 71.85
Gilchrist 443 71.85
Slade 407 73.42
Dunn 396 73.28
Burns 394 73.40
Smith 390 73.57
McBride 361 74.28
Pomeroy 350 76.42
Molinski 339 73.85
Pearce 307 75.57
Backie 305 74.70
Rice 273 75.42
Murdoch 270 75.00
Matheson 253 76.16
Mills, D. 239 76.40
Killeen 238 77.14
Croom 228 75.60
Carson 192 77.42
Lanyon 159 78.42
Gjernes 142 81.00
Porter 131 76.33
* Players with fewer than seven rounds did not qualify for championship
2000 Results Gross Score Net Score
Backie 86-87-93-88-81-91-88-DNP 73-74-80-75-68-78-75-DNP
Bourbonais 84-85-86-93-83-DNP-80-83 69-70-72-79-69-DNP-67-70
Burns 81-81-DNP-94-79-89-88-78 70-70-DNP-83-68-79-77-67
Carson 102-96-96-101-91-107-98-91 83-77-77-82-72-88-79-72
Croom 88-DNP-92-92-92-95-DNP-DNP 72-DNP-76-76-76-78-DNP-DNP
Dunn 95-90-105-95-95-89-92-89 76-71-86-76-76-70-73-71
Gilchrist 88-88-84-93-86-88-87-88 72-72-68-77-70-74-73-74
Gjernes 98-102-101-DNP-DNP-99-100-98 79-83-82-DNP-DNP-80-81-79
Killeen 95-98-101-97-95-90-98-94 78-81-84-80-76-71-79-75
Langley 87-89-94-86-91-84-85-83 74-76-81-72-77-70-71-69
Lanyon 102-91-95-91-96-109-101-98 84-73-77-76-78-90-82-79
Matheson 90-91-DNP-95-82-97-DNP-93 75-76-DNP-79-66-83-DNP-78
McBride 93-97-87-100-87-93-104-92 74-78-68-81-68-76-86-75
Mills, D. and J. DNP-86-91-89-87-DNP-100-85 DNP-71-76-76-74-DNP-75
Molinski 87-86-92-85-83-93-97-87 73-72-78-71-69-80-84-74
Murdoch 92-97-98-DNP-DNP-91-88-92 75-80-81-DNP-DNP-72-69-73
Murray 86-79-90-85-77-85-DNP-77 74-67-79-73-65-75-DNP-66
Pearce 101-97-88-90-96-DNP-93-97 82-78-69-71-77-DNP-74-78
Pomeroy 94-89-87-82-86-93-85-DNP 83-78-76-69-73-81-75-DNP
Porter 100-90-DNP-97-92-92-DNP-92 83-73-DNP-80-75-73-DNP-74
Quinn 90-81-83-81-78-87-82-83 79-70-72-70-67-78-73-73
Rice 98-86-92-89-95-96-DNP-91 81-69-75-72-78-79-DNP-74
Slade 97-86-86-91-83-101-92-83 82-71-71-76-68-87-78-68
Smith 87-78-91-83-83-85-DNP-81 76-67-81-73-73-74-DNP-71
Alternates
Carter xx-82-xx-xx-xx-82-??-83 xx-71-xx-xx-xx-71-72
Todd Langley xx-xx-84-xx-xx-87-xx-92 xx-xx-71-xx-xx-74-xx-79
Madison 100-90-xx-99-91-102-xx 81-71-xx-80-72-83-xx
2000
Event No. 1 — Bourbonais Wins PGA Tour Opener (April 15)
By the time Dick Bourbonais was doling out winnings from the Masters Pool, he had already won the opening event of the PGA's fourth season.
The poolmeister himself fashioned a net 69 by shooting 84 on the sun-drenched, rain-soaked, hail-imprinted Meadow Gardens layout. Bourbonais scored a one-stroke victory over Dick Burns, who shot 81 for a net 70.
