2002 BMW Championship prize money
Jerry Kelly won the 2002 BMW Championship on 7 July 2002 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the 34 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,720 Ben Crane collected for finishing 86.
Every cheque at the 2002 BMW Championship
7 July 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -19 | 269 | $720,000 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | USA | -17 | 271 | $432,000 |
| T5 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -13 | 275 | $135,600 |
| T5 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -13 | 275 | $135,600 |
| T5 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -13 | 275 | $135,600 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | USA | -12 | 276 | $100,000 |
| T10 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -12 | 276 | $100,000 |
| T13 | Steve Stricker | USA | -11 | 277 | $80,000 |
| T15 | David Toms | USA | -10 | 278 | $64,000 |
| T15 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -10 | 278 | $64,000 |
| T20 | John Senden | AUS | -9 | 279 | $44,960 |
| T20 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -9 | 279 | $44,960 |
| T20 | Luke Donald | ENG | -9 | 279 | $44,960 |
| T27 | J.J. Henry | USA | -7 | 281 | $24,982 |
| T27 | John Rollins | USA | -7 | 281 | $24,982 |
| T27 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -7 | 281 | $24,982 |
| T27 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -7 | 281 | $24,982 |
| T38 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -6 | 282 | $17,200 |
| T38 | Mike Weir | CAN | -6 | 282 | $17,200 |
| T43 | Brian Gay | USA | -5 | 283 | $11,688 |
| T43 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -5 | 283 | $11,688 |
| T43 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -5 | 283 | $11,688 |
| T43 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -5 | 283 | $11,688 |
| T43 | Steve Allan | AUS | -5 | 283 | $11,688 |
| T58 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -3 | 285 | $8,880 |
| T61 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -2 | 286 | $8,480 |
| T61 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | 286 | $8,480 |
| T61 | Justin Leonard | USA | -2 | 286 | $8,480 |
| T73 | Craig Barlow | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,600 |
| T73 | Heath Slocum | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,600 |
| T73 | Jerry Smith | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,600 |
| T78 | Bryce Molder | USA | 2 | 290 | $7,280 |
| T78 | Rich Beem | USA | 2 | 290 | $7,280 |
| 86 | Ben Crane | USA | 8 | 296 | $6,720 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,151,644 between them, against $221,204 shared by the other nineteen players paid.
The 34 cheques above come to $2,372,848 between them. We hold 42 players for the week in all, so eight 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 BMW Championship years
29 editions, 1996 to 2025
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The BMW Championship 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 BMW Championship?
Jerry Kelly, on 7 July 2002. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2002 BMW Championship pay out?
The 34 cheques on this page come to $2,372,848 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $6,720.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 BMW Championship?
$6,720, which Ben Crane collected for finishing 86.
How many players were paid at the 2002 BMW Championship?
34. We hold 42 players for that week in all, so eight 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.