2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 17 March 2002 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the 28 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,800 Paul Goydos collected for finishing T72.
Every cheque at the 2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational
17 March 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -13 | 275 | $720,000 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | 280 | $192,000 |
| T7 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -7 | 281 | $129,000 |
| T9 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | -6 | 282 | $100,000 |
| T9 | Ernie Els | RSA | -6 | 282 | $100,000 |
| T9 | Pat Perez | USA | -6 | 282 | $100,000 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -6 | 282 | $100,000 |
| 14 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -5 | 283 | $76,000 |
| T15 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | 284 | $60,000 |
| T15 | John Daly | USA | -4 | 284 | $60,000 |
| T15 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -4 | 284 | $60,000 |
| T15 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -4 | 284 | $60,000 |
| T15 | Stewart Cink | USA | -4 | 284 | $60,000 |
| T15 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -4 | 284 | $60,000 |
| T25 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -2 | 286 | $32,667 |
| T28 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -1 | 287 | $28,400 |
| T28 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -1 | 287 | $28,400 |
| T28 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -1 | 287 | $28,400 |
| T31 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 0 | 288 | $21,733 |
| T31 | Chad Campbell | USA | 0 | 288 | $21,733 |
| T31 | Davis Love III | USA | 0 | 288 | $21,733 |
| T45 | Bob Estes | USA | 2 | 290 | $12,040 |
| T49 | Fred Funk | USA | 3 | 291 | $9,691 |
| T49 | Justin Leonard | USA | 3 | 291 | $9,691 |
| T49 | Tim Herron | USA | 3 | 291 | $9,691 |
| T62 | Tom Lehman | USA | 5 | 293 | $8,600 |
| T69 | Charles Howell III | USA | 8 | 296 | $8,040 |
| T72 | Paul Goydos | USA | 10 | 298 | $7,800 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,909,667 between them, against $215,952 shared by the other thirteen players paid.
The 28 cheques above come to $2,125,619 between them. We hold 41 players for the week in all, so thirteen of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2002 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2002 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2002 was the $1,106,140 paid at the Open Championship, won by Ernie Els.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods, on 17 March 2002. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 28 cheques on this page come to $2,125,619 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $7,800.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$7,800, which Paul Goydos collected for finishing T72.
How many players were paid at the 2002 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
28. We hold 41 players for that week in all, so thirteen of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.