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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 September 2002 |
| Location | Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland 52°31′34″N 7°11′20″W / 52.526°N 7.189°W |
| Course(s) | Mount Juliet Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,246 |
| Field | 65 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 263 (−25) | |
| Location map | |
  Mount Juliet Location in the Republic of Ireland | |
The 2002 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 19 to 22 September at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the third WGC-American Express Championship tournament, following the cancellation of the 2001 edition in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and the third of four World Golf Championships events in 2002.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, to capture his second WGC-American Express Championship and his fifth World Golf Championship. He set the tournament record for score to-par at 25 under. Woods also went the first 71 holes of the tournament without making a bogey, only bogeying the 18th hole in the final round.