2002 PGA Tour
Appearance
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Duration | January 3, 2002 | – November 4, 2002
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Number of official events | 49 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
PGA Tour Player of the Year | ![]() |
PGA Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2001 2003 → |
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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 6 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
56 | Winners-only event |
Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
50 | |
Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
54 | Pro-Am |
Jan 27 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
58 | |
Feb 3 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
54 | Pro-Am |
Feb 10 | Buick Invitational | California | 3,600,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Feb 17 | Nissan Open | California | 3,700,000 | ![]() |
62 | |
Feb 24 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
78 | World Golf Championship |
Feb 24 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Mar 3 | Genuity Championship | Florida | 4,700,000 | ![]() |
60 | |
Mar 10 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 3,500,000 | ![]() |
50 | |
Mar 17 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
70 | Invitational |
Mar 24 | The Players Championship | Florida | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
80 | Flagship event |
Mar 31 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
54 | |
Apr 7 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 3,800,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 5,600,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Apr 21 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | South Carolina | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
58 | Invitational |
Apr 28 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 3,800,000 | ![]() |
30 | |
May 5 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 4,500,000 | ![]() |
52 | |
May 12 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 4,800,000 | ![]() |
68 | |
May 19 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 4,300,000 | ![]() |
66 | Invitational |
May 26 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 4,500,000 | ![]() |
64 | Invitational |
Jun 2 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | 3,600,000 | ![]() |
30 | |
Jun 9 | Buick Classic | New York | 3,500,000 | ![]() |
64 | |
Jun 16 | U.S. Open | New York | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Jun 23 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Jun 30 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 3,800,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
Jul 7 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
52 | |
Jul 14 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,100,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Jul 21 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,800,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Jul 21 | B.C. Open | New York | 2,100,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Jul 28 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Aug 4 | The International | Colorado | 4,500,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Aug 11 | Buick Open | Michigan | 3,300,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Aug 18 | PGA Championship | Minnesota | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Aug 25 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Washington | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship |
Aug 25 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Sep 1 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 3,500,000 | ![]() |
38 | |
Sep 8 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
34 | |
Sep 15 | SEI Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 3,300,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
Sep 22 | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship |
Sep 22 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | 2,600,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Sep 29 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Oct 6 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 3,700,000 | ![]() |
42 | |
Oct 13 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
50 | |
Oct 20 | Disney Golf Classic | Florida | 3,700,000 | ![]() |
58 | |
Oct 27 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 3,700,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Nov 3 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
64 | Tour Championship |
Nov 4 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,600,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Unofficial events
[edit]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 | ![]() ![]() |
Team event |
Sep 29 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | ![]() |
Team event |
Nov 17 | Hyundai Team Matches | California | 400,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Team event |
Nov 24 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,250,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Team event |
Nov 27 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
Limited-field event |
Dec 1 | Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
Limited-field event |
Dec 8 | Target World Challenge | California | 3,860,000 | ![]() |
Limited-field event |
Dec 15 | WGC-World Cup | Mexico | 3,000,000 | ![]() ![]() |
World Golf Championship Team event |
Location of tournaments
[edit]
Location of official tournaments of the 2002 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Location of official tournaments of the 2002 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
6,912,625 |
2 | ![]() |
4,311,971 |
3 | ![]() |
3,756,563 |
4 | ![]() |
3,459,739 |
5 | ![]() |
3,291,895 |
6 | ![]() |
2,946,889 |
7 | ![]() |
2,938,365 |
8 | ![]() |
2,738,235 |
9 | ![]() |
2,702,747 |
10 | ![]() |
2,617,004 |
Awards
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
References
[edit]- ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "2002 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Knee problem for Woods". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. November 4, 2002. p. 20 (C6 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Woods, Sorenstam win golf awards". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 19, 2002. p. 53 (C5 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sugrue, Wilson (January 8, 2003). "Woods claims top prize for fourth year". The Independent. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c "McGahee Bough Insurance Policy | Golf". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 7, 2003. p. 40 (D7 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Woods takes Grand Slam lead". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. November 27, 2002. p. 13 (B3 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Byrd joins impressive list as PGA Rookie of the Year". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. January 6, 2003. p. 15 (C7 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.