Tom Kite finished -3 and took 28% of the purse. That $275,000 is worth about $651,146 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1992 BellSouth Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 58% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1992 BellSouth Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | -3 | $235,000 | $275,000 +17% |
| 2 | Jeff Sluman | -1 | $117,500 | $137,500 +17% |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie | E | $62,574 | $84,245 +35% |
| T4 | Nick Price | +3 | $54,924 | |
| T4 | Nick Faldo | +3 | $54,924 | |
| T6 | Bob Gilder | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T6 | Mike Hulbert | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T6 | Billy Andrade | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T6 | Jay Don Blake | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T6 | Joey Sindelar | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T6 | Tom Lehman | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T6 | Ian Woosnam | +4 | $36,090 | $32,316 |
| T13 | Gil Morgan | +5 | $22,532 | |
| T13 | Mark McCumber | +5 | $22,532 | |
| T13 | Ian Baker-Finch | +5 | $22,532 | |
| T13 | John Cook | +5 | $22,532 | |
| T17 | Fred Couples | +6 | $18,069 | |
| T17 | Andy Dillard | +6 | $18,069 | |
| T17 | Wayne Grady | +6 | $18,069 | |
| T17 | Andrew Magee | +6 | $18,069 | |
| T17 | Tray Tyner | +6 | $18,069 | |
| T17 | Willie Wood | +6 | $18,069 | |
| T23 | Dudley Hart | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Billy Mayfair | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Masashi Ozaki | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Bernhard Langer | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Jim Kane | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Donnie Hammond | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Curtis Strange | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Jay Haas | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Brad Bryant | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T23 | Seve Ballesteros | +7 | $13,906 | |
| T33 | Paul Azinger | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Mark Calcavecchia | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Russ Cochran | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Jay Delsing | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Anders Forsbrand | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Fred Funk | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Craig Stadler | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Tom Purtzer | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Craig Parry | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Mark McNulty | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T33 | Richard Zokol | +8 | $10,531 | |
| T44 | Rocco Mediate | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T44 | Don Pooley | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T44 | Dillard Pruitt | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T44 | Bob Estes | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T44 | Ray Floyd | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T44 | Gary Hallberg | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T44 | Mark Brooks | +9 | $7,478 | $8,007 |
| T51 | Hale Irwin | +10 | $6,370 | |
| T51 | Ted Schulz | +10 | $6,370 | |
| T51 | Payne Stewart | +10 | $6,370 | |
| T51 | Sandy Lyle | +10 | $6,370 | |
| T51 | Scott Gump | +10 | $6,370 | |
| T51 | Bob Wolcott | +10 | $6,370 | |
| T57 | Duffy Waldorf | +11 | $5,903 | |
| T57 | Darryl Donovan | +11 | $5,903 | |
| T57 | Jim Gallagher, Jr. | +11 | $5,903 | |
| T60 | Dan Forsman | +12 | $5,008 | $5,744 |
| T60 | Davis Love III | +12 | $5,008 | $5,744 |
| 62 | Mike Smith | +13 | $4,958 | $5,655 +14% |
| 63 | Peter Jacobsen | +14 | $4,958 | $5,596 +13% |
| T64 | Scott Simpson | +15 | $5,508 | |
| T64 | Greg Twiggs | +15 | $5,508 | |
| 66 | Kirk Triplett | +17 | $5,419 | |
| MC | Mike Swartz | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Lance Ten Broeck | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Sieckmann | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Fran Quinn | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronan Rafferty | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Reid | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Romero | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Shawn McEntee | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Hart | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Harwood | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Heintzelman | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Nolan Henke | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Koch | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Maltbie | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Nelson | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Nicklaus | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy North | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Jenkins | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Halldorson | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Green | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Farrow | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Feherty | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Fehr | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Ray Brown | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | John Adams | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Anderson | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Bowles | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chip Beck | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Blackmar | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Dalpos | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rodger Davis | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Coscina | +24 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandel Chamblee | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Claar | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Howard Clark | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Watson | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Weibring | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Walton | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Upper | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Flannery | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Gotsche | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Hickman | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Burke | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Lytle | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | José María Olazábal | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryan Norton | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Dobbs | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Cary Hungate | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | John Hayes | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Richardson | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gilmore | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Dunlap | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Fuzzy Zoeller | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mitch Voges | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Empey | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David White | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Berry | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Conley | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Davis | +35 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Esposito | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Gogel | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryan Gorman | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Huxtable | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Johnston | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Randy McGohan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Perry Parker | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | +27 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Rymer | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Warren Schutte | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Stankowski | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Joshua Zander | +7 | $0 | |
| WD | Denis Watson | +19 | Not known |
U.S. Open winner's share over time
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1992 BellSouth Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1992 BellSouth Classic get?
Tom Kite won $275,000 from a $1,000,000 purse.
What was the 1992 BellSouth Classic purse?
$1,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 1992 BellSouth Classic?
The smallest check was $5,419, to Kirk Triplett (66).
How many players made the cut at the 1992 BellSouth Classic?
66 players made the cut and finished, and 89 players missed it.