The “Casey Martin” foursome won the team event, until due diligence was done by the Tour statistician (see above). The real (and deprived at the prize table) winners were Paul Carson, Roger McBride, Blair Murdoch and Bob Dunn.
Vern Porter and spare Mike Madison picked up a few bucks for correctly predicting their scores. Both shot 100, and vehemently dispelled rumours of stickhandling around the 18th green to make sure they made three figures.
Event No. 2 — Curse Of Casey Makes Rice Low Man at Redwoods (April 29)!
On a day that was unorthodox to say the least, legal counsel ruled the links when Dave Rice shot an uncharacteristic (and mildly suspect) 86 to win the low net when two others defaulted. Rice, temporarily a 17 handicapper, came in at net 69 — two shots behind Mike Smith (78) and Neil Murray (79), who were disqualified from picking first and second at the prize table, for past indescretions.
It was almost night when the day started, thanks for the PGA Tour’s friends (?) at Redwoods, where:
• Smith and Murray, along with PGA Commissioner Phil Langley and “innocent bystander” Daryl Gjernes, were relegated to 22-22-23-24 in prizes for being part of the Casey Martin Group at Meadow Gardens.
• Rice did not stay to collect his prize, a faux-pas that once meant no prize in the PGA.
• 10 a.m. tee times became (almost) 2 p.m., and 5 1/2 hours matches were a PGA first.
• Half the PGA field could be found together on the same tee for the first three holes.
• Commissioner Langley blamed Murray for the “Casey Martin” incident, in his two-minute rebuttal, which would have been followed by a 60-minute legal argument, had the legal beagle stayed.
Meanwhile, Rod Matheson and Murray won the KPs, and Doug Quinn the long drive.
Event No. 3 — Gilchrist, McBride Share Spotlight at Furry Creek (May 13)
Cookie Gilchrist, an old buck inspired by a week in Kamloops watching young bucks qualify for the Canadian Tour, and Roger McBride, whose handicap will come under close scrutiny after a sparkling 42 back nine, shared top honours on a spectacular day at Furry Creek. Both were net 68, one shot better than Dave Pearce.
Gilchrist, who was playing his all-time favourite course, shot an 84 to end his streak of back-to-back 88s in impressive fashion. His shared victory was tarnished by using a borrowed club on one hole, for which he was admonished by PGA Commissioner Phil Langley. McBride, a 19, shot nines of 45-42 in a round that included two birdies — and almost an eagle. The Bikini Man hit his second shot on the 18th to within an inch of the cup and tapped in for birdie.
Doug Quinn had the best round of the day, an 83, one shot better than Gilchrist and Todd Langley, who is clearly a superior player than the “other Langley” on tour. Todd was making his inaugural appearance this year, as a spare. Quinn was also admonished by the commissioner for taking a suspicious drop on the first hole.
Pearce had an exceptional round. He was the only one of 24 players to use the same ball for the entire round, for which he was financially rewarded ($40). Gilchrist and Jim Lanyon, who loaned Cookie his eight-iron on the 11th hole, won the team competition after finishing in a tie with Dick Bourbonais and Darryl Gjernes. Both teams had net 63s, nine under par. The tie was broken by “retrogression” and the team with the highest score on the 18th was declared the winner.
Noah Croom won a KP on the signature 14th hole and the long drive, and Bourbonais took the other KP on the 2nd.
Events No. 4/5 — Pomeroy, Murray Shine In Sunny Kamloops (June 3-4)
On a spectacular sunny weekend that locals proclaimed the best in the Year 2000, Jim Pomeroy and Neil Murray captured the low net prizes at Rivershore and The Dunes, respectively. Pomeroy proclaimed that The Dunes was the more difficult course, but at least 16 fellow PGA players would argue that the “Rivershore Rambler” was barking up the wrong tree — 16 players had better scores at The Dunes. Only five players — and Pomeroy was one of them — were better at Rivershore than they were at The Dunes.
