2002 American Express prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2002 American Express on 20 January 2002 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the 28 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,080 Jonathan Byrd collected for finishing 69.
Phil Mickelson 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 American Express
20 January 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -30 | 330 | $720,000 |
| T3 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -28 | 332 | $232,000 |
| 5 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -27 | 333 | $160,000 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | USA | -26 | 334 | $116,857 |
| T6 | Justin Leonard | USA | -26 | 334 | $116,857 |
| T13 | John Senden | AUS | -25 | 335 | $77,333 |
| T16 | Chad Campbell | USA | -24 | 336 | $60,000 |
| T16 | Jay Haas | USA | -24 | 336 | $60,000 |
| T21 | Fred Couples | USA | -23 | 337 | $40,000 |
| T21 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -23 | 337 | $40,000 |
| T27 | Fred Funk | USA | -22 | 338 | $29,000 |
| T31 | David Toms | USA | -21 | 339 | $21,733 |
| T31 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -21 | 339 | $21,733 |
| T31 | Heath Slocum | USA | -21 | 339 | $21,733 |
| T31 | John Daly | USA | -21 | 339 | $21,733 |
| T42 | Ben Crane | USA | -19 | 341 | $13,600 |
| T48 | Olin Browne | USA | -18 | 342 | $10,320 |
| T48 | Steve Stricker | USA | -18 | 342 | $10,320 |
| T52 | Brian Gay | USA | -17 | 343 | $9,190 |
| T52 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -17 | 343 | $9,190 |
| T52 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -17 | 343 | $9,190 |
| T52 | J.J. Henry | USA | -17 | 343 | $9,190 |
| T52 | Mike Weir | CAN | -17 | 343 | $9,190 |
| T60 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -16 | 344 | $8,760 |
| T62 | John Rollins | USA | -15 | 345 | $8,520 |
| T62 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -15 | 345 | $8,520 |
| T62 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -15 | 345 | $8,520 |
| 69 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -13 | 347 | $8,080 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,738,979 between them, against $122,590 shared by the other thirteen players paid.
The 28 cheques above come to $1,861,569 between them. We hold 34 players for the week in all, so six 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 American Express years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Mike Weir. The American Express 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 American Express?
Phil Mickelson, on 20 January 2002, in a playoff. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2002 American Express pay out?
The 28 cheques on this page come to $1,861,569 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $8,080.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 American Express?
$8,080, which Jonathan Byrd collected for finishing 69.
How many players were paid at the 2002 American Express?
28. We hold 34 players for that week in all, so six 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.