2002 European Tour
Introduction The '''2002 European Tour''' was the 31st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2002 There were three new tournaments to the European Tour in 2002, the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the ANZ Championship in Australia. The schedule also saw the return of the Open de Canarias, but this was ultimately combined with the Open de España, and the loss of the Greg Norman Holden International, the Moroccan Open, the São Paulo Brazil Open and the Argentine Open.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes25 Nov  BMW Asian Open  Taiwan US$1,500,000   Jarmo Sandelin (5) 20  ASA  New tournament2 Dec  Omega Hong Kong Open  Hong Kong US$700,000   José María Olazábal (22) 16  ASA  New to European Tour13 Jan  Bell's South African Open  South Africa £500,000   Tim Clark (1) 32  AFR 20 Jan  Dunhill Championship  South Africa £500,000   Justin Rose (1) 22  AFR 27 Jan  Johnnie Walker Classic  Australia £1,000,000   Retief Goosen (8) 42  ANZ, ASA  3 Feb  Heineken Classic  Australia A$2,000,000   Ernie Els (9) 36  ANZ 10 Feb  ANZ Championship  Australia A$1,750,000   Richard S. Johnson (1) 20  ANZ  New to European Tour24 Feb  Caltex Singapore Masters  Singapore US$900,000   Arjun Atwal (1) 16  ASA  24 Feb  WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship  United States US$5,500,000   Kevin Sutherland (n/a) 76    World Golf Championship3 Mar  Carlsberg Malaysian Open  Malaysia US$1,000,000   Alastair Forsyth (1) 16  ASA  10 Mar  Dubai Desert Classic  UAE US$1,500,000   Ernie Els (10) 40   17 Mar  Qatar Masters  Qatar US$1,500,000   Adam Scott (2) 24   24 Mar  Madeira Island Open  Portugal €550,000   Diego Borrego (2) 24  CHA 7 Apr  Algarve Open de Portugal  Portugal €750,000   Carl Pettersson (1) 24    14 Apr  '''Masters Tournament'''  United States US$5,600,000   '''Tiger Woods''' (n/a) 100    Major championship28 Apr  Canarias Open de España  Spain €1,750,000   Sergio García (4) 24    5 May  Novotel Perrier Open de France  France €2,000,000   Malcolm MacKenzie (1) 24   12 May  Benson & Hedges International Open  England £1,100,000   Ángel Cabrera (2) 46    19 May  Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe  Germany €2,700,000   Tiger Woods (n/a) 50    26 May  Volvo PGA Championship  England €3,200,000   Anders Hansen (1) 64    Flagship event2 Jun  Victor Chandler British Masters  England £1,300,000   Justin Rose (2) 26    9 Jun  Compass Group English Open  England £800,000   Darren Clarke (9) 24   16 Jun  '''U.S. Open'''  United States US$6,250,000   '''Tiger Woods''' (n/a) 100    Major championship23 Jun  Great North Open  England £600,000   Miles Tunnicliff (1) 24    30 Jun  Murphy's Irish Open  Ireland €1,600,000   Søren Hansen (1) 32    7 Jul  Smurfit European Open  Ireland £2,000,000   Michael Campbell (5) 48    14 Jul  Barclays Scottish Open  Scotland £2,200,000   Eduardo Romero (8) 54    21 Jul  '''The Open Championship'''  Scotland £3,900,000   '''Ernie Els''' (11) 100    Major championship28 Jul  TNT Dutch Open  Netherlands €1,800,000   Tobias Dier (2) 32    4 Aug  Volvo Scandinavian Masters  Sweden €1,900,000   Graeme McDowell (1) 26    11 Aug  Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open  Wales £1,100,000   Paul Lawrie (5) 24    18 Aug  '''PGA Championship'''  United States US$5,500,000   '''Rich Beem''' (1) 100    Major championship18 Aug  North West of Ireland Open  Ireland €350,000   Adam Mednick (1) 16  CHA 25 Aug  Diageo Scottish PGA Championship  Scotland £1,000,000   Adam Scott (3) 24   25 Aug  WGC-NEC Invitational  United States US$5,500,000   Craig Parry (5) 76    World Golf Championship1 Sep  BMW International Open  Germany €1,800,000   Thomas Bjørn (7) 24    8 Sep  Omega European Masters  Switzerland €1,500,000   Robert Karlsson (5) 34    15 Sep  Linde German Masters  Germany €3,000,000   Stephen Leaney (4) 50    22 Sep  WGC-American Express Championship  Ireland US$5,000,000   Tiger Woods (n/a) 76    World Golf Championship6 Oct  Dunhill Links Championship  Scotland US$5,000,000   Pádraig Harrington (5) 52    Pro-Am13 Oct  Trophée Lancôme  France €1,400,000   Alex Čejka (4) 34   27 Oct  Telefónica Open de Madrid  Spain €1,400,000   Steen Tinning (2) 24    3 Nov  Italian Open Telecom Italia  Italy €1,100,000   Ian Poulter (3) 26    10 Nov  Volvo Masters Andalucía  Spain US$3,000,000   Bernhard Langer (42) Colin Montgomerie (27) 38    Tour ChampionshipTitle shared===Unofficial events===The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner(s)OWGRpointsNotes21 Apr  Seve Trophy  Ireland n/a   Team GB&I n/a  Team event29 Sep  Ryder Cup  England n/a   Team Europe n/a  Team event20 Oct  Cisco World Match Play Championship  England £1,000,000   Ernie Els n/a  Limited-field event18 Nov  WGC-World Cup  Mexico US$3,000,000   Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama n/a  World Golf ChampionshipTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the '''Volvo Order of Merit''' and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.Position  Player  Prize money (€)1   Retief Goosen 2,360,1282   Pádraig Harrington 2,334,6553   Ernie Els 2,251,7084   Colin Montgomerie 1,980,7205   Eduardo Romero 1,811,3306   Sergio García 1,488,7287   Adam Scott 1,361,7768   Michael Campbell 1,325,4049   Justin Rose 1,323,52910   Paul Lawrie 1,151,434
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year   Ernie Els   Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Nick Dougherty
See also *2002 European Seniors Tour
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