2002 Kemper Open prize money
Bob Estes won the 2002 Kemper Open on 2 June 2002 and took $648,000. Below is every one of the twenty cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,380 Tim Herron collected for finishing T66.
Every cheque at the 2002 Kemper Open
2 June 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Estes | USA | -11 | 273 | $648,000 |
| 2 | Rich Beem | USA | -10 | 274 | $388,800 |
| T5 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -8 | 276 | $136,800 |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | USA | -8 | 276 | $136,800 |
| T7 | Chris Smith | USA | -7 | 277 | $116,100 |
| T9 | Olin Browne | USA | -6 | 278 | $93,600 |
| T13 | Brian Gay | USA | -5 | 279 | $65,520 |
| T13 | Bryce Molder | USA | -5 | 279 | $65,520 |
| T18 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -4 | 280 | $46,944 |
| T23 | Craig Barlow | USA | -3 | 281 | $29,610 |
| T23 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -3 | 281 | $29,610 |
| T31 | Charles Howell III | USA | -2 | 282 | $20,880 |
| T31 | Luke Donald | ENG | -2 | 282 | $20,880 |
| T37 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -1 | 283 | $16,200 |
| T42 | Fred Couples | USA | 0 | 284 | $11,583 |
| T50 | Jay Don Blake | USA | 1 | 285 | $8,616 |
| T60 | John Senden | AUS | 4 | 288 | $7,848 |
| T63 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 5 | 289 | $7,632 |
| T66 | Jerry Smith | USA | 6 | 290 | $7,380 |
| T66 | Tim Herron | USA | 6 | 290 | $7,380 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,826,847 between them, against $38,856 shared by the other five players paid.
The twenty cheques above come to $1,865,703 between them. We hold 31 players for the week in all, so eleven 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 Kemper Open years
ten editions, 1997 to 2006
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Rory Sabbatini. The Kemper 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 Kemper Open?
Bob Estes, on 2 June 2002. The win paid $648,000.
How much did the 2002 Kemper Open pay out?
The twenty cheques on this page come to $1,865,703 between them, from $648,000 at the top down to $7,380.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 Kemper Open?
$7,380, which Tim Herron collected for finishing T66.
How many players were paid at the 2002 Kemper Open?
twenty. We hold 31 players for that week in all, so eleven 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.