2002 Canadian Tour
| Duration | March 7, 2002– August 18, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Hank Kuehne(2)Jeff Quinney(2) |
| Order of Merit | Hank Kuehne |
←2001 2003→ | |
The2002 Canadian Tourwas the 17th season of theCanadian Tour,the mainprofessional golf tourin Canada since it was formed in 1986.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (C$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | Texas Classic | United States | 225,000 | Steve Scott(2) |
6 |
| Mar 17 | Texas Challenge | United States | 150,000 | Hank Kuehne(1) |
6 |
| Mar 31 | Scottsdale Swing at McCormick Ranch | United States | 150,000 | Jeff Quinney(1) |
6 |
| Apr 7 | Scottsdale Swing at Eagle Mountain | United States | 150,000 | Jimmy Walker(1) |
6 |
| Apr 21 | Michelin Ixtapa Intivational | Mexico | 150,000 |  Pablo del Olmo(1) |
6 |
| Apr 28 | Barefoot Classic | United States | 150,000 |  Rob McMillan(3) |
6 |
| May 5 | Myrtle Beach Barefoot Championship | United States | 150,000 | Derek Gillespie(1) |
6 |
| May 12 | Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship | United States | 150,000 | Chris Wisler(1) |
6 |
| Jun 2 | Bay Mills Open | United States | 150,000 | Jeff Quinney(2) |
6 |
| Jun 16 | Ontario Open Heritage Classic | Ontario | 150,000 | Mike Grob(3) |
6 |
| Jun 30 | Greater Vancouver Classic | British Columbia | 150,000 |  Iain Steel(1) |
6 |
| Jul 7 | Victoria Open | British Columbia | 150,000 |  Scott Hend(1) |
6 |
| Jul 14 | Telus Edmonton Open | Alberta | 150,000 | Matt Daniel(1) |
6 |
| Jul 21 | MTS Classic | Manitoba | 150,000 | Alex Quiroz(1) |
6 |
| Aug 11 | Telus Quebec Open | Quebec | 200,000 | Hank Kuehne(2) |
6 |
| Aug 18 | Greater Toronto Open | Ontario | 150,000 | Chris Locker(1) |
6 |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the Canadian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (C$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | Panasonic Panama Open | Panama | US$225,000 | Mario Tiziani
|
6 |
Order of Merit
[edit]TheOrder of Meritwas based on prize money won during the season, calculated inCanadian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (C$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Kuehne |
105,959 |
| 2 | Jeff Quinney |
83,011 |
| 3 | Derek Gillespie |
73,869 |
| 4 | Steve Scott |
72,855 |
| 5 | Mike Grob |
59,117 |
Notes
[edit]- ^The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
References
[edit]- ^"2002 Tournament schedule".Canadian Tour. Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2002.RetrievedAugust 6,2023.
- ^"2002 Order of Merit".Canadian Tour. Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2005.RetrievedAugust 6,2023.
- ^Henwood, Marty (August 18, 2002)."Locker Comes Back To Win Season-Ending GTO; Gillespie Settles For Third On Money List".Canadian Tour. Archived fromthe originalon October 14, 2002.RetrievedAugust 6,2023.