The PTC is a year-round event being sponsored by the Department of Tourism as part of its Visit Philippines 2002 campaign. It is composed of three levels: qualifying round, regional championship and national championship.
The tournament is open to all amateur golfers with a participation fee of P600. Emi Castañeda is overall tournament director.
Twenty-two teams composed of four members each competed at Sta. Elena where the team of Henry Sy, Herbert Chan, Jeffrey Siy and Samson Lim emerged champion with 106 Stableford points.