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The '''2000 Buy.com Tour''' season ran from February 3 to October 29. The season consisted of 30 official money [[golf]] tournaments, of which 29 were played in the [[United States]] The [[2000 Buy.com Tour graduates|top 15 players]] on the year-end money list earned their [[PGA Tour]] card for [[2001 PGA Tour|2001]].
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2000
| tour = Buy.com Tour
| image =
| pixels =
| caption =
| regular_season = {{start date|2000|2|3}} – {{end date|2000|10|29}}
| no_of_events = 31
| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] (2)<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Jones (golfer)|Kent Jones]] (2)<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] (2)
| honor1 = Money list
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]]
| honor2 = Player of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]]
| honor3 =
| honoree3 =
| honor4 =
| honoree4 =
| prevseason = [[1999 Nike Tour|1999]]
| nextseason = [[2001 Buy.com Tour|2001]]
}}
The '''2000 Buy.com Tour''' was the 11th season of the [[Buy.com Tour]], the official development tour to the [[PGA Tour]].

==Buy.com title sponsorship==
In October 1999, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with [[Buy.com]], being renamed as the '''Buy.com Tour'''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Buy.com taking over sponsorship of Nike Tour |newspaper=Portsmouth Daily Times |location=Portsmouth, Ohio |date=26 October 1999 |page=15 (B3 in paper) |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UddeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CVMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2628%2C1755573 |access-date=2 September 2023 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2000/htour.html |title=2000 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010807022041/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2000/htour.html |archive-date=7 August 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Buy.com Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2001_web.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref>
The number in parentheses after winners' names shows the player's total number of wins on the tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse<br>([[United States dollar|US$]])!!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Buy.com Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Buy.com Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Buy.com Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the [[PGA Tour]].}}!![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points!!Notes
!Week
!Tournament
!Location
!Winner
|-
|-
|Feb 3-6
|Feb 6
|[[Florida Classic (Nationwide Tour event)|Florida Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Florida Classic]]
|[[Florida]]
|Florida
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fran Quinn]] (2)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fran Quinn]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Feb 10-13
|Feb 13
|[[Lakeland Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Lakeland Classic]]
|[[Florida]]
|Florida
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donnie Hammond]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donnie Hammond]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Mar 2-5
|Mar 5
|[[Mississippi Gulf Coast Open]]
|[[Buy.com Mississippi Gulf Coast Open]]
|[[Mississippi]]
|Mississippi
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tripp Isenhour]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tripp Isenhour]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Mar 16-19
|Mar 19
|[[Monterrey Open (Nationwide Tour event)|Monterrey Open]]
|[[Buy.com Monterrey Open]]
|[[Mexico]]
|Mexico
|align=right|450,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Briny Baird]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Briny Baird]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Mar 30 - Apr 2
|Apr 2
|[[Louisiana Open]]
|[[Buy.com Louisiana Open]]
|[[Louisiana]]
|Louisiana
|align=right|450,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rob McKelvey]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rob McKelvey]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Apr 13-16
|Apr 16
|[[Shreveport Open]]
|[[Buy.com Shreveport Open]]
|[[Louisiana]]
|Louisiana
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Jones (golfer)|Kent Jones]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Jones (golfer)|Kent Jones]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Apr 27-30
|Apr 30
|[[South Carolina Classic]]
|[[Buy.com South Carolina Classic]]
|[[South Carolina]]
|South Carolina
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Gallagher]] (2)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Gallagher]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|May 4-7
|May 7
|[[Knoxville Open]]
|[[Buy.com Knoxville Open]]
|[[Tennessee]]
|Tennessee
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[J. J. Henry]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[J. J. Henry]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|May 11-14
|May 14
|[[Richmond Open]]
|[[Buy.com Richmond Open]]
|[[Virginia]]
|Virginia
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Runge]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Runge]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|May 18-21
|May 21
|[[Virginia Beach Open]]
|[[Buy.com Virginia Beach Open]]
|[[Virginia]]
|Virginia
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryuji Imada]] (1)
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryuji Imada]] (1)
|align=center|6
|New tournament
|-
|-
|Jun 1-4
|Jun 4
|[[Steamtown Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Steamtown Classic]]
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|Pennsylvania
|align=right|450,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Hart (golfer)|Jeff Hart]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Hart (golfer)|Jeff Hart]] (1)
