2002 Asian PGA Tour

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.

2002 Asian PGA Tour season
Duration24 January 2002 (2002-01-24) – 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08)
Number of official events19
Order of MeritIndia Jyoti Randhawa
Players' Player of the YearIndia Jyoti Randhawa
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kevin Na
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

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
27 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia£1,000,000 Retief Goosen (n/a)42ANZ, EUR
10 FebLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000 Thongchai Jaidee (3)6
17 FebHero Honda MastersIndia300,000 Harmeet Kahlon (1)6
24 FebCaltex Singapore MastersSingapore900,000 Arjun Atwal (4)16EUR
3 MarCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysia1,000,000 Alastair Forsyth (n/a)16EUR
10 MarCasino Filipino Philippine OpenPhilippines175,000 Rick Gibson (1)6
17 MarRoyal Challenge Indian OpenIndia300,000 Vijay Kumar (1)6
28 AprSK Telecom OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000 Charlie Wi (5)6KOR
4 MayMaekyung LG Fashion OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000 Eddie Lee (a) (1)6KOR
25 AugMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan300,000 Tsai Chi-huang (1)6
1 SepShinhan Donghae OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000 Hur Suk-ho (1)6KOR
8 SepKolon Cup Korea OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000 Sergio García (1)14KOR
15 SepVolvo China OpenChina500,000 David Gleeson (1)6
22 SepAcer Taiwan OpenTaiwan300,000 Danny Chia (1)6
20 OctMacau OpenMacau250,000 Zhang Lianwei (4)8
17 NovTCL ClassicChina1,000,000 Colin Montgomerie (n/a)14New tournament
24 NovBMW Asian OpenTaiwan1,500,000 Pádraig Harrington (n/a)16EUR
1 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong Kong700,000 Freddie Jacobson (n/a)16EUR
8 DecVolvo Masters of AsiaMalaysia500,000 Kevin Na (1)6New tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Jyoti Randhawa266,264
2 Thongchai Jaidee242,558
3 Arjun Atwal207,625
4 Kevin Na171,574
5 Thammanoon Sriroj168,782

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Jyoti Randhawa[4]
Rookie of the Year Kevin Na[4]

Notes

References

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