2002 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2002 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration15 November 2001 (2001-11-15) – 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08)
Number of official events21
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (2)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price (2)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry
2003

The 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 30th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
18 Nov Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby (7)16
25 Nov Holden Australian Open Queensland1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby (2)32Flagship event
13 Jan TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (10)24
27 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Western Australia£1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (n/a)42 ASA, EUR
3 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria2,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (n/a)36 EUR
10 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales1,750,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard S. Johnson (n/a)20 EUR
3 Mar NSW Masters New South Wales100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Collins (1)16New tournament
10 Mar Jacob's Creek Open Championship South AustraliaUS$500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles (1)12 BUY
17 Mar Holden Clearwater Classic New ZealandUS$500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley (3)12 BUY
24 Mar Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand100,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Paddison (1)16
7 Apr Volvo Trucks Golf Klassik New South Wales100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price (3)16New tournament
28 Apr Schweppes SA PGA Championship South Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Ball (1)16
26 May Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton (1)16
16 Jun Queensland PGA Championship Queensland100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz (2)16
13 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Carmichael (1)16
27 Oct ANZ Victorian Open Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz (2)16
3 Nov Queensland Open Queensland100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Buckle (1)16
10 Nov New South Wales Open New South Wales200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price (4)16
24 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Allan (1)32Flagship event
1 Dec Australian PGA Championship Western Australia1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (4)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrod Moseley (2)
13Title shared [c]
8 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria1,250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (5)20

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 641,789
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard 497,256
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley 423,305
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock 401,219
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles 395,069

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
  2. ASA − Asian PGA Tour; BUY − Buy.com Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  3. Lonard and Moseley remained tied after one hole of a sudden-death playoff before darkness fell. [2]

References

  1. "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. "Lonard Moseley Share Australian PGA Title". Golf Channel. 1 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "2002 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. "Parry takes order of merit". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.