2002 Asian PGA Tour

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2002 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration24 January 2002 (2002-01-24) – 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08)
Number of official events19
Order of Merit Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa
Players' Player of the Year Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na
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The 2002 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2002 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Contents

It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season. [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
27 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Australia£1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (n/a)42 ANZ, EUR
10 Feb London Myanmar Open Myanmar200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (3)6
17 Feb Hero Honda Masters India300,000 Flag of India.svg Harmeet Kahlon (1)6
24 Feb Caltex Singapore Masters Singapore900,000 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (4)16 EUR
3 Mar Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Forsyth (n/a)16 EUR
10 Mar Casino Filipino Philippine Open Philippines175,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson (1)6
17 Mar Royal Challenge Indian Open India300,000 Flag of India.svg Vijay Kumar (1)6
28 Apr SK Telecom Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Charlie Wi (5)6 KOR
4 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Lee (a) (1)6 KOR
25 Aug Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan300,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tsai Chi-huang (1)6
1 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho (1)6 KOR
8 Sep Kolon Cup Korea Open South Korea₩500,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (1)14 KOR
15 Sep Volvo China Open China500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gleeson (1)6
22 Sep Acer Taiwan Open Taiwan300,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (1)6
20 Oct Macau Open Macau250,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (4)8
17 Nov TCL Classic China1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (n/a)14New tournament
24 Nov BMW Asian Open Taiwan1,500,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington (n/a)16 EUR
1 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong700,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Freddie Jacobson (n/a)16 EUR
8 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Malaysia500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na (1)6New tournament

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa 266,264
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee 242,558
3 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal 207,625
4 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na 171,574
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj 168,782

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023– via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "Tournament schedule 2002 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "2002 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "India's Randhawa Wins Order of Merit Title". Asian PGA. Archived from the original on 18 February 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Randhawa finished the year with total earnings of US$266,263... The talented 30-year-old Indian collected the Davidoff Tour Order of Merit trophy and received the Players' Player of the Year title at the auspicious awards night... Volvo Masters of Asia winner Kevin Na from Korea, who ended fourth on the Merit list, also enjoyed a memorable night. The talented 19- year-old, who was ranked the top junior in the United States last year, received the Rookie of the Year...
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