# 2002 PGA Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 6 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | Sergio García (3) | 56 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,000,000 | Jerry Kelly (1) | 50 | |
| Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (20) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 27 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 4,000,000 | Chris DiMarco (3) | 58 | |
| Feb 3 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 4,000,000 | Matt Gogel (1) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 10 | Buick Invitational | California | 3,600,000 | José María Olazábal (6) | 48 | |
| Feb 17 | Nissan Open | California | 3,700,000 | Len Mattiace (1) | 62 | |
| Feb 24 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | 5,500,000 | Kevin Sutherland (1) | 78 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 24 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Ian Leggatt (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 3 | Genuity Championship | Florida | 4,700,000 | Ernie Els (9) | 60 | |
| Mar 10 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 3,500,000 | Matt Kuchar (1) | 50 | |
| Mar 17 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 4,000,000 | Tiger Woods (30) | 70 | Invitational |
| Mar 24 | The Players Championship | Florida | 6,000,000 | Craig Perks (1) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Mar 31 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 4,000,000 | Vijay Singh (10) | 54 | |
| Apr 7 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 3,800,000 | Retief Goosen (2) | 56 | |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 5,600,000 | Tiger Woods (31) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 21 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | South Carolina | 4,000,000 | Justin Leonard (7) | 58 | Invitational |
| Apr 28 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 3,800,000 | Rocco Mediate (5) | 30 | |
| May 5 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 4,500,000 | K. J. Choi (1) | 52 | |
| May 12 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 4,800,000 | Shigeki Maruyama (2) | 68 | |
| May 19 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 4,300,000 | Nick Price (18) | 66 | Invitational |
| May 26 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 4,500,000 | Jim Furyk (7) | 64 | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | 3,600,000 | Bob Estes (4) | 30 | |
| Jun 9 | Buick Classic | New York | 3,500,000 | Chris Smith (1) | 64 | |
| Jun 16 | U.S. Open | New York | 5,500,000 | Tiger Woods (32) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 23 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 4,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (21) | 56 | |
| Jun 30 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 3,800,000 | Len Mattiace (2) | 32 | |
| Jul 7 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | 4,000,000 | Jerry Kelly (2) | 52 | |
| Jul 14 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 3,100,000 | Jeff Sluman (6) | 24 | |
| Jul 21 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,800,000 | Ernie Els (10) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 21 | B.C. Open | New York | 2,100,000 | Spike McRoy (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 28 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,000,000 | J. P. Hayes (2) | 24 | |
| Aug 4 | The International | Colorado | 4,500,000 | Rich Beem (2) | 56 | |
| Aug 11 | Buick Open | Michigan | 3,300,000 | Tiger Woods (33) | 56 | |
| Aug 18 | PGA Championship | Minnesota | 5,500,000 | Rich Beem (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 25 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Washington | 5,500,000 | Craig Parry (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 25 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Chris Riley (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 1 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 3,500,000 | Gene Sauers (3) | 38 | |
| Sep 8 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 4,000,000 | John Rollins (1) | 34 | |
| Sep 15 | SEI Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 3,300,000 | Dan Forsman (5) | 32 | |
| Sep 22 | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | 5,500,000 | Tiger Woods (34) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Sep 22 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | 2,600,000 | K. J. Choi (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 29 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | Loren Roberts (8) | 24 | |
| Oct 6 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 3,700,000 | Charles Howell III (1) | 42 | |
| Oct 13 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | 5,000,000 | Phil Tataurangi (1) | 50 | |
| Oct 20 | Disney Golf Classic | Florida | 3,700,000 | Bob Burns (1) | 58 | |
| Oct 27 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 3,700,000 | Jonathan Byrd (1) | 56 | |
| Nov 3 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 5,000,000 | Vijay Singh (11) | 64 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 4 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,600,000 | Luke Donald (1) | 24 | Alternate event |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Jun 25 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,200,000 | Chris DiMarco and Dudley Hart | Team event |
| Sep 29 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Team Europe | Team event |
| Nov 17 | Hyundai Team Matches | California | 400,000 | Rich Beem and Peter Lonard | Team event |
| Nov 24 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,250,000 | Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate | Team event |
| Nov 27 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Dec 1 | Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | Mark O'Meara | Limited-field event |
| Dec 8 | Target World Challenge | California | 3,860,000 | Pádraig Harrington | Limited-field event |
| Dec 15 | WGC-World Cup | Mexico | 3,000,000 | Toshimitsu 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 6,912,625 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 4,311,971 |
| 3 | Vijay Singh | 3,756,563 |
| 4 | David Toms | 3,459,739 |
| 5 | Ernie Els | 3,291,895 |
| 6 | Jerry Kelly | 2,946,889 |
| 7 | Rich Beem | 2,938,365 |
| 8 | Justin Leonard | 2,738,235 |
| 9 | Charles Howell III | 2,702,747 |
| 10 | Retief Goosen | 2,617,004 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | Jonathan Byrd |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Gene Sauers |