2002 Senior PGA Tour

The 2002 Senior PGA Tour was the 23rd season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

2002 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 18, 2002 (2002-01-18) – October 27, 2002 (2002-10-27)
Number of official events36
Most winsUnited States Bob Gilder (4)
United States Hale Irwin (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Hale Irwin
Money listUnited States Hale Irwin
Player of the YearUnited States Hale Irwin
Rookie of the YearUnited States Morris Hatalsky
2001
2003

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]Notes
Jan 20MasterCard ChampionshipHawaii1,500,000 Tom Kite (4)
Feb 3Royal Caribbean ClassicFlorida1,450,000 John Jacobs (4)
Feb 10ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,500,000 Hale Irwin (33)
Feb 17Verizon ClassicFlorida1,500,000 Doug Tewell (5)
Feb 24Audi Senior ClassicMexico1,700,000 Bruce Lietzke (3)
Mar 3SBC Senior ClassicCalifornia1,450,000 Tom Kite (5)
Mar 10Toshiba Senior ClassicCalifornia1,500,000 Hale Irwin (34)
Mar 17Siebel Classic in Silicon ValleyCalifornia1,400,000 Dana Quigley (6)
Mar 31Emerald Coast ClassicFlorida1,450,000 Dave Eichelberger (6)
Apr 7Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfFlorida2,505,000 Doug Tewell (6)New to Senior PGA Tour
Apr 28The Countrywide TraditionArizona2,000,000 Jim Thorpe (5)Senior PGA Tour major championship
May 5Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama1,400,000 Sammy Rachels (3)
May 12TD Waterhouse ChampionshipMissouri1,600,000 Bruce Lietzke (4)
May 19Instinet ClassicNew Jersey1,500,000 Isao Aoki (9)
May 26Farmers Charity ClassicMichigan1,500,000 Jay Sigel (7)
Jun 2NFL Golf ClassicNew Jersey1,300,000 James Mason (1)
Jun 9Senior PGA ChampionshipOhio2,000,000 Fuzzy Zoeller (1)Senior major championship
Jun 16BellSouth Senior ClassicTennessee1,600,000 Gil Morgan (21)
Jun 23Greater Baltimore ClassicMaryland1,450,000 J. C. Snead (4)
Jun 30U.S. Senior OpenMaryland2,500,000 Don Pooley (1)Senior major championship
Jul 7AT&T Canada Senior Open ChampionshipCanada1,600,000 Tom Jenkins (3)
Jul 14Ford Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan2,500,000 Stewart Ginn (1)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 21SBC Senior OpenIllinois1,450,000 Bob Gilder (3)
Jul 28Senior British OpenNorthern Ireland£500,000 Noboru Sugai (n/a)Senior major championship[b]
Jul 28FleetBoston ClassicMassachusetts1,500,000 Bob Gilder (4)
Aug 4Lightpath Long Island ClassicNew York1,700,000 Hubert Green (4)
Aug 113M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000 Hale Irwin (35)
Aug 25Uniting Fore Care ClassicUtah1,500,000 Morris Hatalsky (1)
Sep 1Allianz ChampionshipIowa1,850,000 Bob Gilder (5)
Sep 8Kroger Senior ClassicOhio1,500,000 Bob Gilder (6)
Sep 15RJR ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,600,000 Bruce Fleisher (15)
Sep 22SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,700,000 Bruce Lietzke (5)
Oct 6Turtle Bay ChampionshipHawaii1,500,000 Hale Irwin (36)
Oct 13Napa Valley ChampionshipCalifornia1,300,000 Tom Kite (6)
Oct 20SBC ChampionshipTexas1,450,000 Dana Quigley (7)
Oct 27Senior Tour ChampionshipOklahoma2,500,000 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
WinnersNotes
Nov 17UBS CupGeorgia3,000,000 Team USATeam event
Dec 15Office Depot Father/Son ChallengeFlorida1,000,000 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]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Hale Irwin2,886
2 Bob Gilder2,087
3 Bruce Fleisher1,582
4 Tom Watson1,448
5 Tom Kite1,419

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Hale Irwin3,028,304
2 Bob Gilder2,367,637
3 Bruce Fleisher1,860,534
4 Tom Kite1,631,930
5 Doug Tewell1,579,988

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
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