|align=center|6
|New tournament
|-
|-
|Jun 8-11
|Jun 11
|[[Dayton Open]]
|[[Buy.com Dayton Open]]
|[[Ohio]]
|Ohio
|align=right|425,000
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ian Leggatt]] (1)
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ian Leggatt]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jun 15-18
|Jun 18
|[[Greater Cleveland Open]]
|[[Buy.com Cleveland Open]]
|[[Ohio]]
|Ohio
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Deane Pappas]] (1)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Deane Pappas]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jun 22-25
|Jun 25
|[[Greensboro Open]]
|[[Buy.com Greensboro Open]]
|[[North Carolina]]
|North Carolina
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Jones (golfer)|Kent Jones]] (2)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Jones (golfer)|Kent Jones]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jun 29 - Jul 2
|Jul 2
|[[Carolina Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Carolina Classic]]
|[[North Carolina]]
|North Carolina
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Hensby]] (2)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Hensby]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jul 6-9
|Jul 9
|[[The Reese's Cup Classic|Hershey Open]]
|[[Buy.com Hershey Open]]
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|Pennsylvania
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Gow]] (2)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Gow]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jul 13-16
|Jul 16
|[[BMW Charity Pro-Am|Upstate Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Upstate Classic]]
|[[South Carolina]]
|South Carolina
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Bertsch]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Bertsch]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jul 20-23
|Jul 23
|[[Wichita Open]]
|[[Buy.com Wichita Open]]
|[[Kansas]]
|Kansas
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crane]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crane]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Jul 27-30
|Jul 30
|[[Dakota Dunes Open]]
|[[Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open]]
|[[South Dakota]]
|South Dakota
|align=right|500,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|August 3-6
|Aug 6
|[[Omaha Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Omaha Classic]]
|[[Nebraska]]
|Nebraska
|align=right|500,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Berganio, Jr.]] (3)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Berganio Jr.]] (3)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Aug 10-13
|Aug 13
|[[Ozarks Open]]
|[[Buy.com Ozarks Open]]
|[[Missouri]]
|Missouri
|align=right|425,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Perez]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Perez]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Aug 17-20
|Aug 20
|[[Fort Smith Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Fort Smith Classic]]
|[[Arkansas]]
|Arkansas
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] (1)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Aug 24-27
|Aug 27
|[[Permian Basin Open]]
|[[Buy.com Permian Basin Open]]
|[[Texas]]
|Texas
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Johnson (golfer)|Kevin Johnson]] (3)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Johnson (golfer)|Kevin Johnson]] (3)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Aug 31 - Sep 3
|Sep 3
|[[Utah Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Utah Classic]]
|[[Utah]]
|Utah
|align=right|550,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Morse]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Morse]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Sep 7-10
|Sep 10
|[[Tri-Cities Open]]
|[[Buy.com Tri-Cities Open]]
|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|Washington
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Darron Stiles]] (2)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Darron Stiles]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Sep 14-17
|Sep 17
|[[Boise Open]]
|[[Buy.com Boise Open]]
|[[Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=right|550,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] (2)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] (2)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Sep 21-24
|Sep 24
|[[Oregon Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Oregon Classic]]
|[[Oregon]]
|Oregon
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Keoke Cotner]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Keoke Cotner]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Sep 28 - Oct 1
|Oct 1
|[[Monterey Peninsula Classic]]
|[[Buy.com Monterey Peninsula Classic]]
|[[California]]
|California
|align=right|450,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richard Johnson (golfer)|Richard Johnson]] (2)
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richard Johnson (golfer)|Richard Johnson]] (2)
|align=center|6
|New tournament
|-
|-
|Oct 5-8
|Oct 8
|[[New Mexico Classic]]
|[[Buy.com New Mexico Classic]]
|[[New Mexico]]
|New Mexico
|align=right|425,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Gore]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Gore]] (1)
|align=center|6
|
|-
|-
|Oct 12-15
|Oct 15
|[[Inland Empire Open]]
|[[Buy.com Inland Empire Open]]
|[[California]]
|California
|align=right|400,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Petersen (golfer)|Scott Petersen]] (1)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Petersen]] (1)
|-
|align=center|6
|Oct 23-29
|
|-style="background:thistle;"
|Oct 29
|[[Buy.com Tour Championship]]
|[[Buy.com Tour Championship]]
|[[Alabama]]
|Alabama
|align=right|550,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] (2)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] (2)
|align=center|6
|Tour Championship
|}
|}


