The 2002 PGA EuroPro Tour, titled as the 2002 Matchroom Sport PGA EuroPro Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 30 April 2002 – 19 October 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins |  Eamonn Brady (2) Richard McEvoy (2) Paul McKechnie (2) |
| Order of Merit | Paul McKechnie |
2003 → | |
The tour was created as the merger of the EuroPro Tour and the PGA MasterCard Tour.[1]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Hasseroder Classic | Hertfordshire | 40,000 | Paul McKechnie (1)
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| 10 May | Pokermillion.com Classic | Kent | 40,000 | Nick Ludwell (1)
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| 24 May | Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe Open | Portugal | 40,000 | Richard McEvoy (1)
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| 30 May | Sky Sports Trophy | Berkshire | 40,000 | Graeme McInnes (1)
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| 14 Jun | ISM International | Isle of Man | 40,000 | Eamonn Brady (1)
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| 21 Jun | Grampian International Freight Northern Open | Aberdeenshire | 40,000 | Fraser Mann (1)
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| 28 Jun | Daily Star Trophy | Oxfordshire | 40,000 | Simon Lilly (1)
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| 5 Jul | Owston Hall Challenge | South Yorkshire | 40,000 | Richard McEvoy (2)
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| 19 Jul | Sweetwoods Park Trophy | Kent | 40,000 | Chris Gill (1)
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| 2 Aug | Morley Hayes Open | Derbyshire | 40,000 | Peter Whiteford (1)
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| 9 Aug | Admiral Golf Challenge | Monmouthshire | 40,000 |  Matthew Griffiths (1)
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| 16 Aug | Glenmuir Classic | East Lothian | 40,000 | Eamonn Brady (2)
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| 23 Aug | Marriott Hollins Hall Trophy | West Yorkshire | 40,000 | Phillip Archer (1)
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| 30 Aug | Highland Spring Golf Challenge | East Sussex | 40,000 | Kyron Sullivan (1)
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| 4 Oct | Peugeot International | Bristol | 40,000 | David Orr (1)
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| 11 Oct | Dudsbury Challenge | Dorset | 40,000 | Lee Thompson (1)
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| 19 Oct | Matchroom PGA EuroPro Tour Championship | Portugal | 75,000 | Paul McKechnie (2)
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Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2003 Challenge Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McKechnie |
32,236 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | John E. Morgan |
30,854 | Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings) |
| 3 | Eamonn Brady |
29,905 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | David Orr |
29,088 | |
| 5 | Martin LeMesurier |
26,683 | |
| 6 | Peter Whiteford |
22,826 | |
| 7 | Richard McEvoy |
22,686 | |
| 8 | Nick Ludwell |
17,660 | |
| 9 | Phillip Archer |
17,253 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
| 10 | Kyron Sullivan |
16,423 |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "About the PGA EuroPro Tour". Professional Golfers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 1 December 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2002 Order of Merit". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 9 February 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.