2002 PGA Tour

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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
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

Schedule

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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

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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

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Money list

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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

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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

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Notes

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  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

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  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.
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