2002 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
The 2002 Senior PGA Tour was the 23rd season of the Senior PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 20
MasterCard Championship Hawaii
1,500,000
Tom Kite (4)
Feb 3
Royal Caribbean Classic Florida
1,450,000
John Jacobs (4)
Feb 10
ACE Group Classic Florida
1,500,000
Hale Irwin (33)
Feb 17
Verizon Classic Florida
1,500,000
Doug Tewell (5)
Feb 24
Audi Senior Classic Mexico
1,700,000
Bruce Lietzke (3)
Mar 3
SBC Senior Classic California
1,450,000
Tom Kite (5)
Mar 10
Toshiba Senior Classic California
1,500,000
Hale Irwin (34)
Mar 17
Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley California
1,400,000
Dana Quigley (6)
Mar 31
Emerald Coast Classic Florida
1,450,000
Dave Eichelberger (6)
Apr 7
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Florida
2,505,000
Doug Tewell (6)New to Senior PGA Tour
Apr 28
The Countrywide Tradition Arizona
2,000,000
Jim Thorpe Senior PGA Tour major championship
May 5
Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama
1,400,000
Sammy Rachels (3)
May 12
TD Waterhouse Championship Missouri
1,600,000
Bruce Lietzke (4)
May 19
Instinet Classic New Jersey
1,500,000
Isao Aoki (9)
May 26
Farmers Charity Classic Michigan
1,500,000
Jay Sigel (7)
Jun 2
NFL Golf Classic New Jersey
1,300,000
James Mason (1)
Jun 9
Senior PGA Championship Ohio
2,000,000
Fuzzy Zoeller Senior major championship
Jun 16
BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee
1,600,000
Gil Morgan (21)
Jun 23
Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland
1,450,000
J. C. Snead (4)
Jun 30
U.S. Senior Open Maryland
2,500,000
Don Pooley Senior major championship
Jul 7
AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Canada
1,600,000
Tom Jenkins (3)
Jul 14
Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan
2,500,000
Stewart Ginn Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 21
SBC Senior Open Illinois
1,450,000
Bob Gilder (3)
Jul 28
Senior British Open Northern Ireland
£500,000
Noboru Sugai Senior major championship [ b]
Jul 28
FleetBoston Classic Massachusetts
1,500,000
Bob Gilder (4)
Aug 4
Lightpath Long Island Classic New York
1,700,000
Hubert Green (4)
Aug 11
3M Championship Minnesota
1,750,000
Hale Irwin (35)
Aug 25
Uniting Fore Care Classic Utah
1,500,000
Morris Hatalsky (1)
Sep 1
Allianz Championship Iowa
1,850,000
Bob Gilder (5)
Sep 8
Kroger Senior Classic Ohio
1,500,000
Bob Gilder (6)
Sep 15
RJR Championship North Carolina
1,600,000
Bruce Fleisher (15)
Sep 22
SAS Championship North Carolina
1,700,000
Bruce Lietzke (5)
Oct 6
Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii
1,500,000
Hale Irwin (36)
Oct 13
Napa Valley Championship California
1,300,000
Tom Kite (6)
Oct 20
SBC Championship Texas
1,450,000
Dana Quigley (7)
Oct 27
Senior Tour Championship Oklahoma
2,500,000
Tom Watson (4)Tour Championship
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 2] [ 3]
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 4]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Hale Irwin 3,028,304
2
Bob Gilder 2,367,637
3
Bruce Fleisher 1,860,534
4
Tom Kite 1,631,930
5
Doug Tewell 1,579,988
Awards
Notes
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
^ "2002 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 28, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .^ "2002 Charles Schwab Cup" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 9, 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .^ "Annuity winners" The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 28, 2002. p. 93 (7-B in paper). Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "2002 Money list" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .^ a b "Woods, Irwin, Moore take Player of the Year awards" . PGA Tour. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 8, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2023 . Hubert Green, who dropped to 51st on the Champions Tour money list in 2001, returned to form in 2002 and finished 16th on the money list. He collected his fourth career Champions Tour title during the year and was named the Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year. ^ Jarrett, Keith (January 8, 2003). "Fairview's Hatalsky named Champions Tour Rookie of the Year" Asheville Citizen-Times . Asheville, North Carolina. p. 30 (D6 in paper). Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ^ "2002 Scoring average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
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