2002 PGA Tour

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2002 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 2002 (2002-01-03) – November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)
Number of official events49
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (5)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd
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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 6 Mercedes Championships Hawaii4,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (3)56Winners-only event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (1)50
Jan 20 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (20)54Pro-Am
Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco (3)58
Feb 3 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Gogel (1)54Pro-Am
Feb 10 Buick Invitational California3,600,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (6)48
Feb 17 Nissan Open California3,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Len Mattiace (1)62
Feb 24 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship California5,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland (1)78 World Golf Championship
Feb 24 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Arizona3,000,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Leggatt (1)24Alternate event
Mar 3 Genuity Championship Florida4,700,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (9)60
Mar 10 The Honda Classic Florida3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar (1)50
Mar 17 Bay Hill Invitational Florida4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (30)70Invitational
Mar 24 The Players Championship Florida6,000,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Perks (1)80Flagship event
Mar 31 Shell Houston Open Texas4,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (10)54
Apr 7 BellSouth Classic Georgia3,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (2)56
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (31)100 Major championship
Apr 21 WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf South Carolina4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard (7)58Invitational
Apr 28 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina3,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate (5)30
May 5 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Louisiana4,500,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi (1)52
May 12 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic Texas4,800,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeki Maruyama (2)68
May 19 MasterCard Colonial Texas4,300,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (18)66Invitational
May 26 Memorial Tournament Ohio4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (7)64Invitational
Jun 2 Kemper Insurance Open Maryland3,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes (4)30
Jun 9 Buick Classic New York3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith (1)64
Jun 16 U.S. Open New York5,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (32)100 Major championship
Jun 23 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (21)56
Jun 30 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee3,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Len Mattiace (2)32
Jul 7 Advil Western Open Illinois4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (2)52
Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin3,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman (6)24
Jul 21 The Open Championship Scotland£3,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (10)100 Major championship
Jul 21 B.C. Open New York2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Spike McRoy (1)24Alternate event
Jul 28 John Deere Classic Illinois3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. P. Hayes (2)24
Aug 4 The International Colorado4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rich Beem (2)56
Aug 11 Buick Open Michigan3,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (33)56
Aug 18 PGA Championship Minnesota5,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rich Beem (3)100 Major championship
Aug 25 WGC-NEC Invitational Washington5,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (1)76 World Golf Championship
Aug 25 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Riley (1)24Alternate event
Sep 1 Air Canada Championship Canada3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers (3)38
Sep 8 Bell Canadian Open Canada4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Rollins (1)34
Sep 15 SEI Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania3,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman (5)32
Sep 22 WGC-American Express Championship Ireland5,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (34)76 World Golf Championship
Sep 22 Tampa Bay Classic Florida2,600,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi (2)24Alternate event
Sep 29 Valero Texas Open Texas3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (8)24
Oct 6 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia3,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III (1)42
Oct 13 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas Nevada5,000,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Phil Tataurangi (1)50
Oct 20 Disney Golf Classic Florida3,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns (1)58
Oct 27 Buick Challenge Georgia3,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd (1)56
Nov 3 The Tour Championship Georgia5,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (11)64Tour Championship
Nov 4 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi2,600,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (1)24Alternate event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Jun 25 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco and
Flag of the United States.svg Dudley Hart
Team event
Sep 29 Ryder Cup Englandn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team EuropeTeam event
Nov 17 Hyundai Team Matches California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rich Beem and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard
Team event
Nov 24 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida2,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen and
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate
Team event
Nov 27 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Dec 1 Skins Game California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara Limited-field event
Dec 8 Target World Challenge California3,860,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington Limited-field event
Dec 15 WGC-World Cup Mexico3,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa and
Flag of Japan.svg Shigeki Maruyama
World Golf Championship
Team event

Location of tournaments

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 6,912,625
2 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 4,311,971
3 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 3,756,563
4 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 3,459,739
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 3,291,895
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 2,946,889
7 Flag of the United States.svg Rich Beem 2,938,365
8 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard 2,738,235
9 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III 2,702,747
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 2,617,004

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [4] [5] [6]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [7]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd [8] [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [3]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [3] [7]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers [6]

See also

Notes

  1. 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.

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References

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