The 2002 Senior PGA Tour was the 23rd season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 20 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 Tom Kite (4) Feb 3 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 1,450,000 John Jacobs (4) Feb 10 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,500,000 Hale Irwin (33) Feb 17 Verizon Classic Florida 1,500,000 Doug Tewell (5) Feb 24 Audi Senior Classic Mexico 1,700,000 Bruce Lietzke (3) Mar 3 SBC Senior Classic California 1,450,000 Tom Kite (5) Mar 10 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,500,000 Hale Irwin (34) Mar 17 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley California 1,400,000 Dana Quigley (6) Mar 31 Emerald Coast Classic Florida 1,450,000 Dave Eichelberger (6) Apr 7 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Florida 2,505,000 Doug Tewell (6) New to Senior PGA TourApr 28 The Countrywide Tradition Arizona 2,000,000 Jim Thorpe (5) Senior PGA Tour major championshipMay 5 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,400,000 Sammy Rachels (3) May 12 TD Waterhouse Championship Missouri 1,600,000 Bruce Lietzke (4) May 19 Instinet Classic New Jersey 1,500,000 Isao Aoki (9) May 26 Farmers Charity Classic Michigan 1,500,000 Jay Sigel (7) Jun 2 NFL Golf Classic New Jersey 1,300,000 James Mason (1) Jun 9 Senior PGA Championship Ohio 2,000,000 Fuzzy Zoeller (1) Senior major championshipJun 16 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee 1,600,000 Gil Morgan (21) Jun 23 Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland 1,450,000 J. C. Snead (4) Jun 30 U.S. Senior Open Maryland 2,500,000 Don Pooley (1) Senior major championshipJul 7 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Canada 1,600,000 Tom Jenkins (3) Jul 14 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 Stewart Ginn (1) Senior PGA Tour major championshipJul 21 SBC Senior Open Illinois 1,450,000 Bob Gilder (3) Jul 28 Senior British Open Northern Ireland £500,000 Noboru Sugai (n/a) Senior major championshipJul 28 FleetBoston Classic Massachusetts 1,500,000 Bob Gilder (4) Aug 4 Lightpath Long Island Classic New York 1,700,000 Hubert Green (4) Aug 11 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 Hale Irwin (35) Aug 25 Uniting Fore Care Classic Utah 1,500,000 Morris Hatalsky (1) Sep 1 Allianz Championship Iowa 1,850,000 Bob Gilder (5) Sep 8 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 1,500,000 Bob Gilder (6) Sep 15 RJR Championship North Carolina 1,600,000 Bruce Fleisher (15) Sep 22 SAS Championship North Carolina 1,700,000 Bruce Lietzke (5) Oct 6 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 Hale Irwin (36) Oct 13 Napa Valley Championship California 1,300,000 Tom Kite (6) Oct 20 SBC Championship Texas 1,450,000 Dana Quigley (7) Oct 27 Senior Tour Championship Oklahoma 2,500,000 Tom Watson (4) Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Nov 17 UBS Cup Georgia 3,000,000 Team USA Team event Dec 15 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 Craig Stadler andson Kevin Stadler Team event
Charles Schwab Cup The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Hale Irwin 2,8862 Bob Gilder 2,0873 Bruce Fleisher 1,5824 Tom Watson 1,4485 Tom Kite 1,419
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Hale Irwin 3,028,3042 Bob Gilder 2,367,6373 Bruce Fleisher 1,860,5344 Tom Kite 1,631,9305 Doug Tewell 1,579,988
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Hale Irwin Rookie of the Year Morris Hatalsky Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Hale Irwin Comeback Player of the Year Hubert Green
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