2002 PGA EuroPro Tour season
Duration30 April 2002 (2002-04-30) – 19 October 2002 (2002-10-19)
Number of official events17
Most winsRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Brady (2)
England Richard McEvoy (2)
Scotland Paul McKechnie (2)
Order of MeritScotland Paul McKechnie
2003

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.

The tour was created as the merger of the EuroPro Tour and the PGA MasterCard Tour.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(£)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
2 MayHasseroder ClassicHertfordshire40,000Scotland Paul McKechnie (1)
10 MayPokermillion.com ClassicKent40,000England Nick Ludwell (1)
24 MayQuinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe OpenPortugal40,000England Richard McEvoy (1)
30 MaySky Sports TrophyBerkshire40,000Scotland Graeme McInnes (1)
14 JunISM InternationalIsle of Man40,000Republic of Ireland Eamonn Brady (1)
21 JunGrampian International Freight Northern OpenAberdeenshire40,000Scotland Fraser Mann (1)
28 JunDaily Star TrophyOxfordshire40,000England Simon Lilly (1)
5 JulOwston Hall ChallengeSouth Yorkshire40,000England Richard McEvoy (2)
19 JulSweetwoods Park TrophyKent40,000England Chris Gill (1)
2 AugMorley Hayes OpenDerbyshire40,000Scotland Peter Whiteford (1)
9 AugAdmiral Golf ChallengeMonmouthshire40,000Wales Matthew Griffiths (1)
16 AugGlenmuir ClassicEast Lothian40,000Republic of Ireland Eamonn Brady (2)
23 AugMarriott Hollins Hall TrophyWest Yorkshire40,000England Phillip Archer (1)
30 AugHighland Spring Golf ChallengeEast Sussex40,000Wales Kyron Sullivan (1)
4 OctPeugeot InternationalBristol40,000Scotland David Orr (1)
11 OctDudsbury ChallengeDorset40,000England Lee Thompson (1)
19 OctMatchroom PGA EuroPro Tour ChampionshipPortugal75,000Scotland Paul McKechnie (2)

Order of Merit

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
1Scotland Paul McKechnie32,236Promoted to Challenge Tour
2England John E. Morgan30,854Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings)
3Republic of Ireland Eamonn Brady29,905Promoted to Challenge Tour
4Scotland David Orr29,088
5England Martin LeMesurier26,683
6Scotland Peter Whiteford22,826
7England Richard McEvoy22,686
8England Nick Ludwell17,660
9England Phillip Archer17,253Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
10Wales Kyron Sullivan16,423

Notes

  1. 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

  1. "About the PGA EuroPro Tour". Professional Golfers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. "2002 Tournament schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 1 December 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "2002 Order of Merit". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 9 February 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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