2002 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2002 Challenge Tour was the 14th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Duration28 February 2002 – 27 October 2002
Number of official events25[a]
Most wins
Lee S. James (3)
Lee S. James (3)Rankings Lee S. James
Lee S. James| Duration | 28 February 2002 – 27 October 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25[a] |
| Most wins | Lee S. James (3) |
| Rankings | Lee S. James |
← 2001 2003 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Sameer Kenya Open | Kenya | £75,000 | Lee S. James (2) | 6 | ||
| 10 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | 95,000 |  Marc Cayeux (1) | 10 | AFR | |
| 24 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 550,000 |  Diego Borrego (3) | 24 | EUR | New to Challenge Tour |
| 14 Apr | Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic | Morocco | 130,000 |  Jean-François Lucquin (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
| 28 Apr | Tessali Open del Sud | Italy | 90,000 | Simon Wakefield (1) | 6 | ||
| Credit Suisse Private Banking Open | Switzerland | – | Abandoned[d] | – | |||
| 26 May | Izki Challenge de España | Spain | 135,000 |  Fredrik Widmark (1) | 6 | ||
| 2 Jun | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | 110,000 |  Markus Brier (1) | 6 | ||
| 9 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark | 125,000 |  Ed Stedman (1) | 6 | ||
| 16 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 330,000 |  Nicolas Vanhootegem (2) | 6 | ||
| 16 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | 90,000 |  Alex Čejka (4) | 6 | ||
| 23 Jun | Clearstream International Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | 105,000 | Lee S. James (3) | 6 | ||
| 30 Jun | Open des Volcans | France | 110,000 |  Scott Kammann (1) | 6 | ||
| 7 Jul | PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open | Italy | 115,000 | Wolfgang Huget (2) | 6 | ||
| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 100,000 |  Thomas Nørret (1) | 6 | ||
| 21 Jul | Golf Challenge | Germany | 100,000 | Iain Pyman (4) | 6 | ||
| 28 Jul | Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship | England | 250,000 | John E. Morgan (1) | 6 | ||
| 4 Aug | Talma Finnish Challenge | Finland | 150,000 | Lee S. James (4) | 6 | ||
| 11 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | 180,000 | Iain Pyman (5) | 6 | ||
| 18 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | 350,000 | Adam Mednick (6) | 16 | EUR | |
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | CHF 225,000 | Simon Hurd (1) | 6 | ||
| 25 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | 95,000 | Thomas Besancenez (1) | 6 | ||
| 8 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | £75,000 | Matthew Blackey (1) | 6 | ||
| 15 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,100,000 | Matthew Blackey (2) | 6 | ||
| 20 Oct | Fortis Bank Challenge Open | Netherlands | 135,000 | Didier de Vooght (1) | 6 | ||
| 27 Oct | Challenge Tour Grand Final | France | 200,000 |  Peter Lawrie (1) | 6 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2003 European Tour.[4]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee S. James | 121,531 |
| 2 | Jean-François Lucquin | 101,544 |
| 3 | Matthew Blackey | 94,121 |
| 4 | Peter Lawrie | 89,073 |
| 5 | Iain Pyman | 75,674 |
Notes
- One further tournament was scheduled but was abandoned.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.