2002 PGA Tour
Year2002
TourPGA Tour
Regular seasonJanuary 3, 2002 – November 4, 2002
No of events49
Most winsTiger Woods (5)
Honor 1Money list
Honoree 1Tiger Woods
Honor 2PGA Tour Player of the Year
Honoree 2Tiger Woods
Honor 3PGA Player of the Year
Honoree 3Tiger Woods
Honor 4Rookie of the Year
Honoree 4Jonathan Byrd
Prevseason2001
Nextseason2003

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]

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Jun 25CVS Charity ClassicRhode Island1,200,000Chris DiMarco and
Dudley Hart		Team event
Sep 29Ryder CupEnglandn/aTeam EuropeTeam event
Nov 17Hyundai Team MatchesCalifornia400,000Rich Beem and
Peter Lonard		Team event
Nov 24Franklin Templeton ShootoutFlorida2,250,000Lee Janzen and
Rocco Mediate		Team event
Nov 27PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000Tiger WoodsLimited-field event
Dec 1Skins GameCalifornia1,000,000Mark O'MearaLimited-field event
Dec 8Target World ChallengeCalifornia3,860,000Pádraig HarringtonLimited-field event
Dec 15WGC-World CupMexico3,000,000Toshimitsu Izawa and
Shigeki Maruyama		World Golf Championship
Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

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

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Tiger Woods[4][5][6]
PGA Player of the YearTiger Woods[7]
Rookie of the YearJonathan 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 YearGene 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 8 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2002 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Knee problem for Woods". The Desert Sun. 4 November 2002. p. 20 (C6 in paper). Retrieved 30 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Woods, Sorenstam win golf awards". The Gazette. 19 December 2002. p. 53 (C5 in paper). Retrieved 30 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Sugrue, Wilson (8 January 2003). "Woods claims top prize for fourth year". The Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "McGahee Bough Insurance Policy | Golf". The Los Angeles Times. 7 January 2003. p. 40 (D7 in paper). Retrieved 30 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Woods takes Grand Slam lead". The Montana Standard. 27 November 2002. p. 13 (B3 in paper). Retrieved 30 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Byrd joins impressive list as PGA Rookie of the Year". The State. 6 January 2003. p. 15 (C7 in paper). Retrieved 30 October 2023. – via Newspapers.com.