| Year: | 2002 |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 44 |
| Most Wins: |  Ernie Els (3) |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | Retief Goosen |
| Honor2: | Golfer of the Year |
| Honoree2: | Ernie Els |
| Honor3: | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree3: | Nick Dougherty |
| Prevseason: | 2001 |
| Nextseason: | 2003 |
The 2002 European Tour was the 31st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
There were three new tournaments to the European Tour in 2002, the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the ANZ Championship in Australia. The schedule also saw the return of the Open de Canarias, but this was ultimately combined with the Open de España, and the loss of the Greg Norman Holden International, the Moroccan Open, the São Paulo Brazil Open and the Argentine Open.
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | Taiwan | US$1,500,000 |  Jarmo Sandelin (5) | 20 | New tournament | |||
| 2 Dec | Hong Kong | US$700,000 |  José María Olazábal (22) | 16 | New to European Tour | |||
| 13 Jan | South Africa | £500,000 | Tim Clark (1) | 32 | ||||
| 20 Jan | South Africa | £500,000 | Justin Rose (1) | 22 | ||||
| 27 Jan | Australia | £1,000,000 | Retief Goosen (8) | 42 | ||||
| 3 Feb | Australia | A$2,000,000 | Ernie Els (9) | 36 | ||||
| 10 Feb | Australia | A$1,750,000 | Richard S. Johnson (1) | 20 | New to European Tour | |||
| 24 Feb | Singapore | US$900,000 |  Arjun Atwal (1) | 16 | ||||
| 24 Feb | United States | US$5,500,000 |  Kevin Sutherland (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |||
| 3 Mar | Malaysia | US$1,000,000 | Alastair Forsyth (1) | 16 | ||||
| 10 Mar | UAE | US$1,500,000 | Ernie Els (10) | 40 | ||||
| 17 Mar | Qatar | US$1,500,000 |  Adam Scott (2) | 24 | ||||
| 24 Mar | Portugal | €550,000 | Diego Borrego (2) | 24 | ||||
| 7 Apr | Portugal | €750,000 | Carl Pettersson (1) | 24 | ||||
| 14 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$5,600,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 28 Apr | Spain | €1,750,000 | Sergio García (4) | 24 | ||||
| 5 May | France | €2,000,000 | Malcolm MacKenzie (1) | 24 | ||||
| 12 May | England | £1,100,000 |  Ángel Cabrera (2) | 46 | ||||
| 19 May | Germany | €2,700,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 50 | ||||
| 26 May | England | €3,200,000 |  Anders Hansen (1) | 64 | Flagship event | |||
| 2 Jun | England | £1,300,000 | Justin Rose (2) | 26 | ||||
| 9 Jun | England | £800,000 | Darren Clarke (9) | 24 | ||||
| 16 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 23 Jun | England | £600,000 | Miles Tunnicliff (1) | 24 | ||||
| 30 Jun | Ireland | €1,600,000 | Søren Hansen (1) | 32 | ||||
| 7 Jul | Ireland | £2,000,000 |  Michael Campbell (5) | 48 | ||||
| 14 Jul | Scotland | £2,200,000 | Eduardo Romero (8) | 54 | ||||
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £3,900,000 | Ernie Els (11) | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 28 Jul | Netherlands | €1,800,000 |  Tobias Dier (2) | 32 | ||||
| 4 Aug | Sweden | €1,900,000 | Graeme McDowell (1) | 26 | ||||
| 11 Aug | Wales | £1,100,000 | Paul Lawrie (5) | 24 | ||||
| 18 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$5,500,000 | Rich Beem (1) | 100 | Major championship | ||
| 18 Aug | Ireland | €350,000 | Adam Mednick (1) | 16 | ||||
| 25 Aug | Scotland | £1,000,000 | Adam Scott (3) | 24 | ||||
| 25 Aug | United States | US$5,500,000 | Craig Parry (5) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |||
| 1 Sep | Germany | €1,800,000 | Thomas Bjørn (7) | 24 | ||||
| 8 Sep | Switzerland | €1,500,000 | Robert Karlsson (5) | 34 | ||||
| 15 Sep | Germany | €3,000,000 | Stephen Leaney (4) | 50 | ||||
| 22 Sep | Ireland | US$5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |||
| 6 Oct | Scotland | US$5,000,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (5) | 52 | Pro-Am | |||
| 13 Oct | France | €1,400,000 | Alex Čejka (4) | 34 | ||||
| 27 Oct | Spain | €1,400,000 | Steen Tinning (2) | 24 | ||||
| 3 Nov | Italy | €1,100,000 | Ian Poulter (3) | 26 | ||||
| 10 Nov | Spain | US$3,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (42) Colin Montgomerie (27) | 38 | Tour Championship Title shared |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | Ireland | n/a | Team GB&I | n/a | Team event | ||
| 29 Sep | England | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event | ||
| 20 Oct | England | £1,000,000 | n/a | Limited-field event | |||
| 18 Nov | Mexico | US$3,000,000 | n/a | World Golf Championship Team event |
The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3] [4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,360,128 | ||
| 2 | 2,334,655 | ||
| 3 | 2,251,708 | ||
| 4 | 1,980,720 | ||
| 5 | 1,811,330 | ||
| 6 | 1,488,728 | ||
| 7 | 1,361,776 | ||
| 8 | 1,325,404 | ||
| 9 | 1,323,529 | ||
| 10 | 1,151,434 |
| Award | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| [5] | |||
| [6] |