2002 European Tour

The 2002 European Tour was the 31st season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The 2002 season consisted of 45 official money events, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships which were also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. Also on the schedule were two team events, the Seve Trophy and the Ryder Cup.

The Order of Merit was won by Retief Goosen.

Table of results

The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinner
22–25 NovBMW Asian OpenTaiwanSweden Jarmo Sandelin (5)
29 Nov–2 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong KongSpain José María Olazábal (22)
10–13 JanBell's South African OpenSouth AfricaSouth Africa Tim Clark (1)
17–20 JanDunhill ChampionshipSouth AfricaEngland Justin Rose (1)
24–27 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicAustraliaSouth Africa Retief Goosen (8)
31 Jan–3 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaSouth Africa Ernie Els (9)
7–10 FebANZ ChampionshipAustraliaSweden Richard S. Johnson (1)
20–24 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Kevin Sutherland (n/a)
21–24 FebCaltex Singapore MastersSingaporeIndia Arjun Atwal (1)
28 Feb–3 MarCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysiaScotland Alastair Forsyth (1)
7–10 MarDubai Desert ClassicUnited Arab EmiratesSouth Africa Ernie Els (10)
14–17 MarQatar MastersQatarAustralia Adam Scott (2)
21–24 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugalSpain Diego Borrego (2)
4–7 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugalSweden Carl Pettersson (1)
11–14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)
17–21 AprSeve TrophyRepublic of IrelandGreat Britain & Ireland
25–28 AprCanarias Open de EspañaSpainSpain Sergio García (4)
2–5 MayNovotel Perrier Open de FranceFranceEngland Malcolm MacKenzie (1)
9–12 MayBenson and Hedges International OpenEnglandArgentina Ángel Cabrera (2)
16–19 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermanyUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)
23–26 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEnglandDenmark Anders Hansen (1)
30 May–2 JunVictor Chandler British MastersEnglandEngland Justin Rose (2)
6–9 JunCompass Group English OpenEnglandNorthern Ireland Darren Clarke (9)
13–16 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)
20–23 JunGreat North OpenEnglandEngland Miles Tunnicliff (1)
27–30 JunMurphy's Irish OpenRepublic of IrelandDenmark Søren Hansen (1)
4–7 JulSmurfit European OpenEnglandNew Zealand Michael Campbell (5)
11–14 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotlandArgentina Eduardo Romero (8)
18–21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotlandSouth Africa Ernie Els (11)
25–28 JulTNT OpenNetherlandsGermany Tobias Dier (2)
1–4 AugVolvo Scandinavian MastersSwedenNorthern Ireland Graeme McDowell (1)
8–11 AugCeltic Manor Resort Wales OpenWalesScotland Paul Lawrie (5)
15–18 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenRepublic of IrelandSweden Adam Mednick (1)
15–18 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Rich Beem (n/a)
22–25 AugDiageo Scottish PGA ChampionshipScotlandAustralia Adam Scott (3)
22–25 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited StatesAustralia Craig Parry (5)
29 Aug–1 SeptBMW International OpenGermanyDenmark Thomas Bjørn (7)
5–8 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerlandSweden Robert Karlsson (5)
12–15 SepLinde German MastersGermanyAustralia Stephen Leaney (4)
19–22 SepWGC-American Express ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)
27–29 SepRyder CupEnglandEurope
3–6 OctDunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (5)
10–13 OctTrophée LancômeFranceGermany Alex Čejka (4)
17–20 OctCisco World Match Play Championship (unofficial)EnglandSouth Africa Ernie Els (n/a)
24–27 OctTelefonica Open de MadridSpainDenmark Steen Tinning (2)
31 Oct–3 NovItalian Open Telecom ItaliaItalyEngland Ian Poulter (3)
7–10 NovVolvo Masters AndaluciaSpainTie:
Scotland Colin Montgomerie (27)
Germany Bernhard Langer (42)

Order of Merit

In 2002, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2002 were:

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Retief Goosen  South Africa 2,360,128
2 Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 2,334,655
3 Ernie Els  South Africa 2,251,708
4 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 1,980,720
5 Eduardo Romero  Argentina 1,811,330
6 Sergio García  Spain 1,488,728
7 Adam Scott  Australia 1,361,776
8 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 1,325,404
9 Justin Rose  England 1,323,529
10 Paul Lawrie  Scotland 1,151,434

See also

External links