Retief Goosen finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 26% of the $2,617,004 he earned that season.
How the 2002 BellSouth Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 63% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2002 BellSouth Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -16 | $594,000 | $684,000 +15% |
| 2 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -12 | $356,400 | $410,400 +15% |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -11 | $171,600 | $258,400 +51% |
| 4 | Scott McCarron | USA | -10 | $182,400 | |
| T5 | Bob Tway | USA | -9 | $144,400 | |
| T5 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | $144,400 | |
| 7 | Dudley Hart | USA | -8 | $127,300 | |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -7 | $106,400 | |
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -7 | $106,400 | |
| T8 | Phil Tataurangi | New Zealand | -7 | $106,400 | |
| T8 | Steve Flesch | USA | -7 | $106,400 | |
| T12 | David Toms | USA | -6 | $74,480 | |
| T12 | Dennis Paulson | USA | -6 | $74,480 | |
| T12 | Glen Day | USA | -6 | $74,480 | |
| T12 | Skip Kendall | USA | -6 | $74,480 | |
| T12 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | -6 | $74,480 | |
| T17 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | -5 | $51,150 | $57,000 |
| T17 | Mike Weir | Canada | -5 | $51,150 | $57,000 |
| T17 | Zach Johnson | USA | -5 | $51,150 | $57,000 |
| T20 | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | -4 | $47,500 | |
| T20 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | -4 | $47,500 | |
| 22 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | $42,560 | |
| T23 | Bob May | USA | -2 | $38,000 | |
| T23 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -2 | $38,000 | |
| T25 | Andrew Magee | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | David Frost | South Africa | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Jess Daley | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Jim Carter | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Kenny Perry | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Kent Jones | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Luke Donald | England | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Rich Beem | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T25 | Steve Elkington | Australia | -1 | $27,720 | $25,523 |
| T37 | Franklin Langham | USA | E | $18,240 | |
| T37 | Paul Stankowski | USA | E | $18,240 | |
| T39 | Brad Faxon | USA | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Deane Pappas | South Africa | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Frank Nobilo | New Zealand | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Jay Don Blake | USA | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Lee Westwood | England | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T39 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +1 | $14,060 | |
| T48 | John Huston | USA | +2 | $10,146 | |
| T48 | Matt Peterson | USA | +2 | $10,146 | |
| T50 | Craig Parry | Australia | +3 | $9,095 | |
| T50 | Edward Fryatt | England | +3 | $9,095 | |
| T50 | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +3 | $9,095 | |
| T50 | J.J. Henry | USA | +3 | $9,095 | |
| T50 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +3 | $9,095 | |
| T50 | Pat Perez | USA | +3 | $9,095 | |
| T56 | Hal Sutton | USA | +5 | $8,626 | |
| T56 | Ian Leggatt | Canada | +5 | $8,626 | |
| T58 | Billy Andrade | USA | +6 | $8,436 | |
| T58 | Brian Bateman | USA | +6 | $8,436 | |
| T58 | Steve Allan | Australia | +6 | $8,436 | |
| T61 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +7 | $8,246 | |
| T61 | Paul Claxton | USA | +7 | $8,246 | |
| T63 | Bart Bryant | USA | +9 | $8,094 | |
| T63 | Briny Baird | USA | +9 | $8,094 | |
| T65 | Adam Scott | Australia | +10 | $7,942 | |
| T65 | Richard Zokol | Canada | +10 | $7,942 | |
| T67 | Jerry Smith | USA | +11 | $7,790 | |
| T67 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +11 | $7,790 | |
| 69 | Brett Wetterich | USA | +16 | $7,676 | |
| 70 | Brian Watts | Canada | +17 | $7,600 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Boo Weekley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Lardon | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Schwarzrock | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stevens | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Ellis | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Sutherland | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Donn Perno | +5 | $0 | ||
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Herrera | Colombia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Willis | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Nicklaus | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Hill | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Gallagher | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Gove | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Julian | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Sindelar | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Riegger | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenneth Staton | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Porter | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Clark II | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Long | New Zealand | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Muehr | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gill | +11 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mike Sposa | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nolan Henke | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Bates | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Gow | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Pete Jordan | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Jacobsen | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Robin Freeman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Dunlap | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Gangluff | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Tryba | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Scherrer | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Biershenk | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Whit Staples | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +3 | $0 |
AT&T Champions Classic winner's share over time
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2002 BellSouth Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2002 BellSouth Classic get?
Retief Goosen won $684,000 from a $3,800,000 purse.
What was the 2002 BellSouth Classic purse?
$3,800,000.
How much did last place get at the 2002 BellSouth Classic?
The smallest check was $7,600, to Brian Watts (70).
How many players made the cut at the 2002 BellSouth Classic?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 80 players missed it.