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2002 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2002 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | ZAF Ernie Els (3) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ZAF Retief Goosen |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | ZAF Ernie Els |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Nick Dougherty |
| prevseason | 2001 |
| nextseason | 2003 |
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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 25 Nov | BMW Asian Open | Taiwan | US$1,500,000 | SWE Jarmo Sandelin (5) | 20 | ASA | New tournament |
| 2 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 | ESP José María Olazábal (22) | 16 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 13 Jan | Bell's South African Open | South Africa | £500,000 | ZAF Tim Clark (1) | 32 | AFR | |
| 20 Jan | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | £500,000 | ENG Justin Rose (1) | 22 | AFR | |
| 27 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,000,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (8) | 42 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 3 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$2,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (9) | 36 | ANZ | |
| 10 Feb | ANZ Championship | Australia | A$1,750,000 | SWE Richard S. Johnson (1) | 20 | ANZ | New to European Tour |
| 24 Feb | Caltex Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$900,000 | IND Arjun Atwal (1) | 16 | ASA | |
| 24 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 | USA Kevin Sutherland (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 3 Mar | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,000,000 | SCO Alastair Forsyth (1) | 16 | ASA | |
| 10 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,500,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (10) | 40 | ||
| 17 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | AUS Adam Scott (2) | 24 | ||
| 24 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €550,000 | ESP Diego Borrego (2) | 24 | CHA | |
| 7 Apr | Algarve Open de Portugal | Portugal | €750,000 | SWE Carl Pettersson (1) | 24 | ||
| 14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$5,600,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 28 Apr | Canarias Open de España | Spain | €1,750,000 | ESP Sergio García (4) | 24 | ||
| 5 May | Novotel Perrier Open de France | France | €2,000,000 | ENG Malcolm MacKenzie (1) | 24 | ||
| 12 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | £1,100,000 | ARG Ángel Cabrera (2) | 46 | ||
| 19 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €2,700,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 50 | ||
| 26 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | €3,200,000 | DNK Anders Hansen (1) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 2 Jun | Victor Chandler British Masters | England | £1,300,000 | ENG Justin Rose (2) | 26 | ||
| 9 Jun | Compass Group English Open | England | £800,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (9) | 24 | ||
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Jun | Great North Open | England | £600,000 | ENG Miles Tunnicliff (1) | 24 | ||
| 30 Jun | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | €1,600,000 | DNK Søren Hansen (1) | 32 | ||
| 7 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £2,000,000 | NZL Michael Campbell (5) | 48 | ||
| 14 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,200,000 | ARG Eduardo Romero (8) | 54 | ||
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,900,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (11) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 28 Jul | TNT Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | DEU Tobias Dier (2) | 32 | ||
| 4 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,900,000 | NIR Graeme McDowell (1) | 26 | ||
| 11 Aug | Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open | Wales | £1,100,000 | SCO Paul Lawrie (5) | 24 | ||
| 18 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 | USA Rich Beem (1) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | €350,000 | SWE Adam Mednick (1) | 16 | CHA | |
| 25 Aug | Diageo Scottish PGA Championship | Scotland | £1,000,000 | AUS Adam Scott (3) | 24 | ||
| 25 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | US$5,500,000 | AUS Craig Parry (5) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 1 Sep | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,800,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (7) | 24 | ||
| 8 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €1,500,000 | SWE Robert Karlsson (5) | 34 | ||
| 15 Sep | Linde German Masters | Germany | €3,000,000 | AUS Stephen Leaney (4) | 50 | ||
| 22 Sep | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | US$5,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 6 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (5) | 52 | Pro-Am | |
| 13 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | €1,400,000 | DEU Alex Čejka (4) | 34 | ||
| 27 Oct | Telefónica Open de Madrid | Spain | €1,400,000 | DNK Steen Tinning (2) | 24 | ||
| 3 Nov | Italian Open Telecom Italia | Italy | €1,100,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (3) | 26 | ||
| 10 Nov | Volvo Masters Andalucía | Spain | US$3,000,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (42) | |||
| SCO Colin Montgomerie (27) | 38 | Tour Championship | |||||
| Title shared |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 21 Apr | Seve Trophy | Ireland | n/a | GBRIRL Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 29 Sep | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| 20 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | £1,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els | n/a | Limited-field event |
| 18 Nov | WGC-World Cup | Mexico | US$3,000,000 | JPN Toshimitsu Izawa and | ||
| JPN Shigeki Maruyama | n/a | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team 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 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 2,360,128 |
| 2 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 2,334,655 |
| 3 | ZAF Ernie Els | 2,251,708 |
| 4 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 1,980,720 |
| 5 | ARG Eduardo Romero | 1,811,330 |
| 6 | ESP Sergio García | 1,488,728 |
| 7 | AUS Adam Scott | 1,361,776 |
| 8 | NZL Michael Campbell | 1,325,404 |
| 9 | ENG Justin Rose | 1,323,529 |
| 10 | SCO Paul Lawrie | 1,151,434 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | ZAF Ernie Els | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ENG Nick Dougherty |
Notes
References
References
- "2002 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (26 October 2001). "Doubts over Dunhill Links future". BBC Sport.
- (10 November 2002). "Montgomerie and Langer share Volvo Masters". RTÉ.
- "2002 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- (10 November 2002). "Goosen reigns again". BBC Sport.
- (5 December 2002). "Els Named European Golfer of Year". Golf Channel.
- (13 November 2002). "Dougherty is best rookie". The Independent.
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