2002 Buy.com Tour explained
The 2002 Buy.com Tour was the 13th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(US$) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| Mar 10 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | 500,000 |  Gavin Coles (1) | 12 | ANZ | New to Buy.com Tour |
| Mar 17 | Holden Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | 500,000 | Peter O'Malley (n/a) | 12 | ANZ | New to Buy.com Tour |
| Apr 14 | Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 450,000 |  Steven Alker (1) | 6 | | |
| Apr 21 | Arkansas Classic | Arkansas | 450,000 |  Jace Bugg (1) | 6 | | |
| Apr 28 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 525,000 | Charles Warren (1) | 6 | | Pro-Am |
| May 5 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 425,000 | Cliff Kresge (1) | 6 | | |
| May 12 | Greater Richmond Open | Virginia | 425,000 | Patrick Moore (1) | 6 | | |
| May 19 | SAS Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 450,000 | Zoran Zorkic (1) | 6 | | |
| Jun 2 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Gary Hallberg (1) | 6 | | |
| Jun 9 | Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 | Arron Oberholser (1) | 6 | | |
| Jun 23 | Lake Erie Charity Classic | New York | 425,000 | Patrick Moore (2) | 6 | | New tournament |
| Jun 30 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 425,000 | Darron Stiles (3) | 6 | | |
| Jul 7 | Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 425,000 | Cliff Kresge (2) | 6 | | |
| Jul 14 | Dayton Open | Ohio | 425,000 | Jason Buha (1) | 6 | | |
| Jul 21 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 425,000 | Todd Fischer (1) | 6 | | |
| Jul 28 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 475,000 | Patrick Sheehan (1) | 6 | | |
| Aug 4 | Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 500,000 | Jay Delsing (2) | 6 | | |
| Aug 11 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 450,000 | Marco Dawson (1) | 6 | | New tournament |
| Aug 18 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 425,000 | Tyler Williamson (1) | 6 | | |
| Aug 25 | Permian Basin Open | Texas | 425,000 | Tag Ridings (1) | 6 | | |
| Sep 8 | Utah Classic | Utah | 425,000 | Arron Oberholser (2) | 6 | | |
| Sep 15 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 425,000 | Jason Gore (2) | 6 | | |
| Sep 22 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 575,000 | Jason Gore (3) | 6 | | |
| Sep 29 | State Farm Open | California | 450,000 | Andy Miller (1) | 6 | | |
| Oct 6 | Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 | Roland Thatcher (1) | 6 | | |
| Oct 13 | Gila River Classic | Arizona | 425,000 | David Branshaw (1) | 6 | | |
| Oct 20 | Hibernia Southern Open | Louisiana | 425,000 |  David Morland IV (1) | 6 | | |
| Oct 27 | Buy.com Tour Championship | Alabama | 600,000 | Patrick Moore (3) | 6 | | Tour Championship | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] [3] The top 15 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2003 PGA Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|
| 1 | | 381,965 |
| 2 | | 319,883 |
| 3 | | 248,175 |
| 4 | | 247,008 |
| 5 | | 245,265 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2002 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 2 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041011085117/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedules/h/2002 . 11 October 2004.
- Web site: 2002 money list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20080302002048/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/2002/109.html . 2 March 2008 . 2 September 2023.
- News: Patrick Moore declared Buy.com tourney winner . Tuscaloosa News . Tuscaloosa, Alabama . 28 October 2002 . 10 (3C in paper) . 2 September 2023 . Google News Archive . Moore earned $108,000 for the victory and moved into the top spot on the Buy.com money list with $381,965..
- News: Se Ri Pak brings honor home . Herald-Journal . Spartanburg, South Carolina . 27 October 2002 . 139 (B6 in paper) . 2 September 2023 . Google News Archive . The top 15 players on the money list earned exemptions to the 2003 PGA Tour..
- News: Woods again PGA Player of the Year . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Lewiston, Idaho . 7 January 2003 . 11 (10B in paper) . 8 July 2023 . Google News Archive . Patrick Moore was the Buy.com Tour Player of the Year after winning three times....
