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

Duration	January 18, 2002 (2002-01-18) – October 27, 2002 (2002-10-27)
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
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.^[1][2]

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

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	[6]
Rookie of the Year	Morris Hatalsky	[7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Hale Irwin	[8]
Comeback Player of the Year	Hubert Green	[6]

Notes

1. 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.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.