Buick Challenge cut and the last cheque
We hold 38 players at the 2002 Buick Challenge. 21 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $666,000 the winner took down to the $7,585 Pat Perez collected for tied 67th. Seventeen missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.
Every Buick Challenge cut we hold
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | HELD | PAID | MISSED CUT | SHARE PAID | LAST CHEQUE | MEDIAN CHEQUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 55% | $7,585 | $41,440 |
| 2001 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 52% | $7,004 | $23,624 |
| 2000 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | $4,830 | $29,992 |
| 1999 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 58% | $3,780 | $12,090 |
| 1996 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 63% | $1,870 | $16,500 |
Held is every player we hold a result for at that edition. Paid is the players the finishing ladder paid, and missed cut is the players whose week ended at the cut. Where the two do not add up to the held count, the rest withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.
How many the ladder paid
Players paid at each edition, 1996 to 2002
What the last place paid was worth
The smallest cheque on the ladder, 1996 to 2002
In 2002 the winner took 88 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $41,440, which is where the middle of a paid field sits: much nearer the bottom cheque than the top one.
Missed the cut here most often
Across the five editions we hold
| PLAYER | STARTS | MADE | MISSED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Lancaster | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Gay | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jay Haas | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| John Daly | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K.J. Choi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Estes | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Jerry Kelly | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Justin Leonard | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Olin Browne | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Howell III | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathan Kaye | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Donald | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Omar Uresti | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Never missed the cut here
Players paid at every edition they started, three or more times
| PLAYER | CUTS MADE |
|---|---|
| Davis Love III | 5 |
| Fred Funk | 5 |
| Stewart Cink | 5 |
| Jay Don Blake | 4 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 3 |
| Tim Herron | 3 |
| Vijay Singh | 3 |
Frequently asked questions
How many players made the cut at the 2002 Buick Challenge?
21 of the 38 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and seventeen missed it.
What does the last player to make the cut at the Buick Challenge win?
In 2002 the last place on the ladder was tied 67th, and Pat Perez took $7,585. The winner's cheque was 88 times that.
What share of players make the cut at the Buick Challenge?
Across the five editions we hold, 56% of the players were paid off the ladder: 85 of 151. That is the 22nd lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.
Who has missed the cut at the Buick Challenge most often?
Neal Lancaster, three times in five starts we hold, level with Brian Gay.
Where to next
The cut at the tournaments either side of this one
Buick Challenge prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Buick Challenge all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the cut at every golf tournament ranks all 66 by the share of players the ladder pays. The twenty closest to this one on that order: Farmers Insurance Open, Valspar Championship, The American Express, THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Valero Texas Open, Travelers Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Texas Children's Houston Open, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Shriners Children's Open, BellSouth Classic, Truist Championship, Sanderson Farms Championship, The Open Championship, Barracuda Championship, WM Phoenix Open, ISCO Championship and Sony Open in Hawaii.