2002 RBC Canadian Open prize money
John Rollins won the 2002 RBC Canadian Open on 8 September 2002 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the 24 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,560 Brian Gay collected for finishing T73.
John Rollins won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2002 RBC Canadian Open
8 September 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Rollins | USA | -16 | 272 | $720,000 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | USA | -16 | 272 | $352,000 |
| 2 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -16 | 272 | $352,000 |
| T4 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -15 | 273 | $176,000 |
| T6 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -14 | 274 | $134,000 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -14 | 274 | $134,000 |
| T9 | Bob Estes | USA | -13 | 275 | $108,000 |
| T12 | Pat Perez | USA | -12 | 276 | $81,000 |
| T16 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -11 | 277 | $62,000 |
| T20 | John Senden | AUS | -10 | 278 | $50,000 |
| T22 | John Daly | USA | -9 | 279 | $37,133 |
| T22 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -9 | 279 | $37,133 |
| T22 | Mike Weir | CAN | -9 | 279 | $37,133 |
| T22 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -9 | 279 | $37,133 |
| T28 | Jerry Smith | USA | -8 | 280 | $26,029 |
| T28 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -8 | 280 | $26,029 |
| T35 | Charles Howell III | USA | -7 | 281 | $20,600 |
| T38 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -6 | 282 | $16,000 |
| T46 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -5 | 283 | $10,175 |
| T46 | Luke Donald | ENG | -5 | 283 | $10,175 |
| T46 | Olin Browne | USA | -5 | 283 | $10,175 |
| T46 | Steve Allan | AUS | -5 | 283 | $10,175 |
| T66 | Stewart Cink | USA | -1 | 287 | $8,080 |
| T73 | Brian Gay | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,560 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,343,561 between them, against $118,969 shared by the other nine players paid.
The 24 cheques above come to $2,462,530 between them. We hold 35 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 RBC Canadian Open years
26 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after. The RBC Canadian 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 RBC Canadian Open?
John Rollins, on 8 September 2002, in a playoff. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2002 RBC Canadian Open pay out?
The 24 cheques on this page come to $2,462,530 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $7,560.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 RBC Canadian Open?
$7,560, which Brian Gay collected for finishing T73.
How many players were paid at the 2002 RBC Canadian Open?
24. We hold 35 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.