K.J. Choi finished -17 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 22% of the $2,163,507 he earned that season.
How the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -17 | $468,000 | |
| 2 | Glen Day | USA | -10 | $280,800 | |
| 3 | Mark Brooks | USA | -9 | $176,800 | |
| T4 | John Morse | USA | -8 | $114,400 | |
| T4 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -8 | $114,400 | |
| 6 | Paul Gow | Australia | -7 | $93,600 | |
| T7 | Craig Barlow | USA | -6 | $83,850 | |
| T7 | Pat Perez | USA | -6 | $83,850 | |
| T9 | Donnie Hammond | USA | -5 | $67,600 | |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -5 | $67,600 | |
| T9 | Peter Jacobsen | USA | -5 | $67,600 | |
| T9 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -5 | $67,600 | |
| T13 | Billy Andrade | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Jay Haas | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Jay Williamson | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Joey Sindelar | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | John Huston | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Kent Jones | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Mike Heinen | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Olin Browne | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T13 | Steve Flesch | USA | -4 | $41,889 | |
| T22 | Boo Weekley | USA | -3 | $24,960 | |
| T22 | Brandel Chamblee | USA | -3 | $24,960 | |
| T22 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -3 | $24,960 | |
| T22 | Luke Donald | England | -3 | $24,960 | |
| T22 | Tom Byrum | USA | -3 | $24,960 | |
| T27 | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | -2 | $18,850 | |
| T27 | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | -2 | $18,850 | |
| T27 | Joel Edwards | USA | -2 | $18,850 | |
| T27 | Stephen Gangluff | USA | -2 | $18,850 | |
| T31 | Bart Bryant | USA | -1 | $15,762 | |
| T31 | Ken Duke | USA | -1 | $15,762 | |
| T31 | Lee Janzen | USA | -1 | $15,762 | |
| T31 | Woody Austin | USA | -1 | $15,762 | |
| T35 | Brent Geiberger | USA | E | $12,545 | |
| T35 | Brett Quigley | USA | E | $12,545 | |
| T35 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | E | $12,545 | |
| T35 | John Senden | Australia | E | $12,545 | |
| T35 | Steve Jones | USA | E | $12,545 | |
| T35 | Tim Petrovic | USA | E | $12,545 | |
| T41 | Bob Burns | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | Sweden | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Hal Sutton | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Mike Sposa | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Stewart Cink | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Tripp Isenhour | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Ty Tryon | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T41 | Willie Wood | USA | +1 | $8,620 | |
| T50 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +2 | $6,396 | |
| T50 | Paul Claxton | USA | +2 | $6,396 | |
| T50 | Shaun Micheel | USA | +2 | $6,396 | |
| T53 | Brad Bryant | USA | +3 | $5,963 | |
| T53 | Franklin Langham | USA | +3 | $5,963 | |
| T53 | Jim McGovern | USA | +3 | $5,963 | |
| T53 | Kenneth Staton | USA | +3 | $5,963 | |
| T53 | Mike Springer | USA | +3 | $5,963 | |
| T53 | Tommy Tolles | USA | +3 | $5,963 | |
| T59 | Brad Elder | USA | +4 | $5,668 | |
| T59 | Eduardo Herrera | Colombia | +4 | $5,668 | |
| T59 | Greg Kraft | USA | +4 | $5,668 | |
| T59 | Heath Slocum | USA | +4 | $5,668 | |
| T59 | Michael Bradley | USA | +4 | $5,668 | |
| 64 | Matt Peterson | USA | +5 | $5,512 | |
| T65 | Blaine McCallister | USA | +6 | $5,330 | |
| T65 | David Berganio Jr | USA | +6 | $5,330 | |
| T65 | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +6 | $5,330 | |
| T65 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | +6 | $5,330 | |
| T65 | Robin Freeman | USA | +6 | $5,330 | |
| T65 | Scott Gump | USA | +6 | $5,330 | |
| 71 | Carl Paulson | USA | +7 | $5,148 | |
| T72 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +8 | $5,070 | |
| T72 | Stan Utley | USA | +8 | $5,070 | |
| T74 | Dan Forsman | USA | +9 | $4,888 | |
| T74 | Garrett Willis | USA | +9 | $4,888 | |
| T74 | Kelly Gibson | USA | +9 | $4,888 | |
| T74 | Michael Clark II | USA | +9 | $4,888 | |
| T74 | Robert Damron | USA | +9 | $4,888 | |
| 79 | Brett Wetterich | USA | +10 | $4,732 | |
| 80 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +13 | $4,680 | |
| 81 | Larry Rinker | USA | +16 | $4,628 | |
| MC | Andrew Magee | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Shriver | +13 | $0 | ||
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Lohr | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Fabel | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Lardon | USA | -71 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Claar | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Henninger | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Watts | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Martin | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Patton | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Weibring | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Pohl | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel McEachern | +7 | $0 | ||
| MC | Dave Barr | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Rummells | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Edwards | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Morland IV | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Deane Pappas | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug LaCrosse | +8 | $0 | ||
| MC | Ed Fiori | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Fryatt | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Nobilo | New Zealand | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Wadsworth | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Fulton Allem | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Leigh | USA | +26 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Nicklaus | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Guy Boros | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Ferenz | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Hill | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Gove | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Smith | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jess Daley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Gallagher, Jr. | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Gutterman | +3 | $0 | ||
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Clearwater | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Porter | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Carnevale | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wiebe | USA | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Long | New Zealand | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Muehr | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Standly | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sullivan | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Cassini | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Bates | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Stankowski | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Pete Jordan | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronnie Black | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Russ Cochran | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Randolph | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Dunlap | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Scherrer | USA | +6 | $0 |
Valspar Championship winner's share over time
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2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick get?
K.J. Choi won $468,000 from a $2,600,000 purse.
What was the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick purse?
$2,600,000.
How much did last place get at the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick?
The smallest check was $4,628, to Larry Rinker (81).
How many players made the cut at the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick?
81 players made the cut and finished, and 90 players missed it.