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 countryWinnerNotes
22–25 NovBMW Asian OpenTaiwanSweden Jarmo Sandelin (5)Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
29 Nov – 2 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong KongSpain José María Olazábal (22)Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
10–13 JanBell's South African OpenSouth AfricaSouth Africa Tim Clark (1)Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
17–20 JanDunhill ChampionshipSouth AfricaEngland Justin Rose (1)Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
24–27 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicAustraliaSouth Africa Retief Goosen (8)Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
and PGA Tour of Australasia
31 Jan – 3 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaSouth Africa Ernie Els (9)Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
7–10 FebANZ ChampionshipAustraliaSweden Richard S. Johnson (1)Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
20–24 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Kevin Sutherland (n/a)World Golf Championships
21–24 FebCaltex Singapore MastersSingaporeIndia Arjun Atwal (1)Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
28 Feb – 3 MarCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysiaScotland Alastair Forsyth (1)Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
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)Dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour
4–7 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugalSweden Carl Pettersson (1)
11–14 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)Major championship
17–21 AprSeve TrophyIrelandGreat Britain & IrelandTeam event; unofficial
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)The European Tour's flagship event
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)Major championship
20–23 JunGreat North OpenEnglandEngland Miles Tunnicliff (1)
27–30 JunMurphy's Irish OpenIrelandDenmark Søren Hansen (1)
4–7 JulSmurfit European OpenIrelandNew Zealand Michael Campbell (5)
11–14 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotlandArgentina Eduardo Romero (8)
18–21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotlandSouth Africa Ernie Els (11)Major championship
25–28 JulTNT Dutch 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 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUnited States Rich Beem (n/a)Major championship
15–18 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenIrelandSweden Adam Mednick (1)Dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour
22–25 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited StatesAustralia Craig Parry (5)World Golf Championships
22–25 AugDiageo Scottish PGA ChampionshipScotlandAustralia Adam Scott (3)
29 Aug – 1 SepBMW 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 ChampionshipIrelandUnited States Tiger Woods (n/a)World Golf Championships
27–29 SepRyder CupEnglandEuropeTeam event; unofficial
3–6 OctDunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (5)Celebrity pro-am
10–13 OctTrophée LancômeFranceGermany Alex Čejka (4)
17–20 OctCisco World Match Play ChampionshipEnglandSouth Africa Ernie Els (n/a)Unofficial event
24–27 OctTelefonica Open de MadridSpainDenmark Steen Tinning (2)
31 Oct – 3 NovItalian Open Telecom ItaliaItalyEngland Ian Poulter (3)
7–10 NovVolvo Masters AndaluciaSpainGermany Bernhard Langer (42)
Scotland Colin Montgomerie (27)		Tie
Tour Championship

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:

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Retief Goosen South Africa2,360,128
2Pádraig Harrington Ireland2,334,655
3Ernie Els South Africa2,251,708
4Colin Montgomerie Scotland1,980,720
5Eduardo Romero Argentina1,811,330
6Sergio García Spain1,488,728
7Adam Scott Australia1,361,776
8Michael Campbell New Zealand1,325,404
9Justin Rose England1,323,529
10Paul Lawrie Scotland1,151,434

See also

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