There were three new tournaments to the European Tour in 2002, the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the ANZ Championship in Australia.

The schedule also saw the return of the Open de Canarias, but this was ultimately combined with the Open de España, and the loss of the Greg Norman Holden International, the Moroccan Open, the São Paulo Brazil Open and the Argentine Open.

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.

[1][2] The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.