==Money list==
==Leading money winners==
{{for|full rankings|2000 Buy.com Tour graduates}}

The [[Buy.com Tour#Money and points list winners|money list]] was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/2000/109.html |title=2000 money list |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222235011/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/2000/109.html |archive-date=22 February 2008 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Final event can make or break Tour season |newspaper=The Victoria Advocate |location=Victoria, Texas |first=Paul |last=Ebner |date=5 November 2000 |page=14 (2B in paper) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IMlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gXgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6942%2C1447487 |access-date=2 September 2023 |via=Google News Archive |quote=Spike McRoy was the only one of the 15 to earn full status by finishing in the top spot with $300,638.}}</ref> The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the [[2001 PGA Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Buy.com |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |location=Lakeland, Florida |date=8 November 2000 |page=16 (C4 in paper) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sQgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5289%2C6575340 |access-date=2 September 2023 |via=Google News Archive |quote=The top 15 players on the final money list earned their PGA Tour cards for next year:...}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! Player !! Country !! Prize money ([[US$]])
!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
|-
|-
|align=center|1 || [[Spike McRoy]] ||{{USA}} || align=center|300,638
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] || align=center|300,638
|-
|-
|align=center|2 || [[Mark Hensby]] ||{{AUS}} || align=center|291,757
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Hensby]] || align=center|291,757
|-
|-
|align=center|3 || [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] ||{{ZAF}} || align=center|288,056
|align=center|3 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]] || align=center|288,056
|-
|-
|align=center|4 || [[Briny Baird]] ||{{USA}} || align=center|271,897
|align=center|4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Briny Baird]] || align=center|271,897
|-
|-
|align=center|5 || [[Ian Leggatt]] ||{{CAN}} || align=center|259,724
|align=center|5 || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ian Leggatt]] || align=center|259,724
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
| [[Buy.com Tour Player of the Year|Player of the Year]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spike McRoy]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/07/21/Spike-McRoy-claims-first-PGA-Tour-win/5851027224000/ |title=Spike McRoy claims first PGA Tour win |date=July 21, 2002 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |work=United Press International |quote=The 2000 Buy.com Tour Player of the Year, McRoy fired a 7-under-par 65 for a 72-hole total of 19-under 269.}}</ref>
|align=center|6 || [[Chris Smith (golfer)|Chris Smith]] ||{{USA}} || align=center|236,541
|-
|align=center|7 || [[Kent Jones (golfer)|Kent Jones]] ||{{USA}} || align=center|220,081
|-
|align=center|8 || [[Tripp Isenhour]] ||{{USA}} || align=center|219,630
|-
|align=center|9 || [[Paul Gow]] ||{{AUS}} || align=center|209,449
|-
|align=center|10 || [[John Riegger]] ||{{USA}} || align=center|200,904
|}
|}
''[https://web.archive.org/web/20111003002312/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/info/?109 Full money list]''


==See also==
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
*[[2000 Buy.com Tour graduates]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{official site|http://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/}}
*[http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/2000/buycom.html Full Schedule]
*[http://www.pgatour.com/ Rankings and player profiles]


{{Web.com Tour seasons}}
{{Web.com Tour seasons}}
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 9 October 2024

2000 Buy.com Tour season
DurationFebruary 3, 2000 (2000-02-03) – October 29, 2000 (2000-10-29)
Number of official events31
Most winsSouth Africa Tim Clark (2)
United States Kent Jones (2)
United States Spike McRoy (2)
Money listUnited States Spike McRoy
Player of the YearUnited States Spike McRoy
1999
2001

The 2000 Buy.com Tour was the 11th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Buy.com title sponsorship

