2002 PGA Tour

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.

2002 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 3, 2002 (2002-01-03) – November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)
Number of official events	49
Most wins	Tiger Woods (5)
Money list	Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year	Jonathan Byrd
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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	Sergio García (3)	56	Winners-only event
Jan 14	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	4,000,000	Jerry Kelly (1)	50
Jan 20	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	4,000,000	Phil Mickelson (20)	54	Pro-Am
Jan 27	Phoenix Open	Arizona	4,000,000	Chris DiMarco (3)	58
Feb 3	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	4,000,000	Matt Gogel (1)	54	Pro-Am
Feb 10	Buick Invitational	California	3,600,000	José María Olazábal (6)	48
Feb 17	Nissan Open	California	3,700,000	Len Mattiace (1)	62
Feb 24	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	California	5,500,000	Kevin Sutherland (1)	78	World Golf Championship
Feb 24	Touchstone Energy Tucson Open	Arizona	3,000,000	Ian Leggatt (1)	24	Alternate event
Mar 3	Genuity Championship	Florida	4,700,000	Ernie Els (9)	60
Mar 10	The Honda Classic	Florida	3,500,000	Matt Kuchar (1)	50
Mar 17	Bay Hill Invitational	Florida	4,000,000	Tiger Woods (30)	70	Invitational
Mar 24	The Players Championship	Florida	6,000,000	Craig Perks (1)	80	Flagship event
Mar 31	Shell Houston Open	Texas	4,000,000	Vijay Singh (10)	54
Apr 7	BellSouth Classic	Georgia	3,800,000	Retief Goosen (2)	56
Apr 14	Masters Tournament	Georgia	5,600,000	Tiger Woods (31)	100	Major championship
Apr 21	WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf	South Carolina	4,000,000	Justin Leonard (7)	58	Invitational
Apr 28	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	North Carolina	3,800,000	Rocco Mediate (5)	30
May 5	Compaq Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	4,500,000	K. J. Choi (1)	52
May 12	Verizon Byron Nelson Classic	Texas	4,800,000	Shigeki Maruyama (2)	68
May 19	MasterCard Colonial	Texas	4,300,000	Nick Price (18)	66	Invitational
May 26	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	4,500,000	Jim Furyk (7)	64	Invitational
Jun 2	Kemper Insurance Open	Maryland	3,600,000	Bob Estes (4)	30
Jun 9	Buick Classic	New York	3,500,000	Chris Smith (1)	64
Jun 16	U.S. Open	New York	5,500,000	Tiger Woods (32)	100	Major championship
Jun 23	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	4,000,000	Phil Mickelson (21)	56
Jun 30	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	3,800,000	Len Mattiace (2)	32
Jul 7	Advil Western Open	Illinois	4,000,000	Jerry Kelly (2)	52
Jul 14	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	3,100,000	Jeff Sluman (6)	24
Jul 21	The Open Championship	Scotland	£3,800,000	Ernie Els (10)	100	Major championship
Jul 21	B.C. Open	New York	2,100,000	Spike McRoy (1)	24	Alternate event
Jul 28	John Deere Classic	Illinois	3,000,000	J. P. Hayes (2)	24
Aug 4	The International	Colorado	4,500,000	Rich Beem (2)	56
Aug 11	Buick Open	Michigan	3,300,000	Tiger Woods (33)	56
Aug 18	PGA Championship	Minnesota	5,500,000	Rich Beem (3)	100	Major championship
Aug 25	WGC-NEC Invitational	Washington	5,500,000	Craig Parry (1)	76	World Golf Championship
Aug 25	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Chris Riley (1)	24	Alternate event
Sep 1	Air Canada Championship	Canada	3,500,000	Gene Sauers (3)	38
Sep 8	Bell Canadian Open	Canada	4,000,000	John Rollins (1)	34
Sep 15	SEI Pennsylvania Classic	Pennsylvania	3,300,000	Dan Forsman (5)	32
Sep 22	WGC-American Express Championship	Ireland	5,500,000	Tiger Woods (34)	76	World Golf Championship
Sep 22	Tampa Bay Classic	Florida	2,600,000	K. J. Choi (2)	24	Alternate event
Sep 29	Valero Texas Open	Texas	3,500,000	Loren Roberts (8)	24
Oct 6	Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	Virginia	3,700,000	Charles Howell III (1)	42
Oct 13	Invensys Classic at Las Vegas	Nevada	5,000,000	Phil Tataurangi (1)	50
Oct 20	Disney Golf Classic	Florida	3,700,000	Bob Burns (1)	58
Oct 27	Buick Challenge	Georgia	3,700,000	Jonathan Byrd (1)	56
Nov 3	The Tour Championship	Georgia	5,000,000	Vijay Singh (11)	64	Tour Championship
Nov 4	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Mississippi	2,600,000	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	Chris DiMarco and Dudley Hart	Team event
Sep 29	Ryder Cup	England	n/a	Team Europe	Team event
Nov 17	Hyundai Team Matches	California	400,000	Rich Beem and Peter Lonard	Team event
Nov 24	Franklin Templeton Shootout	Florida	2,250,000	Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate	Team event
Nov 27	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Hawaii	1,000,000	Tiger Woods	Limited-field event
Dec 1	Skins Game	California	1,000,000	Mark O'Meara	Limited-field event
Dec 8	Target World Challenge	California	3,860,000	Pádraig Harrington	Limited-field event
Dec 15	WGC-World Cup	Mexico	3,000,000	Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama	World Golf Championship Team event

Location of tournaments

Location of official tournaments of the 2002 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship

Location of official tournaments of the 2002 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events

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	Tiger Woods	6,912,625
2	Phil Mickelson	4,311,971
3	Vijay Singh	3,756,563
4	David Toms	3,459,739
5	Ernie Els	3,291,895
6	Jerry Kelly	2,946,889
7	Rich Beem	2,938,365
8	Justin Leonard	2,738,235
9	Charles Howell III	2,702,747
10	Retief Goosen	2,617,004

Awards

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

See also

• 2002 Buy.com Tour
• 2002 Senior PGA Tour

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. "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. "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. "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.

External links

• Official website