2002 Challenge Tour Explained

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.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner	OWGR points	Other tours	Notes
3 Mar		Kenya	£75,000	Lee S. James (2)	6
10 Mar		Zambia	95,000	Marc Cayeux (1)	10
24 Mar		Portugal	550,000	Diego Borrego (3)	24		New to Challenge Tour
14 Apr		Morocco	130,000	Jean-François Lucquin (1)	6		New tournament
28 Apr		Italy	90,000	Simon Wakefield (1)	6
5 May		Switzerland	–	Abandoned	–
26 May		Spain	135,000	Fredrik Widmark (1)	6
2 Jun		Austria	110,000	Markus Brier (1)	6
9 Jun		Denmark	125,000	Ed Stedman (1)	6
16 Jun		France	330,000	Nicolas Vanhootegem (2)	6
16 Jun		Germany	90,000	Alex Čejka (4)	6
23 Jun		Luxembourg	105,000	Lee S. James (3)	6
30 Jun		France	110,000	Scott Kammann (1)	6
7 Jul		Italy	115,000	Wolfgang Huget (2)	6
14 Jul		Finland	100,000	Thomas Nørret (1)	6
21 Jul		Germany	100,000	Iain Pyman (4)	6
28 Jul		England	250,000	John E. Morgan (1)	6
4 Aug		Finland	150,000	Lee S. James (4)	6
11 Aug		Russia	180,000	Iain Pyman (5)	6
18 Aug		Ireland	350,000	Adam Mednick (6)	16
25 Aug		Switzerland	CHF 225,000	Simon Hurd (1)	6
25 Aug		Sweden	95,000	Thomas Besancenez (1)	6
8 Sep		England	£75,000	Matthew Blackey (1)	6
15 Sep		Sweden	SKr 1,100,000	Matthew Blackey (2)	6
20 Oct		Netherlands	135,000	Didier de Vooght (1)	6
27 Oct		France	200,000	Peter Lawrie (1)	6		Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.^[2] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2003 European Tour.^[3]

Rank	Player	Prize money (€)
1		121,531
2		101,544
3		94,121
4		89,073
5		75,674

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 30 August 2023.
2. Web site: 2002 Rankings . European Tour . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021223223143/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3&iYear=2002&display=all . 23 December 2002.
3. Web site: European Tour places up for grabs in Challenge Tour Grand Final . European Tour . 19 March 2010 . 30 August 2023 . The Grand Final represents three contests in one. There is the tournament itself with a prize fund of €200,000, the race for the Number One spot on the Rankings, and the battle to secure the 15 European Tour cards for next season..