2002 Open Championship prize money
Ernie Els won the 2002 Open Championship on 21 July 2002 and took $1,106,140. Below is every one of the 23 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,377 David Toms collected for finishing 83.
Ernie Els 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 Open Championship
21 July 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | RSA | -6 | 278 | $1,106,140 |
| 2 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -6 | 278 | $452,991 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -5 | 279 | $221,228 |
| T8 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -4 | 280 | $122,466 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -4 | 280 | $122,466 |
| T14 | Davis Love III | USA | -3 | 281 | $78,615 |
| T14 | Justin Leonard | USA | -3 | 281 | $78,615 |
| T14 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -3 | 281 | $78,615 |
| T18 | Bob Estes | USA | -2 | 282 | $64,788 |
| T22 | Justin Rose | ENG | -1 | 283 | $50,566 |
| T28 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 0 | 284 | $37,925 |
| T28 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 0 | 284 | $37,925 |
| T28 | Tiger Woods | USA | 0 | 284 | $37,925 |
| T37 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 1 | 285 | $26,732 |
| T43 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T43 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T50 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 4 | 288 | $16,223 |
| T59 | Steve Stricker | USA | 5 | 289 | $14,696 |
| T59 | Stewart Cink | USA | 5 | 289 | $14,696 |
| T66 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 6 | 290 | $13,906 |
| T69 | Mike Weir | CAN | 7 | 291 | $13,195 |
| T76 | Chris Smith | USA | 8 | 292 | $12,563 |
| 83 | David Toms | USA | 14 | 298 | $11,377 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,538,725 between them, against $118,384 shared by the other eight players paid.
The 23 cheques above come to $2,657,109 between them. We hold 42 players for the week in all, so nineteen 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 Open Championship years
30 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2003 ladder is the one after. The Open Championship 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 $1,008,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2002 Open Championship?
Ernie Els, on 21 July 2002, in a playoff. The win paid $1,106,140.
How much did the 2002 Open Championship pay out?
The 23 cheques on this page come to $2,657,109 between them, from $1,106,140 at the top down to $11,377.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 Open Championship?
$11,377, which David Toms collected for finishing 83.
How many players were paid at the 2002 Open Championship?
23. We hold 42 players for that week in all, so nineteen 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.