2002 NORTHERN TRUST prize money
Chris Smith won the 2002 NORTHERN TRUST on 9 June 2002 and took $630,000. Below is every one of the 33 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,265 Jonathan Kaye collected for finishing T79.
Every cheque at the 2002 NORTHERN TRUST
9 June 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Smith | USA | -12 | 272 | $630,000 |
| T2 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | 274 | $261,333 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | USA | -9 | 275 | $133,000 |
| T7 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -8 | 276 | $112,875 |
| T7 | Tom Lehman | USA | -8 | 276 | $112,875 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | 278 | $94,500 |
| T9 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -6 | 278 | $94,500 |
| T12 | Bryce Molder | USA | -5 | 279 | $66,500 |
| T12 | David Toms | USA | -5 | 279 | $66,500 |
| T12 | Mike Weir | CAN | -5 | 279 | $66,500 |
| T12 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -5 | 279 | $66,500 |
| T25 | Brian Gay | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,594 |
| T25 | Fred Funk | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,594 |
| T25 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,594 |
| T25 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -3 | 281 | $25,594 |
| T33 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | -2 | 282 | $18,492 |
| T33 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -2 | 282 | $18,492 |
| T33 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -2 | 282 | $18,492 |
| T39 | Ernie Els | RSA | -1 | 283 | $13,650 |
| T39 | Fred Couples | USA | -1 | 283 | $13,650 |
| T39 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -1 | 283 | $13,650 |
| T46 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 0 | 284 | $9,923 |
| T46 | J.J. Henry | USA | 0 | 284 | $9,923 |
| T50 | John Rollins | USA | 1 | 285 | $8,442 |
| T55 | Davis Love III | USA | 2 | 286 | $7,910 |
| T55 | Luke Donald | ENG | 2 | 286 | $7,910 |
| T64 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | 4 | 288 | $7,210 |
| T64 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 4 | 288 | $7,210 |
| T73 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 6 | 290 | $6,615 |
| T73 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 6 | 290 | $6,615 |
| T79 | Adam Scott | AUS | 8 | 292 | $6,265 |
| T79 | Jay Haas | USA | 8 | 292 | $6,265 |
| T79 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 8 | 292 | $6,265 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,807,459 between them, against $186,979 shared by the other eighteen players paid.
The 33 cheques above come to $1,994,438 between them. We hold 51 players for the week in all, so eighteen 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 NORTHERN TRUST years
23 editions, 1999 to 2021
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Sergio Garcia. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Jonathan Kaye. The NORTHERN TRUST 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 NORTHERN TRUST?
Chris Smith, on 9 June 2002. The win paid $630,000.
How much did the 2002 NORTHERN TRUST pay out?
The 33 cheques on this page come to $1,994,438 between them, from $630,000 at the top down to $6,265.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 NORTHERN TRUST?
$6,265, which Jonathan Kaye collected for finishing T79.
How many players were paid at the 2002 NORTHERN TRUST?
33. We hold 51 players for that week in all, so eighteen 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.