2002 Senior PGA Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2002

| tour = Senior PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2002|1|18}} – {{end date|2002|10|27}}

| no_of_events = 36

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder (4)
{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin (4)

| honor1 = Charles Schwab Cup

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin

| honor2 = Money list

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin

| honor3 = Player of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin

| honor4 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree4 = {{flagicon|USA}} Morris Hatalsky

| prevseason = 2001

| nextseason = 2003

}}

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/seniortour.html |title=2002 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20020828081034/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/seniortour.html |archive-date=28 August 2002}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Location !Purse (US$) !Winner{{efn\|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.}} !Notes
Jan 20	MasterCard Championship	Hawaii	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite (4)
Feb 3	Royal Caribbean Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} John Jacobs (4)
Feb 10	ACE Group Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (33)
Feb 17	Verizon Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Doug Tewell (5)
Feb 24	Audi Senior Classic	Mexico	align=right\|1,700,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke (3)
Mar 3	SBC Senior Classic	California	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite (5)
Mar 10	Toshiba Senior Classic	California	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (34)
Mar 17	Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley	California	align=right\|1,400,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dana Quigley (6)
Mar 31	Emerald Coast Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dave Eichelberger (6)
Apr 7	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf	Florida	align=right\|2,505,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Doug Tewell (6)	New to Senior PGA Tour
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Apr 28	The Countrywide Tradition	Arizona	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Thorpe (5)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
May 5	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Alabama	align=right\|1,400,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Sammy Rachels (3)
May 12	TD Waterhouse Championship	Missouri	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke (4)
May 19	Instinet Classic	New Jersey	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Isao Aoki (9)
May 26	Farmers Charity Classic	Michigan	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jay Sigel (7)
Jun 2	NFL Golf Classic	New Jersey	align=right\|1,300,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} James Mason (1)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jun 9	Senior PGA Championship	Ohio	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller (1)	Senior major championship
Jun 16	BellSouth Senior Classic	Tennessee	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan (21)
Jun 23	Greater Baltimore Classic	Maryland	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} J. C. Snead (4)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jun 30	U.S. Senior Open	Maryland	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Don Pooley (1)	Senior major championship
Jul 7	AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship	Canada	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Jenkins (3)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jul 14	Ford Senior Players Championship	Michigan	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Stewart Ginn (1)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 21	SBC Senior Open	Illinois	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder (3)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \| Jul 28	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	align=right\|£500,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Noboru Sugai (n/a)	Senior major championship{{efn\|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}
Jul 28	FleetBoston Classic	Massachusetts	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder (4)
Aug 4	Lightpath Long Island Classic	New York	align=right\|1,700,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hubert Green (4)
Aug 11	3M Championship	Minnesota	align=right\|1,750,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (35)
Aug 25	Uniting Fore Care Classic	Utah	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Morris Hatalsky (1)
Sep 1	Allianz Championship	Iowa	align=right\|1,850,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder (5)
Sep 8	Kroger Senior Classic	Ohio	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder (6)
Sep 15	RJR Championship	North Carolina	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Fleisher (15)
Sep 22	SAS Championship	North Carolina	align=right\|1,700,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Lietzke (5)
Oct 6	Turtle Bay Championship	Hawaii	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (36)
Oct 13	Napa Valley Championship	California	align=right\|1,300,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite (6)
Oct 20	SBC Championship	Texas	align=right\|1,450,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dana Quigley (7)
style="background:thistle;" \|Oct 27	Senior Tour Championship	Oklahoma	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} 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.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse
($)!!Winners!!Notes

Nov 17

UBS Cup

Georgia

align=right|3,000,000

{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA

Team event

Dec 15

Office Depot Father/Son Challenge

Florida

align=right|1,000,000

{{flagicon|USA}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/s/2002/193 |title=2002 Charles Schwab Cup |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040309095756/http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/s/2002/193 |archive-date=9 March 2004}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/455138922/ |title=Annuity winners |newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |date=28 October 2002 |access-date=1 December 2023 |page=93 (7-B in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

class="wikitable" !Position!!Player!!Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|2,886
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder	align=center\|2,087
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Fleisher	align=center\|1,582
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	align=center\|1,448
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite	align=center\|1,419

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2002.html |title=2002 Money list |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150924114414/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.2002.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|3,028,304
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder	align=center\|2,367,637
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Fleisher	align=center\|1,860,534
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite	align=center\|1,631,930
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Doug Tewell	align=center\|1,579,988

Awards

class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	{{cite web \|url=http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0%2C1977%2C6106717%2C00.html \|title=Woods, Irwin, Moore take Player of the Year awards \|publisher=PGA Tour \|date=6 January 2003 \|access-date=1 December 2023 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030108191545/http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,6106717,00.html \|archive-date=8 January 2003 \|quote=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.}}
Rookie of the Year	{{flagicon\|USA}} Morris Hatalsky	{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/199585823/ \|title=Fairview's Hatalsky named Champions Tour Rookie of the Year \|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times \|location=Asheville, North Carolina \|first=Keith \|last=Jarrett \|date=8 January 2003 \|access-date=1 December 2023 \|page=30 (D6 in paper) \|via=Newspapers.com \|url-access=subscription}}
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	{{cite web \|url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 \|title=2002 Scoring average \|publisher=PGA Tour \|access-date=1 December 2023}}
Comeback Player of the Year	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hubert Green

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions}}

Category:PGA Tour Champions seasons

Senior PGA Tour

class="wikitable" !Position!!Player!!Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|2,886
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder	align=center\|2,087
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Fleisher	align=center\|1,582
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Watson	align=center\|1,448
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite	align=center\|1,419

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|3,028,304
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Gilder	align=center\|2,367,637
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bruce Fleisher	align=center\|1,860,534
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Kite	align=center\|1,631,930
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Doug Tewell	align=center\|1,579,988