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2002 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2002 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 49 |
| most_wins | USA Tiger Woods (5) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Jonathan Byrd |
| prevseason | [2001](2001-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2003](2003-pga-tour) |
The 2002 PGA Tour was the 87th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 34th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 6 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (3) | 56 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | USA Jerry Kelly (1) | 50 | |
| Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (20) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 27 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | USA Chris DiMarco (3) | 58 | |
| Feb 3 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 4,000,000 | USA Matt Gogel (1) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 10 | Buick Invitational | California | 3,600,000 | ESP José María Olazábal (6) | 48 | |
| Feb 17 | Nissan Open | California | 3,700,000 | USA Len Mattiace (1) | 62 | |
| Feb 24 | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2002-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | California | 5,500,000 | USA Kevin Sutherland (1) | 78 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 24 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | CAN Ian Leggatt (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 3 | Genuity Championship | Florida | 4,700,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (9) | 60 | |
| Mar 10 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 3,500,000 | USA Matt Kuchar (1) | 50 | |
| Mar 17 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 4,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (30) | 70 | Invitational |
| Mar 24 | [The Players Championship](2002-players-championship) | Florida | 6,000,000 | NZL Craig Perks (1) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Mar 31 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 4,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (10) | 54 | |
| Apr 7 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 3,800,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (2) | 56 | |
| Apr 14 | **[Masters Tournament](2002-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 5,600,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (31) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 21 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | South Carolina | 4,000,000 | USA Justin Leonard (7) | 58 | Invitational |
| Apr 28 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 3,800,000 | USA Rocco Mediate (5) | 30 | |
| May 5 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 4,500,000 | KOR K. J. Choi (1) | 52 | |
| May 12 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 4,800,000 | JPN Shigeki Maruyama (2) | 68 | |
| May 19 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 4,300,000 | ZWE Nick Price (18) | 66 | Invitational |
| May 26 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 4,500,000 | USA Jim Furyk (7) | 64 | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | 3,600,000 | USA Bob Estes (4) | 30 | |
| Jun 9 | Buick Classic | New York | 3,500,000 | USA Chris Smith (1) | 64 | |
| Jun 16 | **[U.S. Open](2002-u-s-open-golf)** | New York | 5,500,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (32) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 23 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 4,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (21) | 56 | |
| Jun 30 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 3,800,000 | USA Len Mattiace (2) | 32 | |
| Jul 7 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | 4,000,000 | USA Jerry Kelly (2) | 52 | |
| Jul 14 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,100,000 | USA Jeff Sluman (6) | 24 | |
| Jul 21 | **[The Open Championship](2002-open-championship)** | Scotland | £3,800,000 | ZAF **Ernie Els** (10) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 21 | B.C. Open | New York | 2,100,000 | USA Spike McRoy (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 28 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,000,000 | USA J. P. Hayes (2) | 24 | |
| Aug 4 | The International | Colorado | 4,500,000 | USA Rich Beem (2) | 56 | |
| Aug 11 | Buick Open | Michigan | 3,300,000 | USA Tiger Woods (33) | 56 | |
| Aug 18 | **[PGA Championship](2002-pga-championship)** | Minnesota | 5,500,000 | USA **Rich Beem** (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 25 | [WGC-NEC Invitational](2002-wgc-nec-invitational) | Washington | 5,500,000 | AUS Craig Parry (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 25 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA Chris Riley (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 1 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 3,500,000 | USA Gene Sauers (3) | 38 | |
| Sep 8 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 4,000,000 | USA John Rollins (1) | 34 | |
| Sep 15 | SEI Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 3,300,000 | USA Dan Forsman (5) | 32 | |
| Sep 22 | [WGC-American Express Championship](2002-wgc-american-express-championship) | Ireland | 5,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (34) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Sep 22 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | 2,600,000 | KOR K. J. Choi (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 29 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | USA Loren Roberts (8) | 24 | |
| Oct 6 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 3,700,000 | USA Charles Howell III (1) | 42 | |
| Oct 13 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | 5,000,000 | NZL Phil Tataurangi (1) | 50 | |
| Oct 20 | Disney Golf Classic | Florida | 3,700,000 | USA Bob Burns (1) | 58 | |
| Oct 27 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 3,700,000 | USA Jonathan Byrd (1) | 56 | |
| Nov 3 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 5,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (11) | 64 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 4 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,600,000 | ENG Luke Donald (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Jun 25 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,200,000 | USA Chris DiMarco and | |
| USA Dudley Hart | Team event | ||||
| Sep 29 | [Ryder Cup](2002-ryder-cup) | England | n/a | EUR Team Europe | Team event |
| Nov 17 | Hyundai Team Matches | California | 400,000 | USA Rich Beem and | |
| AUS Peter Lonard | Team event | ||||
| Nov 24 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,250,000 | USA Lee Janzen and | |
| USA Rocco Mediate | Team event | ||||
| Nov 27 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Dec 1 | Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | USA Mark O'Meara | Limited-field event |
| Dec 8 | Target World Challenge | California | 3,860,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | Limited-field event |
| Dec 15 | [WGC-World Cup](2002-wgc-world-cup) | Mexico | 3,000,000 | JPN Toshimitsu Izawa and | |
| JPN Shigeki Maruyama | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team event |
Location of tournaments
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 6,912,625 |
| 2 | USA Phil Mickelson | 4,311,971 |
| 3 | FIJ Vijay Singh | 3,756,563 |
| 4 | USA David Toms | 3,459,739 |
| 5 | ZAF Ernie Els | 3,291,895 |
| 6 | USA Jerry Kelly | 2,946,889 |
| 7 | USA Rich Beem | 2,938,365 |
| 8 | USA Justin Leonard | 2,738,235 |
| 9 | USA Charles Howell III | 2,702,747 |
| 10 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 2,617,004 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/427044813/ | title=Woods, Sorenstam win golf awards | newspaper=The Gazette | location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada | date=19 December 2002 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=53 (C5 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/352704815/ | title=Woods takes Grand Slam lead | newspaper=The Montana Standard | location=Butte, Montana | date=27 November 2002 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=13 (B3 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Jonathan Byrd | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Tiger Woods | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | |||||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Gene Sauers | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/189819163/ | title=McGahee Bough Insurance Policy Golf | newspaper=The Los Angeles Times | location=Los Angeles, California | date=7 January 2003 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=40 (D7 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
Notes
References
References
- "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2002 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (4 November 2002). "Knee problem for Woods". The Desert Sun.
- (19 December 2002). "Woods, Sorenstam win golf awards". The Gazette.
- Sugrue, Wilson. (8 January 2003). "Woods claims top prize for fourth year". The Independent.
- (27 November 2002). "Woods takes Grand Slam lead". The Montana Standard.
- (6 January 2003). "Byrd joins impressive list as PGA Rookie of the Year". The State.
- (7 January 2003). "McGahee Bough Insurance Policy {{!}} Golf". The Los Angeles Times.
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