Weir's 2001 Season

View Weir's 2001 Tournament Results

Weir had a great year on the PGA in 2001. Weir started out strong. Weir finished tied for 12th at the Mercedes Championships. At the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Weir had an excellent tournament, finishing tied for eighth, and then the next week, Weir again finished in the top 10 with a tie for fifth at the Buick Invitational. At the Genuity Championship, Weir came into the fourth round with a one stroke lead. Weir was unable to maintain his lead and ended up finishing second. Weir again finished in the top ten with a 2nd place finish at the Bellsouth Classic, climbing right back after a terrible start to his tournament. Weir also played in the Masters this year. He had a rough start and never fully recovered finishing -1 and tied for 27th. Weir's next good finish came two tournaments later with a tie for 11th at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. A few weeks later came the 2nd major of the 2001 season; the US Open. Weir played not bad the whole week and finished tied for 19th at +5. Then at the Advil Western Open, Weir again had a strong tournament with a tie for 3rd, finishing at -13. The next tournament Weir played in was the next major of the year. It was the British Open. Weir played terrible for the first two days and failed to make the cut. He then took a break from golf for a while and the next tournament he played in was again a major; The PGA Championship. He played well and finished tied for 16th, his best finish in a major this year. The next tournament Weir did well in, was the Michelob Championship. Weir played fairly consistently throughout the tournament with a tie for 12th finish. Then came the Tour Championship. Weir played very well throughout the whole tournament. He entered the final round 2 strokes back of leader, Scott Verplank, and made a strong charge to win in a playoff against Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, and David Toms. Weir ended up finishing 11th on the PGA Tour money list.

Statistics of Weir's 2001 Season

Stats Stats Ranking
Driving Distance 284.4 44th
Driving Accuracy Percentage 64.9% 152nd
Greens in Regulation Percentage 67.7% 58th
Putting Average 1.761 66th
Eagles (Holes Per) 96.8 4th
Birdie Average 3.65 87th
Scoring Average 70.06 17th
Sand Save Percentage 58.7% 22nd
All Arouund Ranking 450 22nd
PGA Money List $2,777,936 11th
Par Breakers 21.3% 63rd
Putts Per Round 28.88 61st
Par 3 Birdie Percentage 13.2% 103rd
Par 4 Birdie Percentage 15.5% 122nd
Par 5 Birdie Percentage 44.8% 26th
Birdie Percentage 30.0% 104th
Scoring Average (Actual) 70.06 27th
Scoring Average Before Cut 69.96 23rd
Scoring Average Third Round 69.25 14th
Scoring Average Final Round 70.85 83rd
Total Eagles 16 3rd
Total Birdies 314 84th
Career Money $7,082,144 47th
Consecutive Number of Cuts 4 32nd
Top 10 Finishes 6 20th
Longest Drive 346 93rd
Par 3 Performance +10 45th
Par 4 Performance +19 72nd
Par 5 Performance -134 21st

Last updated on November 21st, 2001