2002 - Men Europe
The winners in the category "2002 - Men Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill Links Championship (Oct 3-6). Padraig Harrington (Ire) beat Eduardo Romero (Arg) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth European Tour win. [Old Course, St Andrews, Fife. Earlier rounds of this pro-am event also played at Carnoustie and Kingsbarns].
Europe
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Played as the Austrian Open (May 30-Jun 2; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Gary Birch Jr (Ger) finished 1 shot behind home country winner Brier (Aut). [GC Murhof, Frohnleiten, Steiermark, Austria].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges International Open (May 9-12). Second-placed Barry Lane (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Cabrera (Arg). [Brabazon course, The Belfry, Wishaw, nr Birmingham].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW International Open (Aug 29-Sep 1). Second-placed John Bickerton (Eng) and Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 4 shots behind Thomas Bjørn (Den), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Golfclub München Eichenried, nr Munich, Germany].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo PGA Championship (May 23-26). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) and Eduardo Romero (Arg) finished 5 shots behind Hansen (Den). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Victor Chandler
Played as the Victor Chandler British Masters (May 30-Jun 2). Second-placed Ian Poulter (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Rose (Eng), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Marquess course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
Compass
Played as the Compass Group English Open (June 6-9). Second-placed Søren Hansen (Den) finished 3 shots behind Darren Clarke (N.Ire), who won this title for the third time in four years. [Arden course, Forest of Arden CC, Meriden, nr Birmingham].
Europe
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Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (March 7-10; European Tour event). Second-placed Niclas Fasth (Swe) finished 4 shots behind Ernie Els (RSA), who recorded his tenth European Tour win, and second in this event. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
TNT
Played as the TNT Open (July 25-28). Second-placed Jamie Spence (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Dier (Ger), who recorded the second of his two European Tour wins. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega European Masters (Sept 5-8). Second-placed Trevor Immelman (RSA) and Paul Lawrie (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Karlsson (Swe). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (25th) (July 4-7). Second-placed Bradley Dredge (Wales), Retief Goosen (RSA), Padraig Harrington (Ire) and Paul Lawrie (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Michael Campbell (NZ). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].
Europe
Novotel Perrier
Played as the Novotel Perrier Open de France (May 2-5). Second-placed Trevor Immelman (RSA) finished 1 shot behind MacKenzie (Eng), who recorded his only European Tour win. [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Europe
Linde
Played as the Linde German Masters (Sept 12-15). Second-placed Alex Čejka (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Leaney (Aus), who recorded the last of his four European Tour wins. [GC Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, nr Cologne, Germany].
Europe
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Played as the Great North Open (June 20-23; final playing of this event). Second-placed Sven Strüver (Ger) finished 4 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Tunnicliff (Eng). [Hunting course, Slaley Hall Resort, Hexham, Northumberland].
Europe
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Played as the Hassan II Trophy (Dec 11-14; unofficial limited-field event). Second-placed Olivier Edmond (Fra) and Steve Lowery (USA) finished 4 shots behind Luna (Esp). [Red course, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].
Europe
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Played as the Aa St Omer Open (June 13-16; Eurpn Challenge Tour event). Second-placed James S. Lee (Eng) and Gustavo Rojas (Arg) finished 4 shots behind Nicholas Vanhootegem (Belg). [Aa St Omer Golf Club, Lumbres, Hauts-de-France, France].
Europe
Murphy's
Played as Murphy's Irish Open (June 27-30). First-time European Tour winner Hansen (Den) beat Niclas Fasth (Swe) and Darren Fichardt (RSA) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole. Richard Bland (Eng) was eliminated at the second playoff hole. [Fota Island GC, Cork, Ireland].
Europe
Telecom Italia
Played as the Italian Open Telecom Italia (Oct 31-Nov 3). Second-placed Paul Lawrie (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Poulter (Eng), whose first round course-record 61 set-up his win. Event reduced to 54 holes due to rain. [Olgiata GC, Olgiata, nr Rome].
