The 2002 Asian PGA Tour, titled as the 2002 Davidoff Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
| Duration | 24 January 2002 – 8 December 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Order of Merit | |
| Players' Player of the Year | |
| Rookie of the Year | |
← 2001 2003 → | |
It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Davidoff, that was announced in May 1999.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,000,000 | 42 | ANZ, EUR | ||
| 10 Feb | London Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 | 6 | |||
| 17 Feb | Hero Honda Masters | India | 300,000 | 6 | |||
| 24 Feb | Caltex Singapore Masters | Singapore | 900,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 3 Mar | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,000,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 10 Mar | Casino Filipino Philippine Open | Philippines | 175,000 | 6 | |||
| 17 Mar | Royal Challenge Indian Open | India | 300,000 | 6 | |||
| 28 Apr | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | ₩500,000,000 | 6 | KOR | ||
| 4 May | Maekyung LG Fashion Open | South Korea | ₩500,000,000 | 6 | KOR | ||
| 25 Aug | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 300,000 | 6 | |||
| 1 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | South Korea | ₩500,000,000 | 6 | KOR | ||
| 8 Sep | Kolon Cup Korea Open | South Korea | ₩500,000,000 | 14 | KOR | ||
| 15 Sep | Volvo China Open | China | 500,000 | 6 | |||
| 22 Sep | Acer Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 | 6 | |||
| 20 Oct | Macau Open | Macau | 250,000 | 8 | |||
| 17 Nov | TCL Classic | China | 1,000,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 24 Nov | BMW Asian Open | Taiwan | 1,500,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 1 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 700,000 | 16 | EUR | ||
| 8 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Malaysia | 500,000 | 6 | New tournament |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 266,264 | |
| 2 | 242,558 | |
| 3 | 207,625 | |
| 4 | 171,574 | |
| 5 | 168,782 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | [4] | |
| Rookie of the Year | [4] |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian PGA Tour members.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
References
edit- ^ "Asian PGA gets cash injection". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 26 May 1999. p. 104 (38 in paper). Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Tournament schedule 2002 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "2002 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "India's Randhawa Wins Order of Merit Title". Asian PGA. Archived from the original on 18 February 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
Randhawa finished the year with total earnings of US$266,263... The talented 30-year-old Indian collected the Davidoff Tour Order of Merit trophy and received the Players' Player of the Year title at the auspicious awards night... Volvo Masters of Asia winner Kevin Na from Korea, who ended fourth on the Merit list, also enjoyed a memorable night. The talented 19- year-old, who was ranked the top junior in the United States last year, received the Rookie of the Year...