2002 PGA Tour of Australasia
| Duration | 15 November 2001 – 8 December 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21 |
| Most wins | Peter Lonard (2) Terry Price (2) Andre Stolz (2) |
| Order of Merit | Craig Parry |
← 2000–01 2003 → | |
The 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 30th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | Robert Allenby (7) | 16 | ||
| 25 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Stuart Appleby (2) | 32 | Flagship event | |
| 13 Jan | TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,000,000 | Craig Parry (10) | 24 | ||
| 27 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Western Australia | £1,000,000 | Retief Goosen (n/a) | 42 | ASA, EUR | |
| 3 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 | Ernie Els (n/a) | 36 | EUR | |
| 10 Feb | ANZ Championship | New South Wales | 1,750,000 | Richard S. Johnson (n/a) | 20 | EUR | |
| 3 Mar | NSW Masters | New South Wales | 100,000 | Steve Collins (1) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 10 Mar | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | US$500,000 | Gavin Coles (1) | 12 | BUY | |
| 17 Mar | Holden Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | US$500,000 | Peter O'Malley (3) | 12 | BUY | |
| 24 Mar | Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic | New Zealand | 100,000 | Gareth Paddison (1) | 16 | ||
| 7 Apr | Volvo Trucks Golf Klassik | New South Wales | 100,000 | Terry Price (3) | 16 | New tournament | |
| 28 Apr | Schweppes SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Richard Ball (1) | 16 | ||
| 26 May | Western Australia PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Kim Felton (1) | 16 | ||
| 16 Jun | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 100,000 | Andre Stolz (2) | 16 | ||
| 13 Oct | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Craig Carmichael (1) | 16 | ||
| 27 Oct | ANZ Victorian Open Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Andre Stolz (2) | 16 | ||
| 3 Nov | Queensland Open | Queensland | 100,000 | Andrew Buckle (1) | 16 | ||
| 10 Nov | New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 200,000 | Terry Price (4) | 16 | ||
| 24 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Stephen Allan (1) | 32 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Western Australia | 1,000,000 | Peter Lonard (4) Jarrod Moseley (2) |
13 | Title shared[c] | |
| 8 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Peter Lonard (5) | 20 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Parry | 641,789 |
| 2 | Peter Lonard | 497,256 |
| 3 | Peter O'Malley | 423,305 |
| 4 | Scott Laycock | 401,219 |
| 5 | Gavin Coles | 395,069 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ^ ASA − Asian PGA Tour; BUY − Buy.com Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ^ Lonard and Moseley remained tied after one hole of a sudden-death playoff before darkness fell.[2]
References
- ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Lonard Moseley Share Australian PGA Title". Golf Channel. 1 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "2002 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Parry takes order of merit". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.