2002 PGA Tour

2002 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 2002 (2002-01-03) – November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)
Number of official events49
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (5)
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States 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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 6 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 4,000,000 Spain Sergio García (3) 56 Winners-only event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 4,000,000 United States Jerry Kelly (1) 50
Jan 20 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 4,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (20) 54 Pro-Am
Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona 4,000,000 United States Chris DiMarco (3) 58
Feb 3 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 4,000,000 United States Matt Gogel (1) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 10 Buick Invitational California 3,600,000 Spain José María Olazábal (6) 48
Feb 17 Nissan Open California 3,700,000 United States Len Mattiace (1) 62
Feb 24 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship California 5,500,000 United States Kevin Sutherland (1) 78 World Golf Championship
Feb 24 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Arizona 3,000,000 Canada Ian Leggatt (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 3 Genuity Championship Florida 4,700,000 South Africa Ernie Els (9) 60
Mar 10 The Honda Classic Florida 3,500,000 United States Matt Kuchar (1) 50
Mar 17 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 4,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (30) 70 Invitational
Mar 24 The Players Championship Florida 6,000,000 New Zealand Craig Perks (1) 80 Flagship event
Mar 31 Shell Houston Open Texas 4,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (10) 54
Apr 7 BellSouth Classic Georgia 3,800,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (2) 56
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 5,600,000 United States Tiger Woods (31) 100 Major championship
Apr 21 WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf South Carolina 4,000,000 United States Justin Leonard (7) 58 Invitational
Apr 28 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 3,800,000 United States Rocco Mediate (5) 30
May 5 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 4,500,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (1) 52
May 12 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic Texas 4,800,000 Japan Shigeki Maruyama (2) 68
May 19 MasterCard Colonial Texas 4,300,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (18) 66 Invitational
May 26 Memorial Tournament Ohio 4,500,000 United States Jim Furyk (7) 64 Invitational
Jun 2 Kemper Insurance Open Maryland 3,600,000 United States Bob Estes (4) 30
Jun 9 Buick Classic New York 3,500,000 United States Chris Smith (1) 64
Jun 16 U.S. Open New York 5,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (32) 100 Major championship
Jun 23 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 4,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (21) 56
Jun 30 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 3,800,000 United States Len Mattiace (2) 32
Jul 7 Advil Western Open Illinois 4,000,000 United States Jerry Kelly (2) 52
Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 3,100,000 United States Jeff Sluman (6) 24
Jul 21 The Open Championship Scotland £3,800,000 South Africa Ernie Els (10) 100 Major championship
Jul 21 B.C. Open New York 2,100,000 United States Spike McRoy (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 28 John Deere Classic Illinois 3,000,000 United States J. P. Hayes (2) 24
Aug 4 The International Colorado 4,500,000 United States Rich Beem (2) 56
Aug 11 Buick Open Michigan 3,300,000 United States Tiger Woods (33) 56
Aug 18 PGA Championship Minnesota 5,500,000 United States Rich Beem (3) 100 Major championship
Aug 25 WGC-NEC Invitational Washington 5,500,000 Australia Craig Parry (1) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 25 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 United States Chris Riley (1) 24 Alternate event
Sep 1 Air Canada Championship Canada 3,500,000 United States Gene Sauers (3) 38
Sep 8 Bell Canadian Open Canada 4,000,000 United States John Rollins (1) 34
Sep 15 SEI Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 3,300,000 United States Dan Forsman (5) 32
Sep 22 WGC-American Express Championship Ireland 5,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (34) 76 World Golf Championship
Sep 22 Tampa Bay Classic Florida 2,600,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (2) 24 Alternate event
Sep 29 Valero Texas Open Texas 3,500,000 United States Loren Roberts (8) 24
Oct 6 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 3,700,000 United States Charles Howell III (1) 42
Oct 13 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas Nevada 5,000,000 New Zealand Phil Tataurangi (1) 50
Oct 20 Disney Golf Classic Florida 3,700,000 United States Bob Burns (1) 58
Oct 27 Buick Challenge Georgia 3,700,000 United States Jonathan Byrd (1) 56
Nov 3 The Tour Championship Georgia 5,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (11) 64 Tour Championship
Nov 4 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 2,600,000 England Luke Donald (1) 24 Alternate event

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Jun 25 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,200,000 United States Chris DiMarco and
United States Dudley Hart 		Team event
Sep 29 Ryder Cup England n/a Team Europe Team event
Nov 17 Hyundai Team Matches California 400,000 United States Rich Beem and
Australia Peter Lonard 		Team event
Nov 24 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 2,250,000 United States Lee Janzen and
United States Rocco Mediate 		Team event
Nov 27 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Dec 1 Skins Game California 1,000,000 United States Mark O'Meara Limited-field event
Dec 8 Target World Challenge California 3,860,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington Limited-field event
Dec 15 WGC-World Cup Mexico 3,000,000 Japan Toshimitsu Izawa and
Japan 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]

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

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Knee problem for Woods". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. November 4, 2002. p. 20 (C6 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Woods, Sorenstam win golf awards". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 19, 2002. p. 53 (C5 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Sugrue, Wilson (January 8, 2003). "Woods claims top prize for fourth year". The Independent. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "McGahee Bough Insurance Policy | Golf". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 7, 2003. p. 40 (D7 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Woods takes Grand Slam lead". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. November 27, 2002. p. 13 (B3 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Byrd joins impressive list as PGA Rookie of the Year". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. January 6, 2003. p. 15 (C7 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.