2002 European Tour

2002 European Tour season
Duration22 November 2001 (2001-11-22) – 10 November 2002 (2002-11-10)
Number of official events44
Most winsSouth Africa Ernie Els (3)[a]
Order of MeritSouth Africa Retief Goosen
Golfer of the YearSouth Africa Ernie Els
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Nick Dougherty
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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.

Changes for 2002

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.

Schedule

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 Sweden Jarmo Sandelin (5) 20 ASA New tournament
2 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000 Spain José María Olazábal (22) 16 ASA New to European Tour
13 Jan Bell's South African Open South Africa £500,000 South Africa Tim Clark (1) 32 AFR[d]
20 Jan Dunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 England Justin Rose (1) 22 AFR
27 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,000,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (8) 42 ANZ, ASA
3 Feb Heineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (9) 36 ANZ
10 Feb ANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000 Sweden Richard S. Johnson (1) 20 ANZ New to European Tour
24 Feb Caltex Singapore Masters Singapore US$900,000 India Arjun Atwal (1) 16 ASA
24 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$5,500,000 United States Kevin Sutherland (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
3 Mar Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,000,000 Scotland Alastair Forsyth (1) 16 ASA
10 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$1,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (10) 40
17 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 Australia Adam Scott (2) 24
24 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal €550,000 Spain Diego Borrego (2) 24 CHA
7 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Portugal €750,000 Sweden Carl Pettersson (1) 24
14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$5,600,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
28 Apr Canarias Open de España Spain €1,750,000 Spain Sergio García (4) 24
5 May Novotel Perrier Open de France France €2,000,000 England Malcolm MacKenzie (1) 24
12 May Benson & Hedges International Open England £1,100,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera (2) 46
19 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €2,700,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 50
26 May Volvo PGA Championship England €3,200,000 Denmark Anders Hansen (1) 64 Flagship event
2 Jun Victor Chandler British Masters England £1,300,000 England Justin Rose (2) 26
9 Jun Compass Group English Open England £800,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (9) 24
16 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
23 Jun Great North Open England £600,000 England Miles Tunnicliff (1) 24
30 Jun Murphy's Irish Open Ireland €1,600,000 Denmark Søren Hansen (1) 32
7 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland £2,000,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (5) 48
14 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (8) 54
21 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £3,900,000 South Africa Ernie Els (11) 100 Major championship
28 Jul TNT Dutch Open Netherlands €1,800,000 Germany Tobias Dier (2) 32
4 Aug Volvo Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,900,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (1) 26
11 Aug Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Wales £1,100,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (5) 24
18 Aug PGA Championship United States US$5,500,000 United States Rich Beem (1) 100 Major championship
18 Aug North West of Ireland Open Ireland €350,000 Sweden Adam Mednick (1) 16 CHA
25 Aug Diageo Scottish PGA Championship Scotland £1,000,000 Australia Adam Scott (3) 24
25 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States US$5,500,000 Australia Craig Parry (5) 76 World Golf Championship
1 Sep BMW International Open Germany €1,800,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (7) 24
8 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €1,500,000 Sweden Robert Karlsson (5) 34
15 Sep Linde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 Australia Stephen Leaney (4) 50
22 Sep WGC-American Express Championship Ireland US$5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
6 Oct Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (5) 52 Pro-Am
13 Oct Trophée Lancôme France €1,400,000 Germany Alex Čejka (4) 34
27 Oct Telefónica Open de Madrid Spain €1,400,000 Denmark Steen Tinning (2) 24
3 Nov Italian Open Telecom Italia Italy €1,100,000 England Ian Poulter (3) 26
10 Nov Volvo Masters Andalucía Spain US$3,000,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (42)
Scotland Colin Montgomerie (27)		 38 Tour Championship
Title shared[e]

Unofficial events

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 Team GB&I n/a Team event
29 Sep Ryder Cup England n/a Team Europe n/a Team event
20 Oct Cisco World Match Play Championship England £1,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els n/a Limited-field event
18 Nov WGC-World Cup Mexico US$3,000,000 Japan Toshimitsu Izawa and
Japan Shigeki Maruyama		 n/a World Golf Championship
Team event

Order of Merit

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 South Africa Retief Goosen 2,360,128
2 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 2,334,655
3 South Africa Ernie Els 2,251,708
4 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 1,980,720
5 Argentina Eduardo Romero 1,811,330
6 Spain Sergio García 1,488,728
7 Australia Adam Scott 1,361,776
8 New Zealand Michael Campbell 1,325,404
9 England Justin Rose 1,323,529
10 Scotland Paul Lawrie 1,151,434

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year South Africa Ernie Els [6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year England Nick Dougherty [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Tiger Woods won four events, but was not a European Tour member.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian PGA Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  4. ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
  5. ^ Langer and Montgomerie remained level after two holes of a sudden-death playoff before darkness forced an end to play; they agreed to share the title instead of returning the following day.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Doubts over Dunhill Links future". BBC Sport. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Montgomerie and Langer share Volvo Masters". RTÉ. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "2002 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 21 September 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Goosen reigns again". BBC Sport. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Els Named European Golfer of Year". Golf Channel. Associated Press. 5 December 2002. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Dougherty is best rookie". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2023.