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 listFiji Vijay Singh
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[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 6Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii4,000,000Spain Sergio García (3)56Winners-only event
Jan 14Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii4,000,000United States Jerry Kelly (1)50
Jan 20Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia4,000,000United States Phil Mickelson (20)54Pro-Am
Jan 27Phoenix OpenArizona4,000,000United States Chris DiMarco (3)58
Feb 3AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia4,000,000United States Matt Gogel (1)54Pro-Am
Feb 10Buick InvitationalCalifornia3,600,000Spain José María Olazábal (6)48
Feb 17Nissan OpenCalifornia3,700,000United States Len Mattiace (1)62
Feb 24WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipCalifornia5,500,000United States Kevin Sutherland (1)78World Golf Championship
Feb 24Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenArizona3,000,000Canada Ian Leggatt (1)24Alternate event
Mar 3Genuity ChampionshipFlorida4,700,000South Africa Ernie Els (9)60
Mar 10The Honda ClassicFlorida3,500,000United States Matt Kuchar (1)50
Mar 17Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida4,000,000United States Tiger Woods (30)70Invitational
Mar 24The Players ChampionshipFlorida6,000,000New Zealand Craig Perks (1)80Flagship event
Mar 31Shell Houston OpenTexas4,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (10)54
Apr 7BellSouth ClassicGeorgia3,800,000South Africa Retief Goosen (2)56
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia5,600,000United States Tiger Woods (31)100Major championship
Apr 21WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of GolfSouth Carolina4,000,000United States Justin Leonard (7)58Invitational
Apr 28Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina3,800,000United States Rocco Mediate (5)30
May 5Compaq Classic of New OrleansLouisiana4,500,000South Korea K. J. Choi (1)52
May 12Verizon Byron Nelson ClassicTexas4,800,000Japan Shigeki Maruyama (2)68
May 19MasterCard ColonialTexas4,300,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (18)66Invitational
May 26Memorial TournamentOhio4,500,000United States Jim Furyk (7)64Invitational
Jun 2Kemper Insurance OpenMaryland3,600,000United States Bob Estes (4)30
Jun 9Buick ClassicNew York3,500,000United States Chris Smith (1)64
Jun 16U.S. OpenNew York5,500,000United States Tiger Woods (32)100Major championship
Jun 23Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut4,000,000United States Phil Mickelson (21)56
Jun 30FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee3,800,000United States Len Mattiace (2)32
Jul 7Advil Western OpenIllinois4,000,000United States Jerry Kelly (2)52
Jul 14Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin3,100,000United States Jeff Sluman (6)24
Jul 21The Open ChampionshipScotland£3,800,000South Africa Ernie Els (10)100Major championship
Jul 21B.C. OpenNew York2,100,000United States Spike McRoy (1)24Alternate event
Jul 28John Deere ClassicIllinois3,000,000United States J. P. Hayes (2)24
Aug 4The InternationalColorado4,500,000United States Rich Beem (2)56
Aug 11Buick OpenMichigan3,300,000United States Tiger Woods (33)56
Aug 18PGA ChampionshipMinnesota5,500,000United States Rich Beem (3)100Major championship
Aug 25WGC-NEC InvitationalWashington5,500,000Australia Craig Parry (1)76World Golf Championship
Aug 25Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000United States Chris Riley (1)24Alternate event
Sep 1Air Canada ChampionshipCanada3,500,000United States Gene Sauers (3)38
Sep 8Bell Canadian OpenCanada4,000,000United States John Rollins (1)34
Sep 15SEI Pennsylvania ClassicPennsylvania3,300,000United States Dan Forsman (5)32
Sep 22WGC-American Express ChampionshipIreland5,500,000United States Tiger Woods (34)76World Golf Championship
Sep 22Tampa Bay ClassicFlorida2,600,000South Korea K. J. Choi (2)24Alternate event
Sep 29Valero Texas OpenTexas3,500,000United States Loren Roberts (8)24
Oct 6Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia3,700,000United States Charles Howell III (1)42
Oct 13Invensys Classic at Las VegasNevada5,000,000New Zealand Phil Tataurangi (1)50
Oct 20Disney Golf ClassicFlorida3,700,000United States Bob Burns (1)58
Oct 27Buick ChallengeGeorgia3,700,000United States Jonathan Byrd (1)56
Nov 3The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia5,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (11)64Tour Championship
Nov 4Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi2,600,000England Luke Donald (1)24Alternate 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tiger Woods6,912,625
2United States Phil Mickelson4,311,971
3Fiji Vijay Singh3,756,563
4United States David Toms3,459,739
5South Africa Ernie Els3,291,895
6United States Jerry Kelly2,946,889
7United States Rich Beem2,938,365
8United States Justin Leonard2,738,235
9United States Charles Howell III2,702,747
10South Africa Retief Goosen2,617,004

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tiger Woods[4][5][6]
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods[7]
Rookie of the YearUnited 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 YearUnited 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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