2002 Asian PGA Tour

2002 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration24 January 2002 (2002-01-24) – 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08)
Number of official events19
Order of MeritIndia Jyoti Randhawa
Players' Player of the YearIndia Jyoti Randhawa
Rookie of the YearUnited States 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.

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]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
27 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (n/a) 42 ANZ, EUR
10 Feb London Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (3) 6
17 Feb Hero Honda Masters India 300,000 India Harmeet Kahlon (1) 6
24 Feb Caltex Singapore Masters Singapore 900,000 India Arjun Atwal (4) 16 EUR
3 Mar Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,000,000 Scotland Alastair Forsyth (n/a) 16 EUR
10 Mar Casino Filipino Philippine Open Philippines 175,000 Canada Rick Gibson (1) 6
17 Mar Royal Challenge Indian Open India 300,000 India Vijay Kumar (1) 6
28 Apr SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 South Korea Charlie Wi (5) 6 KOR
4 May Maekyung LG Fashion Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 New Zealand Eddie Lee (a) (1) 6 KOR
25 Aug Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 300,000 Taiwan Tsai Chi-huang (1) 6
1 Sep Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 South Korea Hur Suk-ho (1) 6 KOR
8 Sep Kolon Cup Korea Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 Spain Sergio García (1) 14 KOR
15 Sep Volvo China Open China 500,000 Australia David Gleeson (1) 6
22 Sep Acer Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Malaysia Danny Chia (1) 6
20 Oct Macau Open Macau 250,000 China Zhang Lianwei (4) 8
17 Nov TCL Classic China 1,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 14 New tournament
24 Nov BMW Asian Open Taiwan 1,500,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (n/a) 16 EUR
1 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 700,000 Sweden Freddie Jacobson (n/a) 16 EUR
8 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Malaysia 500,000 United States Kevin Na (1) 6 New tournament

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 India Jyoti Randhawa 266,264
2 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 242,558
3 India Arjun Atwal 207,625
4 United States Kevin Na 171,574
5 Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj 168,782

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year India Jyoti Randhawa [4]
Rookie of the Year United States 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.

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. ^ a b c "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...