# 2002 European Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 25 Nov | BMW Asian Open | Taiwan | US$1,500,000 | Jarmo Sandelin (5) | 20 | ASA | New tournament |
| 2 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 | José María Olazábal (22) | 16 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 13 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 Tour |
| 24 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 Championship |
| 3 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 championship |
| 28 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 event |
| 2 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 championship |
| 23 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 championship |
| 28 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 championship |
| 18 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 Championship |
| 1 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 Championship |
| 6 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Pádraig Harrington (5) | 52 | | Pro-Am |
| 13 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 Championship Title shared |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| 21 Apr | Seve Trophy | Ireland | n/a | Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 29 Sep | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| 20 Oct | Cisco World Match Play Championship | England | £1,000,000 | Ernie Els | n/a | Limited-field event |
| 18 Nov | WGC-World Cup | Mexico | US$3,000,000 | Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama | n/a | World Golf Championship Team 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 | 2,360,128 |
| 2 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,334,655 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 2,251,708 |
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 1,980,720 |
| 5 | Eduardo Romero | 1,811,330 |
| 6 | Sergio García | 1,488,728 |
| 7 | Adam Scott | 1,361,776 |
| 8 | Michael Campbell | 1,325,404 |
| 9 | Justin Rose | 1,323,529 |
| 10 | Paul Lawrie | 1,151,434 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Golfer of the Year | Ernie Els | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Nick Dougherty | |