2002 Challenge Tour
The 2002 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Lee S. James.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2002 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Sameer Kenya Open | Kenya |  | |
| 10 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia |  | Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour |
| 24 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal |  | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
| 14 Apr | Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic | Morocco |  | |
| 28 Apr | Tessali Open del Sud | Italy | | |
| 5 May | Credit Suisse Private Banking Open | Switzerland | Tournament abandoned due to severe weather[3] | |
| 26 May | Izki Challenge de España | Spain |  | |
| 2 Jun | Austrian Golf Open | Austria |  | |
| 9 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 16 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 16 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany |  | Alternate to the Aa St Omer Open |
| 23 Jun | Clearstream International Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | | |
| 30 Jun | Open des Volcans | France |  | |
| 7 Jul | PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open | Italy | | |
| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland |  | |
| 21 Jul | Golf Challenge | Germany | | |
| 28 Jul | Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship | England | | |
| 4 Aug | Talma Finnish Challenge | Finland | | |
| 11 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | | |
| 18 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | | |
| 25 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | | Alternate to the Rolex Trophy |
| 8 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | | |
| 15 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | | |
| 20 Oct | Fortis Bank Challenge Open | Netherlands | | |
| 27 Oct | Challenge Tour Grand Final | France |  | |
Rankings
The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2003 season.[1]
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee S. James | | 121,531 |
| 2 | Jean-François Lucquin | | 101,544 |
| 3 | Matthew Blackey | | 94,121 |
| 4 | Peter Lawrie | | 89,073 |
| 5 | Iain Pyman | | 75,674 |
| 6 | Simon Hurd | | 68,788 |
| 7 | Nicolas Vanhootegem | | 63,823 |
| 8 | John E. Morgan | | 62,048 |
| 9 | Simon Wakefield | | 58,922 |
| 10 | Nicolas Colsaerts | | 52,247 |
| 11 | Gary Birch Jr | | 51,219 |
| 12 | Gustavo Rojas |  | 50,873 |
| 13 | Benn Barham | | 50,441 |
| 14 | Fredrik Widmark | | 50,438 |
| 15 | Julien van Hauwe | | 47,472 |
See also
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- Credit Suisse Private Banking Open abandoned
External links
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