The 2002 European Tour was the 31st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2002 There were three new tournaments to the European Tour in 2002, the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the ANZ Championship in Australia. The schedule also saw the return of the Open de Canarias, but this was ultimately combined with the Open de España, and the loss of the Greg Norman Holden International, the Moroccan Open, the São Paulo Brazil Open and the Argentine Open.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes25 Nov BMW Asian Open Taiwan US$1,500,000 Jarmo Sandelin (5) 20 ASA New tournament2 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000 José María Olazábal (22) 16 ASA New to European Tour13 Jan Bell's South African Open South Africa £500,000 Tim Clark (1) 32 AFR 20 Jan Dunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 Justin Rose (1) 22 AFR 27 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000 Retief Goosen (8) 42 ANZ, ASA 3 Feb Heineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 Ernie Els (9) 36 ANZ 10 Feb ANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000 Richard S. Johnson (1) 20 ANZ New to European Tour24 Feb Caltex Singapore Masters Singapore US$900,000 Arjun Atwal (1) 16 ASA 24 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$5,500,000 Kevin Sutherland (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship3 Mar Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,000,000 Alastair Forsyth (1) 16 ASA 10 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$1,500,000 Ernie Els (10) 40 17 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 Adam Scott (2) 24 24 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal €550,000 Diego Borrego (2) 24 CHA 7 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Portugal €750,000 Carl Pettersson (1) 24 14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$5,600,000 Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship28 Apr Canarias Open de España Spain €1,750,000 Sergio García (4) 24 5 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France €2,000,000 Malcolm MacKenzie (1) 24 12 May Benson & Hedges International Open England £1,100,000 Ángel Cabrera (2) 46 19 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000 Tiger Woods (n/a) 50 26 May Volvo PGA Championship England €3,200,000 Anders Hansen (1) 64 Flagship event2 Jun Victor Chandler British Masters England £1,300,000 Justin Rose (2) 26 9 Jun Compass Group English Open England £800,000 Darren Clarke (9) 24 16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship23 Jun Great North Open England £600,000 Miles Tunnicliff (1) 24 30 Jun Murphy's Irish Open Ireland €1,600,000 Søren Hansen (1) 32 7 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland £2,000,000 Michael Campbell (5) 48 14 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000 Eduardo Romero (8) 54 21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £3,900,000 Ernie Els (11) 100 Major championship28 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands €1,800,000 Tobias Dier (2) 32 4 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,900,000 Graeme McDowell (1) 26 11 Aug Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £1,100,000 Paul Lawrie (5) 24 18 Aug PGA Championship United States US$5,500,000 Rich Beem (1) 100 Major championship18 Aug North West of Ireland Open Ireland €350,000 Adam Mednick (1) 16 CHA 25 Aug Diageo Scottish PGA Championship Scotland £1,000,000 Adam Scott (3) 24 25 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States US$5,500,000 Craig Parry (5) 76 World Golf Championship1 Sep BMW International Open Germany €1,800,000 Thomas Bjørn (7) 24 8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €1,500,000 Robert Karlsson (5) 34 15 Sep Linde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 Stephen Leaney (4) 50 22 Sep WGC-American Express Championship Ireland US$5,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship6 Oct Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Pádraig Harrington (5) 52 Pro-Am13 Oct Trophée Lancôme France €1,400,000 Alex Čejka (4) 34 27 Oct Telefónica Open de Madrid Spain €1,400,000 Steen Tinning (2) 24 3 Nov Italian Open Telecom Italia Italy €1,100,000 Ian Poulter (3) 26 10 Nov Volvo Masters Andalucía Spain US$3,000,000 Bernhard Langer (42) Colin Montgomerie (27) 38 Tour ChampionshipTitle shared
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes21 Apr Seve Trophy Ireland n/a Team GB&I n/a Team event29 Sep Ryder Cup England n/a Team Europe n/a Team event20 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England £1,000,000 Ernie Els n/a Limited-field event18 Nov WGC-World Cup Mexico US$3,000,000 Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama n/a World Golf ChampionshipTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Retief Goosen 2,360,1282 Pádraig Harrington 2,334,6553 Ernie Els 2,251,7084 Colin Montgomerie 1,980,7205 Eduardo Romero 1,811,3306 Sergio García 1,488,7287 Adam Scott 1,361,7768 Michael Campbell 1,325,4049 Justin Rose 1,323,52910 Paul Lawrie 1,151,434
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Ernie Els Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Nick Dougherty
See also 2002 European Seniors Tour
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