2002 Buick Open prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2002 Buick Open on 11 August 2002 and took $594,000. Below is every one of the 26 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,171 Heath Slocum collected for finishing T76.
Every cheque at the 2002 Buick Open
11 August 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -17 | 271 | $594,000 |
| T2 | Brian Gay | USA | -13 | 275 | $217,800 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | USA | -13 | 275 | $217,800 |
| T10 | David Toms | USA | -11 | 277 | $79,200 |
| T10 | Jim Furyk | USA | -11 | 277 | $79,200 |
| T10 | J.J. Henry | USA | -11 | 277 | $79,200 |
| T14 | Jay Haas | USA | -10 | 278 | $51,150 |
| T14 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -10 | 278 | $51,150 |
| T22 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -9 | 279 | $29,747 |
| T22 | Luke Donald | ENG | -9 | 279 | $29,747 |
| T22 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -9 | 279 | $29,747 |
| T29 | Craig Barlow | USA | -8 | 280 | $19,239 |
| T29 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -8 | 280 | $19,239 |
| T29 | John Senden | AUS | -8 | 280 | $19,239 |
| T29 | Paul Goydos | USA | -8 | 280 | $19,239 |
| T29 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | 280 | $19,239 |
| T39 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -7 | 281 | $13,860 |
| T43 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | 282 | $9,643 |
| T43 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -6 | 282 | $9,643 |
| T43 | Dicky Pride | USA | -6 | 282 | $9,643 |
| T43 | Mike Weir | CAN | -6 | 282 | $9,643 |
| T43 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -6 | 282 | $9,643 |
| T53 | Fred Couples | USA | -5 | 283 | $7,331 |
| T66 | Steve Allan | AUS | -4 | 284 | $6,765 |
| T70 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -3 | 285 | $6,534 |
| T76 | Heath Slocum | USA | 0 | 288 | $6,171 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,535,697 between them, against $108,115 shared by the other eleven players paid.
The 26 cheques above come to $1,643,812 between them. We hold 36 players for the week in all, so ten 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 Open years
twelve editions, 1997 to 2009
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Jim Furyk. The Buick Open 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 Open?
Tiger Woods, on 11 August 2002. The win paid $594,000.
How much did the 2002 Buick Open pay out?
The 26 cheques on this page come to $1,643,812 between them, from $594,000 at the top down to $6,171.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 Buick Open?
$6,171, which Heath Slocum collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2002 Buick Open?
26. We hold 36 players for that week in all, so ten 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.