Dates Tournament Host country Winner Notes
14–17 Jan Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship South Africa South Africa Ernie Els
21–24 Jan Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open South Africa South Africa David Frost
28–31 Jan Heineken Classic Australia Australia Jarrod Moseley
4–7 Feb Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open Malaysia United States Gerry Norquist New tournament
11–14 Feb Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates England David Howell
17–20 Feb Qatar Masters Qatar Scotland Paul Lawrie
24–28 Feb WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship United States United States Jeff Maggert
4–7 Mar Algarve Portuguese Open Portugal England Van Phillips
11–14 Mar Turespana Masters - Open Andalucia Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
25–28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Spain Pedro Linhart
8–11 Apr Masters Tournament United States Spain José María Olazábal Unofficial money
15–18 Apr Estoril Open Portugal France Jean-François Remésy New tournament
22–25 Apr Peugeot Open de Espana Spain Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
29 Apr–2 May Fiat and Fila Italian Open Italy Scotland Dean Robertson
6–9 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France South Africa Retief Goosen
13–16 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Scotland Colin Montgomerie
21–24 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany United States Tiger Woods
28–31 May Volvo PGA Championship England Scotland Colin Montgomerie
3–6 Jun Compass Group English Open England Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
10–13 Jun German Open Germany Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
17–20 Jun Moroccan Open Morocco Spain Miguel Ángel Martín
17–20 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Payne Stewart
24–27 Jun Compaq European Grand Prix England Wales David Park
1–4 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Spain Sergio García
8–11 Jul Standard Life Loch Lomond Scotland Scotland Colin Montgomerie
15–18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Scotland Paul Lawrie
22–25 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands England Lee Westwood
30 Jul–2 Aug Smurfit European Open Republic of Ireland England Lee Westwood
5–8 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden Scotland Colin Montgomerie
12–15 Aug U.S. PGA Championship United States United States Tiger Woods
12–15 Aug West of Ireland Golf Classic Republic of Ireland Italy Costantino Rocca New tournament.
Alternate to U.S. PGA
19–22 Aug BMW International Open Germany Scotland Colin Montgomerie
26–29 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States United States Tiger Woods
27–30 Aug Scottish PGA Championship Scotland England Warren Bennett New tournament.
Alternate to WGC
2–5 Sept Canon European Masters Switzerland England Lee Westwood
9–12 Sept Victor Chandler British Masters England United States Bob May
16–19 Sept Trophée Lancôme France Sweden Pierre Fulke
24–27 Sept Ryder Cup United States  United States Team event
30 Sept–3 Oct Linde German Masters Germany Spain Sergio García
7–10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Cup Scotland  Spain Team event.
Unofficial money
14–17 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England Scotland Colin Montgomerie Unofficial money
14–17 Oct Sarazen World Open Spain Denmark Thomas Bjørn New tournament
21–24 Oct Belgacom Open Belgium Sweden Robert Karlsson
28–31 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
4–7 Nov WGC-American Express Championship Spain United States Tiger Woods
18–21 Nov World Cup of Golf Malaysia  United States Team event.
Unofficial money