2002 U.S. Open prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2002 U.S. Open on 16 June 2002 and took $1,000,000. Below is every one of the 23 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,083 John Daly collected for finishing T70.
Every cheque at the 2002 U.S. Open
16 June 2002
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | 277 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 0 | 280 | $585,000 |
| 4 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 3 | 283 | $252,546 |
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 6 | 286 | $138,669 |
| 11 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 7 | 287 | $119,357 |
| T12 | Jay Haas | USA | 8 | 288 | $102,338 |
| T12 | Justin Leonard | USA | 8 | 288 | $102,338 |
| T12 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 8 | 288 | $102,338 |
| T16 | Steve Stricker | USA | 9 | 289 | $86,372 |
| T18 | Charles Howell III | USA | 10 | 290 | $68,995 |
| T18 | Luke Donald | ENG | 10 | 290 | $68,995 |
| T24 | Davis Love III | USA | 11 | 291 | $47,439 |
| T24 | Ernie Els | RSA | 11 | 291 | $47,439 |
| T30 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 12 | 292 | $35,639 |
| T30 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 12 | 292 | $35,639 |
| T35 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 13 | 293 | $31,945 |
| T37 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 14 | 294 | $26,783 |
| T45 | David Toms | USA | 15 | 295 | $20,072 |
| T45 | Tom Lehman | USA | 15 | 295 | $20,072 |
| T50 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 16 | 296 | $16,294 |
| T50 | Tim Herron | USA | 16 | 296 | $16,294 |
| T66 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 22 | 302 | $12,000 |
| T70 | John Daly | USA | 24 | 304 | $11,083 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,793,104 between them, against $154,543 shared by the other eight players paid.
The 23 cheques above come to $2,947,647 between them. We hold 45 players for the week in all, so 22 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 U.S. Open years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2001 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Retief Goosen. The 2003 ladder is the one after, won by Jim Furyk. The U.S. 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 U.S. Open?
Tiger Woods, on 16 June 2002. The win paid $1,000,000.
How much did the 2002 U.S. Open pay out?
The 23 cheques on this page come to $2,947,647 between them, from $1,000,000 at the top down to $11,083.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2002 U.S. Open?
$11,083, which John Daly collected for finishing T70.
How many players were paid at the 2002 U.S. Open?
23. We hold 45 players for that week in all, so 22 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.