2003 BellSouth Classic prize money
Ben Crane won the 2003 BellSouth Classic on 6 April 2003 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the fourteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,600 Ryuji Imada collected for finishing T74.
Every cheque at the 2003 BellSouth Classic
6 April 2003
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crane | USA | -16 | 272 | $720,000 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -11 | 277 | $208,000 |
| T6 | John Rollins | USA | -10 | 278 | $134,000 |
| T6 | Stewart Cink | USA | -10 | 278 | $134,000 |
| T9 | J.J. Henry | USA | -9 | 279 | $104,000 |
| T13 | Fred Couples | USA | -8 | 280 | $70,667 |
| T19 | Olin Browne | USA | -7 | 281 | $50,200 |
| T28 | David Toms | USA | -4 | 284 | $27,200 |
| T33 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -3 | 285 | $21,133 |
| T44 | Steve Stricker | USA | -1 | 287 | $11,342 |
| T66 | Steve Allan | AUS | 5 | 293 | $8,240 |
| T69 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 6 | 294 | $8,000 |
| T72 | Mark Wilson | USA | 7 | 295 | $7,800 |
| T74 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 9 | 297 | $7,600 |
The top of the ladder
The fourteen cheques paid came to $1,512,182
The fourteen cheques above come to $1,512,182 between them. We hold 34 players for the week in all, so twenty 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 2002 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Retief Goosen. The 2004 ladder is the one after, won by Zach Johnson. The BellSouth Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2003 golf year
44 other tournaments we hold a 2003 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2003 was the $1,170,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2003 BellSouth Classic?
Ben Crane, on 6 April 2003. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2003 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The fourteen cheques on this page come to $1,512,182 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $7,600.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2003 BellSouth Classic?
$7,600, which Ryuji Imada collected for finishing T74.
How many players were paid at the 2003 BellSouth Classic?
fourteen. We hold 34 players for that week in all, so twenty 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.