Europe
Diageo
Played as the Diageo Scottish PGA Championship (Aug 22-25). Second-placed Raymond Russell (Scot) finished 10 shots behind runaway winner Scott (Aus). [PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles, Perthshire].
Europe
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Played as the Madeira Island Open (March 21-24). Second-placed Ivo Giner (Esp) and Maarten Lafeber (Nld) finished 1 shot behind Borrego (Esp), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Santo da Serra GC, Machico, Madeira].
Europe
Telefonica
Played as the Telefonica Open de Madrid (Oct 24-27). Second-placed Brian Davis (Eng), Andrew Coltart (Scot) and Adam Scott (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Tinning (Den), who recorded the second of his two European Tour wins. [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the North West of Ireland Open (Aug 15-18). Second-placed Andrew Coltart (Scot) and Costantino Rocca (Italy) finished 5 shots behind Mednick (Swe), who recorded his only win on the European Tour. [Glashedy Links, Ballyliffin GC, Co. Donegal, Ireland].
Europe
Algarve
Played as the Algarve Open de Portugal (April 4-7). 24-year-old Carl Pettersson (Swe) beat David Gilford (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole. Pettersson recorded his first and only European Tour win in his 37th start on the Tour. Event reduced to 36 holes due to high winds. [Vale do Lobo GC, nr Almancil, Algarve, Portugal; composite of 13 holes from the Royal course and five from the Ocean course].
Europe
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Played as the Qatar Masters (March 14-17; European Tour event). Second-placed Jean-François Remésy (Fra) and Nick Dougherty (Eng) finished 6 shots behind Adam Scott (Aus), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Doha GC, Qatar].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Russian Open (Aug 8-11; Eurpn Challenge Tour event). Second-placed Ben Barham (Eng) and Guido van der Valk (Nld) finished 1 shot behind Iain Pyman (Eng). [Moscow CC, Nakhabino, nr Moscow].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Scandinavian Masters (Aug 1-4). Second-placed Trevor Immelman (RSA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Graeme McDowell (N.Ire), who recorded his first European Tour win in only his fourth start on the Tour. [King's course, Kungsängen GC, nr Stockholm].
Europe
Barclays
Played as the Barclays Scottish Open (July 11-14). Eduardo Romero (Arg) beat Fredrik "Freddie" Jacobson (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his eight European Tour wins. [Loch Lomond GC, Luss, Dunbartonshire].
Europe
Canarias Golf
Played as the Canarias Open de Espana. Second-placed Emanuele Canonica (Ita) finished 4 shots behind García (Esp). [El Cortijo CC, Telde, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands].
Europe
Deutsche Bank/SAP
Played as the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (May 17-20). Defending champion Woods (USA) beat Colin Montgomerie (Scot) with a par at the third playoff hole. [St Leon course, GC St Leon-Rot, nr Heidelberg, Germany].
Europe
Lancôme
Played as the Trophée Lancôme (Oct 10-13). Second-placed Carlos Rodiles (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Čejka (Ger). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Masters Andalucia (Nov 7-10; Eurpn Tr season-ending event). Tied on 281 at the end of regulation play and with darkness closing in, Bernhard Langer (Ger) and Colin Montgomerie (Scot) agreed to share the title. [Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Masters Andalucia (Nov 7-10; Eurpn Tr season-ending event). Tied on 281 at the end of regulation play and with darkness closing in, Bernhard Langer (Ger) and Colin Montgomerie (Scot) agreed to share the title. [Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain].
Europe
Celtic Manor
Played as the Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open (Aug 8-11). Second-placed John Bickerton (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Paul Lawrie (Scot), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [Wentwood Hills course, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales; now largely incorporated into the Twenty Ten course].
Europe
Cisco Systems
Played as the Cisco World Match Play Championship (Oct 17-20). Els (RSA) beat Sergio García (Esp) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final, to win his fourth World Matchplay title. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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