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In October 1999, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Buy.com, being renamed as the Buy.com Tour.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Feb 6 Buy.com Florida Classic Florida 400,000 United States Fran Quinn (2) 6
Feb 13 Buy.com Lakeland Classic Florida 400,000 United States Donnie Hammond (1) 6
Mar 5 Buy.com Mississippi Gulf Coast Open Mississippi 400,000 United States Tripp Isenhour (1) 6
Mar 19 Buy.com Monterrey Open Mexico 450,000 United States Briny Baird (1) 6
Apr 2 Buy.com Louisiana Open Louisiana 450,000 United States Rob McKelvey (1) 6
Apr 16 Buy.com Shreveport Open Louisiana 400,000 United States Kent Jones (1) 6
Apr 30 Buy.com South Carolina Classic South Carolina 400,000 United States Jeff Gallagher (2) 6
May 7 Buy.com Knoxville Open Tennessee 400,000 United States J. J. Henry (1) 6
May 14 Buy.com Richmond Open Virginia 400,000 United States Steve Runge (1) 6
May 21 Buy.com Virginia Beach Open Virginia 400,000 Japan Ryuji Imada (1) 6 New tournament
Jun 4 Buy.com Steamtown Classic Pennsylvania 450,000 United States Jeff Hart (1) 6 New tournament
Jun 11 Buy.com Dayton Open Ohio 425,000 Canada Ian Leggatt (1) 6
Jun 18 Buy.com Cleveland Open Ohio 400,000 South Africa Deane Pappas (1) 6
Jun 25 Buy.com Greensboro Open North Carolina 400,000 United States Kent Jones (2) 6
Jul 2 Buy.com Carolina Classic North Carolina 400,000 Australia Mark Hensby (2) 6
Jul 9 Buy.com Hershey Open Pennsylvania 400,000 Australia Paul Gow (2) 6
Jul 16 Buy.com Upstate Classic South Carolina 400,000 United States Shane Bertsch (1) 6
Jul 23 Buy.com Wichita Open Kansas 400,000 United States Ben Crane (1) 6
Jul 30 Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota 500,000 United States Spike McRoy (1) 6
Aug 6 Buy.com Omaha Classic Nebraska 500,000 United States David Berganio Jr. (3) 6
Aug 13 Buy.com Ozarks Open Missouri 425,000 United States Pat Perez (1) 6
Aug 20 Buy.com Fort Smith Classic Arkansas 400,000 South Africa Tim Clark (1) 6
Aug 27 Buy.com Permian Basin Open Texas 400,000 United States Kevin Johnson (3) 6
Sep 3 Buy.com Utah Classic Utah 550,000 United States Andy Morse (1) 6
Sep 10 Buy.com Tri-Cities Open Washington 400,000 United States Darron Stiles (2) 6
Sep 17 Buy.com Boise Open Idaho 550,000 South Africa Tim Clark (2) 6
Sep 24 Buy.com Oregon Classic Oregon 400,000 United States Keoke Cotner (1) 6
Oct 1 Buy.com Monterey Peninsula Classic California 450,000 Wales Richard Johnson (2) 6 New tournament
Oct 8 Buy.com New Mexico Classic New Mexico 425,000 United States Jason Gore (1) 6
Oct 15 Buy.com Inland Empire Open California 400,000 United States Scott Petersen (1) 6
Oct 29 Buy.com Tour Championship Alabama 550,000 United States Spike McRoy (2) 6 Tour Championship

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2001 PGA Tour.[6]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Spike McRoy 300,638
2 Australia Mark Hensby 291,757
3 South Africa Tim Clark 288,056
4 United States Briny Baird 271,897
5 Canada Ian Leggatt 259,724

Awards

[edit]
Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year United States Spike McRoy [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Buy.com Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Buy.com Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Buy.com Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Buy.com taking over sponsorship of Nike Tour". Portsmouth Daily Times. Portsmouth, Ohio. Associated Press. October 26, 1999. p. 15 (B3 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 7, 2001. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "2001 Buy.com Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "2000 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Ebner, Paul (November 5, 2000). "Final event can make or break Tour season". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 14 (2B in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive. Spike McRoy was the only one of the 15 to earn full status by finishing in the top spot with $300,638.
  6. ^ "Buy.com". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. November 8, 2000. p. 16 (C4 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive. The top 15 players on the final money list earned their PGA Tour cards for next year:...
  7. ^ "Spike McRoy claims first PGA Tour win". United Press International. July 21, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2023. The 2000 Buy.com Tour Player of the Year, McRoy fired a 7-under-par 65 for a 72-hole total of 19-under 269.
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