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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 3 Mar Sameer Kenya Open Kenya £75,000 Lee S. James (2) 6 10 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 95,000 Marc Cayeux (1) 10 AFR 24 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 550,000 Diego Borrego (3) 24 EUR New to Challenge Tour 14 Apr Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic Morocco 130,000 Jean-François Lucquin (1) 6 New tournament 28 Apr Tessali Open del Sud Italy 90,000 Simon Wakefield (1) 6 5 May Credit Suisse Private Banking Open Switzerland – Abandoned – 26 May Izki Challenge de España Spain 135,000 Fredrik Widmark (1) 6 2 Jun Austrian Golf Open Austria 110,000 Markus Brier (1) 6 9 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 125,000 Ed Stedman (1) 6 16 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 330,000 Nicolas Vanhootegem (2) 6 16 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 90,000 Alex Čejka (4) 6 23 Jun Clearstream International Luxembourg Open Luxembourg 105,000 Lee S. James (3) 6 30 Jun Open des Volcans France 110,000 Scott Kammann (1) 6 7 Jul PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open Italy 115,000 Wolfgang Huget (2) 6 14 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 100,000 Thomas Nørret (1) 6 21 Jul Golf Challenge Germany 100,000 Iain Pyman (4) 6 28 Jul Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship England 250,000 John E. Morgan (1) 6 4 Aug Talma Finnish Challenge Finland 150,000 Lee S. James (4) 6 11 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia 180,000 Iain Pyman (5) 6 18 Aug North West of Ireland Open Ireland 350,000 Adam Mednick (6) 16 EUR 25 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland CHF 225,000 Simon Hurd (1) 6 25 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden 95,000 Thomas Besancenez (1) 6 8 Sep Formby Hall Challenge England £75,000 Matthew Blackey (1) 6 15 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,100,000 Matthew Blackey (2) 6 20 Oct Fortis Bank Challenge Open Netherlands 135,000 Didier de Vooght (1) 6 27 Oct Challenge Tour Grand Final France 200,000 Peter Lawrie (1) 6 Tour Championship
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2003 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Lee S. James 121,5312 Jean-François Lucquin 101,5443 Matthew Blackey 94,1214 Peter Lawrie 89,0735 Iain Pyman 75,674
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