2002 BellSouth Classic prize money
Retief Goosen won the 2002 BellSouth Classic on 7 April 2002 and took $684,000. Below is every one of the 24 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,790 Jerry Smith collected for finishing T67.
Every cheque at the 2002 BellSouth Classic
7 April 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -16 | 272 | $684,000 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -11 | 277 | $258,400 |
| T5 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | 279 | $144,400 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -7 | 281 | $106,400 |
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -7 | 281 | $106,400 |
| T12 | David Toms | USA | -6 | 282 | $74,480 |
| T17 | Mike Weir | CAN | -5 | 283 | $57,000 |
| T17 | Zach Johnson | USA | -5 | 283 | $57,000 |
| 22 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | 285 | $42,560 |
| T25 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -1 | 287 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Luke Donald | ENG | -1 | 287 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Rich Beem | USA | -1 | 287 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -1 | 287 | $25,523 |
| T39 | Jay Don Blake | USA | 1 | 289 | $14,060 |
| T39 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 1 | 289 | $14,060 |
| T39 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 1 | 289 | $14,060 |
| T39 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 1 | 289 | $14,060 |
| T39 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 1 | 289 | $14,060 |
| T50 | J.J. Henry | USA | 3 | 291 | $9,095 |
| T50 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 3 | 291 | $9,095 |
| T50 | Pat Perez | USA | 3 | 291 | $9,095 |
| T58 | Steve Allan | AUS | 6 | 294 | $8,436 |
| T65 | Adam Scott | AUS | 10 | 298 | $7,942 |
| T67 | Jerry Smith | USA | 11 | 299 | $7,790 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,660,852 between them, against $93,633 shared by the other nine players paid.
The 24 cheques above come to $1,754,485 between them. We hold 40 players for the week in all, so sixteen 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 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Ben Crane. The BellSouth Classic 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 BellSouth Classic?
Retief Goosen, on 7 April 2002. The win paid $684,000.
How much did the 2002 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The 24 cheques on this page come to $1,754,485 between them, from $684,000 at the top down to $7,790.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 BellSouth Classic?
$7,790, which Jerry Smith collected for finishing T67.
How many players were paid at the 2002 BellSouth Classic?
24. We hold 40 players for that week in all, so sixteen 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.