2002 European Seniors Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2002
| tour = European Seniors Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2002|3|14|df=y}} – {{end date|2002|10|27|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 19
| most_wins = {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara (3)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara
| honor2 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Stull
| honor3 =
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| prevseason = 2001
| nextseason = 2003
}}
The 2002 European Seniors Tour was the 11th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/schedule/2002 |title=2002 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 November 2023}}
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.}} !Notes | |||||
| 16 Mar | Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open | Barbados | align=right|US$175,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Townsend (1) | |
| 22 Mar | Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic | Trinidad and Tobago | align=right|US$175,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Stull (1) | New tournament |
| 19 May | AIB Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | align=right|310,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara (3) | |
| 8 Jun | Legends in Golf | Belgium | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gary Wintz (1) | |
| 16 Jun | Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters | Jersey | align=right|£100,000 | {{flagicon|JAM}} Delroy Cambridge (2) | |
| 29 Jun | Lawrence Batley Seniors | England | align=right|£125,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles (9) | |
| 7 Jul | Wales Seniors Open | Wales | align=right|£500,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara (4) | |
| 14 Jul | Mobile Cup | England | align=right|£125,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher (1) | New tournament |
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| 28 Jul | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | align=right|£500,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Noboru Sugai (1) | Senior major championship |
| 4 Aug | De Vere PGA Seniors Championship | England | align=right|£200,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara (5) | |
| 11 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | Switzerland | align=right|230,000 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Dragon Taki (1) | |
| 18 Aug | Travis Perkins Senior Masters | England | align=right|£225,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ray Carrasco (1) | |
| 1 Sep | De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic | England | align=right|£150,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Jones (1) | |
| 7 Sep | GIN Monte Carlo Invitational | France | align=right|220,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Gale (2) | |
| 15 Sep | Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters | England | align=right|£225,000 | {{flagicon|JAM}} Delroy Cambridge (3) | |
| 22 Sep | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | align=right|£150,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian (2) | |
| 12 Oct | The Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship | Spain | align=right|£100,000 | {{flagicon|JAM}} Delroy Cambridge (4) | |
| 19 Oct | Tunisian Seniors Open | Tunisia | align=right|£100,000 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Denis O'Sullivan (5) | |
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| 27 Oct | Estoril Seniors Tour Championship | Portugal | align=right|240,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian (3) | Tour Championship |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winners !Notes |
| 17 Nov
|United States |align=right|US$3,000,000 |{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA |Team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=2 |title=2002 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210133445/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=2 |archive-date=10 February 2003 |access-date=20 November 2023}}
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!Position !! Player !! Prize money (€) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara | align=center|330,211 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian | align=center|259,983 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|JAM}} Delroy Cambridge | align=center|184,167 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan | align=center|157,216 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Jnr | align=center|152,319 |
Awards
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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | ||
| Rookie of the Year | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Stull | {{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/steve-stull-31903/ |title=Steve Stull |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 November 2023 |quote=...and ended the season as a worthy winner of the Rookie of the Year Award.}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|https://www.legendstour.com/}}
{{European Seniors Tour seasons}}