2000 BellSouth Classic prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2000 BellSouth Classic on 2 April 2000 and took $504,000. Below is every one of the fifteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $5,348 Jonathan Kaye collected for finishing T73.
Phil Mickelson won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2000 BellSouth Classic
2 April 2000
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -11 | 205 | $504,000 |
| T5 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -8 | 208 | $94,920 |
| T10 | Dicky Pride | USA | -7 | 209 | $64,400 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | USA | -7 | 209 | $64,400 |
| T15 | David Toms | USA | -6 | 210 | $42,000 |
| T30 | Brian Gay | USA | -4 | 212 | $16,640 |
| T30 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | 212 | $16,640 |
| T37 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -3 | 213 | $10,649 |
| T53 | Jerry Smith | USA | -1 | 215 | $6,363 |
| T53 | Omar Uresti | USA | -1 | 215 | $6,363 |
| T61 | Craig Barlow | USA | 0 | 216 | $6,076 |
| T63 | Justin Leonard | USA | 1 | 217 | $5,852 |
| T69 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 2 | 218 | $5,572 |
| T69 | Rich Beem | USA | 2 | 218 | $5,572 |
| T73 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 3 | 219 | $5,348 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen cheques paid came to $854,795
The fifteen cheques above come to $854,795 between them. We hold 22 players for the week in all, so seven 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 BellSouth Classic years
twelve editions, 1996 to 2008
The 1999 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2001 ladder is the one after. The BellSouth Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2000 golf year
38 other tournaments we hold a 2000 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2000 was the $900,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 BellSouth Classic?
Phil Mickelson, on 2 April 2000, in a playoff. The win paid $504,000.
How much did the 2000 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The fifteen cheques on this page come to $854,795 between them, from $504,000 at the top down to $5,348.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2000 BellSouth Classic?
$5,348, which Jonathan Kaye collected for finishing T73.
How many players were paid at the 2000 BellSouth Classic?
fifteen. We hold 22 players for that week in all, so seven 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.