2002 Senior PGA Tour
| Duration | January 18, 2002 – October 27, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 36 |
| Most wins |  Bob Gilder (4) Hale Irwin (4) |
| Charles Schwab Cup | Hale Irwin |
| Money list | Hale Irwin |
| Player of the Year | Hale Irwin |
| Rookie of the Year | Morris Hatalsky |
← 2001 → | |
The 2002 Senior PGA Tour was the 23rd season of the
professional golf tour
in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | MasterCard Championship |
Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Tom Kite (4) |
|
| Feb 3 | Royal Caribbean Classic |
Florida | 1,450,000 | John Jacobs (4) |
|
| Feb 10 | ACE Group Classic |
Florida | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (33) |
|
| Feb 17 | Verizon Classic |
Florida | 1,500,000 | Doug Tewell (5) |
|
| Feb 24 | Audi Senior Classic |
Mexico | 1,700,000 | Bruce Lietzke (3) |
|
| Mar 3 | SBC Senior Classic |
California | 1,450,000 | Tom Kite (5) |
|
| Mar 10 | Toshiba Senior Classic |
California | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (34) |
|
| Mar 17 | Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley | California | 1,400,000 | Dana Quigley (6) |
|
| Mar 31 | Emerald Coast Classic |
Florida | 1,450,000 | Dave Eichelberger (6) |
|
| Apr 7 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf |
Florida | 2,505,000 | Doug Tewell (6) |
New to Senior PGA Tour |
| Apr 28 | The Countrywide Tradition |
Arizona | 2,000,000 | Jim Thorpe (5) |
Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| May 5 | Bruno's Memorial Classic |
Alabama | 1,400,000 | Sammy Rachels (3) |
|
| May 12 | TD Waterhouse Championship |
Missouri | 1,600,000 | Bruce Lietzke (4) |
|
| May 19 | Instinet Classic | New Jersey | 1,500,000 |  Isao Aoki (9) |
|
| May 26 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,500,000 | Jay Sigel (7) |
|
| Jun 2 | NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,300,000 | James Mason (1) |
|
| Jun 9 | Senior PGA Championship | Ohio | 2,000,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (1) |
Senior major championship |
| Jun 16 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,600,000 | Gil Morgan (21) |
|
| Jun 23 | Greater Baltimore Classic |
Maryland | 1,450,000 | J. C. Snead (4) |
|
| Jun 30 | U.S. Senior Open | Maryland | 2,500,000 | Don Pooley (1) |
Senior major championship |
| Jul 7 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,600,000 | Tom Jenkins (3) |
|
| Jul 14 | Ford Senior Players Championship |
Michigan | 2,500,000 |  Stewart Ginn (1) |
Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jul 21 | SBC Senior Open | Illinois | 1,450,000 | Bob Gilder (3) |
|
| Jul 28 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £500,000 | Noboru Sugai (n/a) |
Senior major championship[b] |
| Jul 28 | FleetBoston Classic |
Massachusetts | 1,500,000 | Bob Gilder (4) |
|
| Aug 4 | Lightpath Long Island Classic |
New York | 1,700,000 | Hubert Green (4) |
|
| Aug 11 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Hale Irwin (35) |
|
| Aug 25 | Uniting Fore Care Classic | Utah | 1,500,000 | Morris Hatalsky (1) |
|
| Sep 1 | Allianz Championship |
Iowa | 1,850,000 | Bob Gilder (5) |
|
| Sep 8 | Kroger Senior Classic |
Ohio | 1,500,000 | Bob Gilder (6) |
|
| Sep 15 | RJR Championship | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | Bruce Fleisher (15) |
|
| Sep 22 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,700,000 | Bruce Lietzke (5) |
|
| Oct 6 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,500,000 | Hale Irwin (36) |
|
| Oct 13 | Napa Valley Championship | California | 1,300,000 | Tom Kite (6) |
|
| Oct 20 | SBC Championship |
Texas | 1,450,000 | Dana Quigley (7) |
|
| Oct 27 | Senior Tour Championship |
Oklahoma | 2,500,000 | Tom Watson (4) |
Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | UBS Cup | Georgia | 3,000,000 | Team USA |
Team event |
| Dec 15 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge |
Florida | 1,000,000 | Craig Stadler and son Kevin Stadler |
Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The
Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin |
2,886 |
| 2 | Bob Gilder |
2,087 |
| 3 | Bruce Fleisher |
1,582 |
| 4 | Tom Watson |
1,448 |
| 5 | Tom Kite |
1,419 |
Money list
The
money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin |
3,028,304 |
| 2 | Bob Gilder |
2,367,637 |
| 3 | Bruce Fleisher |
1,860,534 |
| 4 | Tom Kite |
1,631,930 |
| 5 | Doug Tewell |
1,579,988 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |
Hale Irwin |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year |
Morris Hatalsky |
[6] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |
Hale Irwin |
[7] |
Comeback Player of the Year |
Hubert Green |
[5] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 28, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "2002 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 9, 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Annuity winners". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 28, 2002. p. 93 (7-B in paper). Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2002 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Woods, Irwin, Moore take Player of the Year awards". PGA Tour. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 8, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
Hubert Green, who dropped to 51st on the Champions Tour money list in 2001, returned to form in 2002 and finished 16th on the money list. He collected his fourth career Champions Tour title during the year and was named the Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year.
- ^ Jarrett, Keith (January 8, 2003). "Fairview's Hatalsky named Champions Tour Rookie of the Year". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 30 (D6 in paper). Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2002 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023.