Duration | 22 November 2001 | – 10 November 2002
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Number of official events | 44 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2001 2003 → |
The 2002 European Tour was the 31st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
There were three new tournaments to the European Tour in 2002, the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the ANZ Championship in Australia. The schedule also saw the return of the Open de Canarias, but this was ultimately combined with the Open de España, and the loss of the Greg Norman Holden International, the Moroccan Open, the São Paulo Brazil Open and the Argentine Open.
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Nov | BMW Asian Open | Taiwan | US$1,500,000 | ![]() |
20 | ASA | New tournament |
2 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 | ![]() |
16 | ASA | New to European Tour |
13 Jan | Bell's South African Open | South Africa | £500,000 | ![]() |
32 | AFR[d] | |
20 Jan | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | £500,000 | ![]() |
22 | AFR | |
27 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,000,000 | ![]() |
42 | ANZ, ASA | |
3 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$2,000,000 | ![]() |
36 | ANZ | |
10 Feb | ANZ Championship | Australia | A$1,750,000 | ![]() |
20 | ANZ | New to European Tour |
24 Feb | Caltex Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$900,000 | ![]() |
16 | ASA | |
24 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
3 Mar | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ASA | |
10 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$1,500,000 | ![]() |
40 | ||
17 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
24 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €550,000 | ![]() |
24 | CHA | |
7 Apr | Algarve Open de Portugal | Portugal | €750,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$5,600,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
28 Apr | Canarias Open de España | Spain | €1,750,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
5 May | Novotel Perrier Open de France | France | €2,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
12 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | £1,100,000 | ![]() |
46 | ||
19 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €2,700,000 | ![]() |
50 | ||
26 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | €3,200,000 | ![]() |
64 | Flagship event | |
2 Jun | Victor Chandler British Masters | England | £1,300,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
9 Jun | Compass Group English Open | England | £800,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
23 Jun | Great North Open | England | £600,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
30 Jun | Murphy's Irish Open | Ireland | €1,600,000 | ![]() |
32 | ||
7 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £2,000,000 | ![]() |
48 | ||
14 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,200,000 | ![]() |
54 | ||
21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,900,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
28 Jul | TNT Dutch Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | ![]() |
32 | ||
4 Aug | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,900,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
11 Aug | Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open | Wales | £1,100,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
18 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship | |
18 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | €350,000 | ![]() |
16 | CHA | |
25 Aug | Diageo Scottish PGA Championship | Scotland | £1,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
25 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | US$5,500,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
1 Sep | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,800,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
8 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €1,500,000 | ![]() |
34 | ||
15 Sep | Linde German Masters | Germany | €3,000,000 | ![]() |
50 | ||
22 Sep | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | US$5,000,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship | |
6 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ![]() |
52 | Pro-Am | |
13 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | €1,400,000 | ![]() |
34 | ||
27 Oct | Telefónica Open de Madrid | Spain | €1,400,000 | ![]() |
24 | ||
3 Nov | Italian Open Telecom Italia | Italy | €1,100,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
10 Nov | Volvo Masters Andalucía | Spain | US$3,000,000 | ![]() ![]() |
38 | Tour Championship Title shared[e] |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Apr | Seve Trophy | Ireland | n/a | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
29 Sep | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
20 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | £1,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Limited-field event |
18 Nov | WGC-World Cup | Mexico | US$3,000,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | World Golf Championship Team event |
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2,360,128 |
2 | ![]() |
2,334,655 |
3 | ![]() |
2,251,708 |
4 | ![]() |
1,980,720 |
5 | ![]() |
1,811,330 |
6 | ![]() |
1,488,728 |
7 | ![]() |
1,361,776 |
8 | ![]() |
1,325,404 |
9 | ![]() |
1,323,529 |
10 | ![]() |
1,151,434 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
[6] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
[7] |