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 |  Lee S. James (2) |
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| 10 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia |  Marc Cayeux (1) |
Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour |
| 24 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal |  Diego Borrego (3) |
Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
| 14 Apr | Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic | Morocco |  Jean-François Lucquin (1) |
|
| 28 Apr | Tessali Open del Sud | Italy | Simon Wakefield (1) |
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| 5 May | Credit Suisse Private Banking Open | Switzerland | Tournament abandoned due to severe weather[3] | |
| 26 May | Izki Challenge de España | Spain |  Fredrik Widmark (1) |
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| 2 Jun | Austrian Golf Open | Austria |  Markus Brier (1) |
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| 9 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark |  (1) |
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| 16 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France |  Nicolas Vanhootegem (2) |
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| 16 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany |  Alex Čejka (4) |
Alternate to the Aa St Omer Open |
| 23 Jun | Clearstream International Luxembourg Open | Luxembourg | Lee S. James (3) |
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| 30 Jun | Open des Volcans | France |  (1) |
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| 7 Jul | PGA Triveneta Terme Euganee International Open | Italy | (2) |
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| 14 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland |  Thomas Nørret (1) |
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| 21 Jul | Golf Challenge | Germany | Iain Pyman (4) |
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| 28 Jul | Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship | England | John E. Morgan (1) |
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| 4 Aug | Talma Finnish Challenge | Finland | Lee S. James (4) |
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| 11 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | Iain Pyman (5) |
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| 18 Aug | North West of Ireland Open | Ireland | Adam Mednick (6) |
Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | (1) |
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| 25 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | (1) |
Alternate to the Rolex Trophy Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League and the Swedish Golf Tour |
| 8 Sep | Formby Hall Challenge | England | (1) |
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| 15 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | (2) |
Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League and the Swedish Golf Tour |
| 20 Oct | Fortis Bank Challenge Open | Netherlands | (1) |
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| 27 Oct | Challenge Tour Grand Final | France |  Peter Lawrie (1) |
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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 | England |
121,531 |
| 2 | Jean-François Lucquin | France |
101,544 |
| 3 | England |
94,121 | |
| 4 | Peter Lawrie | Ireland |
89,073 |
| 5 | Iain Pyman | England |
75,674 |
| 6 | England |
68,788 | |
| 7 | Nicolas Vanhootegem | Belgium |
63,823 |
| 8 | John E. Morgan | England |
62,048 |
| 9 | Simon Wakefield | England |
58,922 |
| 10 | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium |
52,247 |
| 11 | Gary Birch Jr. | Germany |
51,219 |
| 12 | Gustavo Rojas |  Argentina |
50,873 |
| 13 | Benn Barham | England |
50,441 |
| 14 | Fredrik Widmark | Sweden |
50,438 |
| 15 | France |
47,472 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "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[]
Categories:
- Challenge Tour seasons
- 2002 in golf