2002 Buick Challenge prize money
Jonathan Byrd won the 2002 Buick Challenge on 27 October 2002 and took $666,000. Below is every one of the 21 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,585 Pat Perez collected for finishing T67.
Every cheque at the 2002 Buick Challenge
27 October 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -27 | 261 | $666,000 |
| 2 | David Toms | USA | -26 | 262 | $399,600 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -23 | 265 | $251,600 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -22 | 266 | $152,933 |
| T7 | Stewart Cink | USA | -21 | 267 | $115,317 |
| T10 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -20 | 268 | $92,500 |
| T10 | Tim Herron | USA | -20 | 268 | $92,500 |
| T13 | Chris Smith | USA | -19 | 269 | $71,533 |
| T16 | Davis Love III | USA | -18 | 270 | $55,500 |
| T16 | John Rollins | USA | -18 | 270 | $55,500 |
| T21 | Ben Crane | USA | -17 | 271 | $41,440 |
| T21 | Olin Browne | USA | -17 | 271 | $41,440 |
| T28 | Chad Campbell | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,160 |
| T28 | Fred Funk | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,160 |
| T28 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,160 |
| T33 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -14 | 274 | $18,731 |
| T41 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -13 | 275 | $13,690 |
| T46 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -12 | 276 | $9,750 |
| T46 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -12 | 276 | $9,750 |
| T56 | Luke Donald | ENG | -10 | 278 | $8,177 |
| T67 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | 283 | $7,585 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,111,343 between them, against $67,683 shared by the other six players paid.
The 21 cheques above come to $2,179,026 between them. We hold 38 players for the week in all, so seventeen 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 Buick Challenge years
five editions, 1996 to 2002
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The Buick Challenge 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 Buick Challenge?
Jonathan Byrd, on 27 October 2002. The win paid $666,000.
How much did the 2002 Buick Challenge pay out?
The 21 cheques on this page come to $2,179,026 between them, from $666,000 at the top down to $7,585.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 Buick Challenge?
$7,585, which Pat Perez collected for finishing T67.
How many players were paid at the 2002 Buick Challenge?
21. We hold 38 players for that week in all, so seventeen 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.