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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 September 2002 |
| Location | Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland 52°31′34″N7°11′20″W / 52.526°N 7.189°W |
| Course(s) | Mount Juliet Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,246 |
| Field | 65 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 263 (−25) | |
| Location map | |
  Mount Juliet Location in Ireland | |
The 2002 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 19 to 22 September at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the third WGC-American Express Championship tournament, following the cancellation of the 2001 edition in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and the third of four World Golf Championships events in 2002.
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World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, to capture his second WGC-American Express Championship and his fifth World Golf Championship. He set the tournament record for score to-par at 25 under. Woods also went the first 71 holes of the tournament without making a bogey, only bogeying the 18th hole in the final round.
