2002 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2002 Challenge Tour 2002 2 28 y – 2002 10 27 y 25One further tournament was scheduled but was abandoned. ENG Lee S. James (3) Rankings ENG Lee S. James 2001 2003 The 2002 Challenge Tour was the 14th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2002/ 2002 Tournament schedule European Tour 30 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertourstours AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.Notes 3 Mar Sameer Kenya Open Kenya £75,000 ENG Lee S. James (2) 6 10 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 95,000 ZWE Marc Cayeux (1) 10 AFR 24 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 550,000 ESP Diego Borrego (3) 24 EUR New to Challenge Tour 14 Apr Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic Morocco 130,000 FRA Jean-François Lucquin (1) 6 New tournament 28 Apr Tessali Open del Sud Italy 90,000 ENG Simon Wakefield (1) 6 5 May Credit Suisse Private Banking Open Switzerland – AbandonedTournament abandoned due to persistent bad weather.http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2002/tournamentid=2002718/news/newsid=107135.html#credit+suisse+private+banking+open+abandoned Credit Suisse Private Banking Open abandoned 19 March 2010 European Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20160319101611/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2002/tournamentid=2002718/news/newsid=107135.html#credit+suisse+private+banking+open+abandoned 19 March 2016 28 August 2022 – 26 May Izki Challenge de España Spain 135,000 SWE Fredrik Widmark (1) 6 2 Jun Austrian Golf Open Austria 110,000 AUT Markus Brier (1) 6 9 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 125,000 AUS Ed Stedman (1) 6 16 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 330,000 BEL Nicolas Vanhootegem (2) 6 16 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 90,000 DEU Alex Čejka (4) 6 23 Jun Clearstream International Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 105,000 ENG Lee S. James (3) 6 30 Jun Open des Volcans France 110,000 USA Scott Kammann (1) 6 7 Jul PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open Italy 115,000 DEU Wolfgang Huget (2) 6 14 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 100,000 DEN Thomas Nørret (1) 6 21 Jul Golf Challenge Germany 100,000 ENG Iain Pyman (4) 6 28 Jul Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship England 250,000 ENG John E. Morgan (1) 6 4 Aug Talma Finnish Challenge Finland 150,000 ENG Lee S. James (4) 6 11 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia 180,000 ENG Iain Pyman (5) 6 18 Aug North West of Ireland Open Ireland 350,000 SWE Adam Mednick (6) 16 EUR 25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland CHF 225,000 ENG Simon Hurd (1) 6 25 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden 95,000 FRA Thomas Besancenez (1) 6 8 Sep Formby Hall Challenge England £75,000 ENG Matthew Blackey (1) 6 15 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,100,000 ENG Matthew Blackey (2) 6 20 Oct Fortis Bank Challenge Open Netherlands 135,000 BEL Didier de Vooght (1) 6 27 Oct Challenge Tour Grand Final France 200,000 IRL Peter Lawrie (1) 6 Tour Championship Rankings full rankings 2002 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3&iYear=2002&display=all 2002 Rankings European Tour 21 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20021223223143/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3&iYear=2002&display=all 23 December 2002 The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2003 European Tour.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/european-tour-places-up-for-grabs-in-challenge-tour-grand-final/ European Tour places up for grabs in Challenge Tour Grand Final European Tour 19 March 2010 30 August 2023 The Grand Final represents three contests in one. There is the tournament itself with a prize fund of €200,000, the race for the Number One spot on the Rankings, and the battle to secure the 15 European Tour cards for next season. Rank Player Prize money (€)1 ENG Lee S. James 121,5312 FRA Jean-François Lucquin 101,5443 ENG Matthew Blackey 94,1214 IRL Peter Lawrie 89,0735 ENG Iain Pyman 75,674 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour