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]

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
3 MarSameer Kenya OpenKenya Lee S. James (2)
10 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia Marc Cayeux (1)Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
24 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal Diego Borrego (3)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
14 AprPanalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc ClassicMorocco Jean-François Lucquin (1)
28 AprTessali Open del SudItaly Simon Wakefield (1)
5 MayCredit Suisse Private Banking OpenSwitzerlandTournament abandoned due to severe weather[3]
26 MayIzki Challenge de EspañaSpain Fredrik Widmark (1)
2 JunAustrian Golf OpenAustria Markus Brier (1)
9 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark Ed Stedman (1)
16 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance Nicolas Vanhootegem (2)
16 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany Alex Čejka (4)Alternate to the Aa St Omer Open
23 JunClearstream International Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg Lee S. James (3)
30 JunOpen des VolcansFrance Scott Kammann (1)
7 JulPGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International OpenItaly Wolfgang Huget (2)
14 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland Thomas Nørret (1)
21 JulGolf ChallengeGermany Iain Pyman (4)
28 JulCharles Church European Challenge Tour ChampionshipEngland John E. Morgan (1)
4 AugTalma Finnish ChallengeFinland Lee S. James (4)
11 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia Iain Pyman (5)
18 AugNorth West of Ireland OpenIreland Adam Mednick (6)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
25 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Simon Hurd (1)
25 AugSkandia PGA OpenSweden Thomas Besancenez (1)Alternate to the Rolex Trophy
8 SepFormby Hall ChallengeEngland Matthew Blackey (1)
15 SepTelia Grand PrixSweden Matthew Blackey (2)
20 OctFortis Bank Challenge OpenNetherlands Didier de Vooght (1)
27 OctChallenge Tour Grand FinalFrance Peter Lawrie (1)

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2003 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money ()
1Lee S. James England121,531
2Jean-François Lucquin France101,544
3Matthew Blackey England94,121
4Peter Lawrie Ireland89,073
5Iain Pyman England75,674
6Simon Hurd England68,788
7Nicolas Vanhootegem Belgium63,823
8John E. Morgan England62,048
9Simon Wakefield England58,922
10Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium52,247
11Gary Birch Jr Germany51,219
12Gustavo Rojas Argentina50,873
13Benn Barham England50,441
14Fredrik Widmark Sweden50,438
15Julien van Hauwe France47,472
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See also

References

  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. Credit Suisse Private Banking Open abandoned
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