2002 Buy.com Tour
The 2002 Buy.com Tour season ran from March 7 to November 2. The season consisted of 28 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United States. The top 15 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2003. It was the final year in which the tour was sponsored by Buy.com, before it was replaced by current sponsor Nationwide.
| Duration | March 7, 2002 – November 2, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins | 3: Patrick Moore |
| Money winner | Patrick Moore |
| Player of the Year | Patrick Moore |
← 2001 2003 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | 500,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gavin Coles (1) |
12 | ANZ | New to Buy.com Tour |
| Mar 17 | Holden Clearwater Classic | New Zealand | 500,000 | Peter O'Malley (n/a) |
12 | ANZ | New to Buy.com Tour |
| Apr 14 | Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 450,000 |  Steven Alker (1) |
6 | ||
| Apr 21 | Arkansas Classic | Arkansas | 450,000 | Jace Bugg (1) |
6 | ||
| Apr 28 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 525,000 | Charles Warren (1) |
6 | ||
| May 5 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 425,000 | Cliff Kresge (1) |
6 | ||
| May 12 | Greater Richmond Open | Virginia | 425,000 | Patrick Moore (1) |
6 | ||
| May 19 | SAS Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 450,000 | Zoran Zorkic (1) |
6 | ||
| Jun 2 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Gary Hallberg (1) |
6 | ||
| Jun 9 | Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 | Arron Oberholser (1) |
6 | ||
| Jun 23 | Lake Erie Charity Classic | New York | 425,000 | Patrick Moore (2) |
6 | New tournament | |
| Jun 30 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 425,000 | Darron Stiles (3) |
6 | ||
| Jul 7 | Hershey Open | Pennsylvania | 425,000 | Cliff Kresge (2) |
6 | ||
| Jul 14 | Dayton Open | Ohio | 425,000 | Jason Buha (1) |
6 | ||
| Jul 21 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 425,000 | Todd Fischer (1) |
6 | ||
| Jul 28 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 475,000 | Patrick Sheehan (1) |
6 | ||
| Aug 4 | Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 500,000 | Jay Delsing (2) |
6 | ||
| Aug 11 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 450,000 | Marco Dawson (1) |
6 | New tournament | |
| Aug 18 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 425,000 | Tyler Williamson (1) |
6 | ||
| Aug 25 | Permian Basin Open | Texas | 425,000 | Tag Ridings (1) |
6 | ||
| Sep 8 | Utah Classic | Utah | 425,000 | Arron Oberholser (2) |
6 | ||
| Sep 15 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 425,000 | Jason Gore (2) |
6 | ||
| Sep 22 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 575,000 | Jason Gore (3) |
6 | ||
| Sep 29 | State Farm Open | California | 450,000 | Andy Miller (1) |
6 | ||
| Oct 6 | Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic | California | 450,000 | Roland Thatcher (1) |
6 | ||
| Oct 13 | Gila River Classic | Arizona | 425,000 | David Branshaw (1) |
6 | ||
| Oct 26 | Hibernia Southern Open | Louisiana | 425,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Morland IV (1) |
6 | ||
| Nov 2 | Buy.com Tour Championship | Alabama | 600,000 | Patrick Moore (3) |
6 | Tour Championship |
Money leaders
For full rankings, see 2002 Buy.com Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2003 PGA Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Moore | 381,965 |
| 2 | Arron Oberholser | 319,883 |
| 3 | Doug Barron | 248,175 |
| 4 | Steven Alker | 247,008 |
| 5 | Cliff Kresge | 245,265 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Patrick Moore |
See also
Notes
- The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Buy.com Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Buy.com Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Buy.com Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
External links
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