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2001	_Player	Score	Par	Earnings
1st	_Bob Gilder	205	-8	$210,000
2nd	_Bruce Fleisher	208	-5	$93,800
2nd	_Ray Floyd	208	-5	$93,800
2nd	_Gil Morgan	208	-5	$93,800
2nd	_Bobby Walzel	208	-5	$93,800
6th	_Allen Doyle	209	-4	$50,400
6th	_Larry Nelson	209	-4	$50,400
6th	_Christy O'Connor	209	-4	$50,400
9th	_Jose Maria Canizares	210	-3	$33,600
9th	_Hale Irwin	210	-3	$33,600
9th	_Tom Jenkins	210	-3	$33,600
9th	_Dana Quigley	210	-3	$33,600
9th	_Leonard Thompson	210	-3	$33,600
_2000 Winner: Bruce Fleisher (200) _		___		Total Purse: $1,400,000

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In the first round of the 2001 Verizon Classic Jack Nicklaus and Doug Tewell shot 4-under-par 67s to
share the lead. Tewell shot two bogeys on the front nine but came back with four birdies over his final
seven holes for his spot in first while Nicklaus shot a bogey free round. Ray Floyd finished in third place
with a 3-under-par 68 that included a four birdie streak over five holes. Finishing in fourth place were
Allen Doyle, Bruce Fleisher, the defending champion, and Jim Holtgrieve with 2-under-par 69s. A group
of twelve finished in 7th place that included Jose Maria Canizares, Dale Douglass, Vicente Fernandez,
Bob Gilder, Mike Hill, Hale Irwin, Terry Mauney, Mike McCullough, Walter Morgan, Steve Stull, Leonard
Thompson and Bobby Walzel with 1-under-par 70s.

In the second round Hale Irwin moved into the lead by shooting a 66 for a 6-under-par 136 total. Irwin
shot four birdies on the back nine that included a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a two stroke
lead. Finishing in second place were Jose Maria Canizares, Bruce Fleisher, Bob Gilder, Gil Morgan, Jack
Nicklaus and Bobby Walzel with 4-under 138s. Morgan shot a 67 for his spot in second, Gilder, Canizares
and Walzel shot 68s, Fleisher a 69 and Nicklaus a 71. Finishing in 8th place were Hugh Baiocchi, Doug
Johnson, Mike McCullough, Leonard Thompson, Doug Tewell and Dana Quigley finishing three strokes
off the lead with 3-under-par 139s.

In the final round Bob Gilder shot a 67 for an 8-under-par 205 total and the win. Gilder earned his first
Senior PGA Tour title and $210,000, his largest previous check was $72,000, by three strokes. Finishing
in the tie for second place were Bruce Fleisher, Ray Floyd, Gil Morgan and Bobby Walzel with 5-under-par
208s for $93,800 apiece. Sixth place was shared by Allen Doyle, Larry Nelson and Christy O'Connor with
4-under-par 209s finishing four strokes off the lead. Jose Maria Canizares, Hale Irwin, Tom Jenkins,
Dana Quigley and Leonard Thompson finished in ninth place with 3-under-par 210s for $33,600 apiece.