Golf tour season
The 2002 European Seniors Tour was the 11th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Purse (€)
|
Winner[a]
|
Notes
|
16 Mar |
Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open |
Barbados |
US$175,000 |
Peter Townsend (1) |
|
22 Mar |
Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic |
Trinidad and Tobago |
US$175,000 |
Steve Stull (1) |
New tournament
|
19 May |
AIB Irish Seniors Open |
Ireland |
310,000 |
Seiji Ebihara (3) |
|
8 Jun |
Legends in Golf |
Begium |
170,000 |
Gary Wintz (1) |
|
16 Jun |
Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters |
Jersey |
£100,000 |
Delroy Cambridge (2) |
|
29 Jun |
Lawrence Batley Seniors |
England |
£125,000 |
Neil Coles (9) |
|
7 Jul |
Wales Seniors Open |
Wales |
£500,000 |
Seiji Ebihara (4) |
|
14 Jul |
Mobile Cup |
England |
£125,000 |
Bernard Gallacher (1) |
New tournament
|
28 Jul |
Senior British Open |
Northern Ireland |
£500,000 |
Noboru Sugai (1) |
Senior major championship
|
4 Aug |
De Vere PGA Seniors Championship |
England |
£200,000 |
Seiji Ebihara (5) |
|
11 Aug |
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open |
Switzerland |
230,000 |
Dragon Taki (1) |
|
18 Aug |
Travis Perkins Senior Masters |
England |
£225,000 |
Ray Carrasco (1) |
|
1 Sep |
De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic |
England |
£150,000 |
Brian Jones (1) |
|
7 Sep |
GIN Monte Carlo Invitational |
France |
220,000 |
Terry Gale (2) |
|
15 Sep |
Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters |
England |
£225,000 |
Delroy Cambridge (3) |
|
22 Sep |
Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open |
Scotland |
£150,000 |
Denis Durnian (2) |
|
12 Oct |
The Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship |
Spain |
£100,000 |
Delroy Cambridge (4) |
|
19 Oct |
Tunisian Seniors Open |
Tunisia |
£100,000 |
Denis O'Sullivan (5) |
|
27 Oct |
Estoril Seniors Tour Championship |
Portugal |
240,000 |
Denis Durnian (3) |
Tour Championship
|
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Purse (€)
|
Winners
|
Notes
|
17 Nov
|
UBS Cup
|
United States
|
US$3,000,000
|
Team USA
|
Team event
|
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]