The 2002 Buy.com Tour was the 13th season of the Buy.com Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | March 7, 2002 – October 27, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Patrick Moore (3) |
| Money list | Patrick Moore |
| Player of the Year | Patrick Moore |
← 2001 2003 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
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 edit
For full rankings, see 2002 Buy.com Tour graduates.
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 | Patrick Moore |
381,965 |
| 2 | Arron Oberholser |
319,883 |
| 3 | Doug Barron |
248,175 |
| 4 | Steven Alker |
247,008 |
| 5 | Cliff Kresge |
245,265 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Patrick Moore |
[5] |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Buy.com Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Buy.com Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Buy.com Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
References edit
- ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "2002 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Patrick Moore declared Buy.com tourney winner". Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. October 28, 2002. p. 10 (3C in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via 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.
- ^ "Se Ri Pak brings honor home". Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. October 27, 2002. p. 139 (B6 in paper). Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The top 15 players on the money list earned exemptions to the 2003 PGA Tour.
- ^ "Woods again PGA Player of the Year". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. January 7, 2003. p. 11 (10B in paper). Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Patrick Moore was the Buy.com Tour Player of the Year after winning three times...