Among those who were better on Sunday was Murray, a 12-handicapper whose 77 won the low net prize (65). He shot rounds of 85-77, a 162 weekend total that was second only to the “driving machine” — Doug Quinn, who fired rounds of 81-78 for 159. Quinn’s 81 was the low gross score on Saturday, as Murray’s 77 was on Sunday.
Pomeroy shot 82 on Saturday, his best round of the year and four shots better than Sunday, when he finished tied for 13th in low net.
Mike Smith had the third-best round on Saturday, with 83, and had the same score at The Dunes on Sunday, when 83 was only good enough for a tie for sixth
KP winners on Saturday were Dave Rice and Dave Pearce. On Sunday, Roger McBride used two of his three birdies to win KPs, one of which went to Dave Backie (only one prize per player, remember). The weekend’s long drivers were Phil Langley (Saturday) and (Bob Molinski) Sunday.
Event No. 6 — The Commish Is Back! (June 17)
Stung by having his handicap bumped from 13 to 14, and lamenting how his heart surgery had given him a case of putting yips, PGA Commissioner Phil Langley tore up the course at Squamish, posting both the day’s best low gross and low net scores.
Well, maybe his 84 didn't qualify tearing up the course, but the Commissioner posted his personal best gross (and net) score of the season. In the process, his return to form served notice that his team will be tough to beat come the season finale on July 1st.
Langley's 84 was equalled by spare Tom Carter…and his low net (70) was matched by Bob Dunn, also with his best gross (89) and net scores of the 2000 season. Paul Killeen was third low net with 71, seven shots better than his previous best, from a round of 90 on Saturday. Blair Murdoh was fourth ay 72.
The Commish’s son, Todd, beat his dad by three yards to win the long drive prize, while Dick Burns and spare Larry Brown picked up the two KP prizes.
Event No. 7 — Bourbonais Tour’s First Two-Time Winner! (June 24)
Shrugging off the sandbagging insults, Dick Bourbonais became the PGA Tour’s first two-time winner this season with a dazzling net 67 at Swan-e-Set, the result of his 80 at Swan-e-Set. It was the lefty’s best round of the year and put him at the top of the money winning list.
Also carding his best round of the year was second-place finisher Blair Murdoch, whose 88 gave him a
net 69.
Event No. 8 — Green Jacket To Bourbonais! (July 3)
Dick Bourbonais, the leader most of the season, held off a late charge by PGA Tour rookie Neil Murray at the final event of the year to win the coveted Green Jacket, emblematic of the annual championship. Bourbonais held off his challenger on the back nine (without knowing it) to beat Murray by what amounted to three strokes, with a 2000 net score of 70.85. Murray, playing his first season as a Tour regular, compiled a net score of 71.28.
Presentation of the Green Jacket, as usual a perfect fit for the robust champion, was made by PGA Commissioner Phil Langley during the annual barbecue of champions (or recipients) at the palatial home of Dave Rice and Joanna Day just hours after the results were made official.
Bourbonais fired a final-round 83 for a net 70 at Golden Eagle’s North Course. Five of his seven rounds this season were 70 or less, and his somewhat-erratic round in the final tournament featured two birdies and six pars. Murray shot a sparkling 77, the round’s best day, with a one-over-par 37 front nine that started with eight straight pars
Meanwhile, the Calcutta was won by the foursome of Bourbonais, Paul Carson, Len Slade and Mike Smith. Small wonder! Smith, the tour physician, shot 81. Bourbonais and Slade, who discovered the missing secret to his success 48 hours earlier at the driving range (“It’s all in the turn!”) were both 83. Carson, a 19 handicap (at least until 2001), had only one hole higher than six and carded a 91, equalling his best round of the year. In fact, all four shot their best or second-best rounds of the season.
They were 24 under par in the two-man net best ball and won by five strokes…and were nine better than the sixth-place team. First prize* in the Calcutta was $1,313.
The long drive at Golden Eagle went to Doug Quinn, the driving machine, and KPs were won by Rod Matheson and Bourbonais.