In the last Buick Challenge/Southern Open ever played, PGA Tour rookie Jonathan Byrd shot a career-low 9-under-63
to edge 1999 Challenge winner David Toms by one. Phil Mickelson finished solo 3rd, four strokes back.

Byrd set 72-hole Challenge/Southern records for fewest strokes played as well as most strokes under par.

Tim Herron became the answer to a future trivia question as he made the last stroke (a par putt) in
Buick Challenge/Southern Open history.

Twenty years after attending the 1982 Southern at Green Island, I attended the 2002 Challenge at Pine Mountain.
 Player          Finish    Score (par-72)          Money (US-$$)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Jonathan Byrd 	 WINNER    67, 66, 65, 63 = 261    666,000.00

 David Toms 	     2 	   66, 68, 63, 65 = 262    399,600.00

 Phil Mickelson      3 	   65, 67, 70, 63 = 265    251,600.00

 Craig Parry 	     4 	   67, 64, 66, 69 = 266    152,933.30
 John Huston 	     4 	   68, 67, 61, 70 = 266    152,933.30
 Robert Allenby      4 	   67, 71, 63, 65 = 266    152,933.30

 Stewart Cink 	     7 	   69, 66, 65, 67 = 267    115,316.70
 Joey Sindelar 	     7 	   69, 68, 65, 65 = 267    115,316.70
 Kenny Perry 	     7 	   68, 68, 66, 65 = 267    115,316.70

 Carlos Franco 	     10    66, 71, 67, 64 = 268     92,500.00
 Tim Herron 	     10    63, 68, 65, 72 = 268     92,500.00
 Billy Andrade 	     10    67, 69, 66, 66 = 268     92,500.00

 Jeff Sluman 	     13    70, 67, 70, 62 = 269     71,533.34
 Chris Smith 	     13    69, 66, 63, 71 = 269     71,533.33
 Chris Riley 	     13    68, 66, 69, 66 = 269     71,533.33

 John Rollins 	     16    70, 67, 67, 66 = 270     55,500.00
 Paul Gow 	     16    67, 70, 67, 66 = 270     55,500.00
 Jay Williamson      16    67, 69, 68, 66 = 270     55,500.00
 J. Lewis 	     16    68, 66, 67, 69 = 270     55,500.00
 Davis Love 	     16    70, 69, 64, 67 = 270     55,500.00

 Duffy Waldorf 	     21    68, 68, 70, 65 = 271     41,440.00
 Olin Browne 	     21    69, 69, 64, 69 = 271     41,440.00
 Ben Crane 	     21    65, 70, 66, 70 = 271     41,440.00

 Tim Clark 	     24    69, 67, 69, 67 = 272     31,542.50
 Rocco Mediate 	     24    65, 72, 65, 70 = 272     31,542.50
 Lee Janzen 	     24    66, 70, 71, 65 = 272     31,542.50
 Kent Jones 	     24    67, 69, 66, 70 = 272     31,542.50

 Fred Funk 	     28    71, 68, 69, 65 = 273     25,160.00
 Tim Petrovic 	     28    69, 68, 68, 68 = 273     25,160.00
 Joel Edwards 	     28    68, 70, 67, 68 = 273     25,160.00
 Chad Campbell 	     28    69, 65, 70, 69 = 273     25,160.00
 Bob May 	     28    65, 70, 72, 66 = 273     25,160.00

 Notah Begay 	     33    72, 66, 66, 70 = 274     18,731.25
 Jeff Brehaut 	     33    71, 67, 70, 66 = 274     18,731.25
 Stuart Appleby      33    68, 70, 66, 70 = 274     18,731.25
 Glen Day 	     33    70, 67, 72, 65 = 274     18,731.25
 Dan Forsman 	     33    70, 69, 71, 64 = 274     18,731.25
 Matt Gogel 	     33    67, 70, 71, 66 = 274     18,731.25
 Skip Kendall 	     33    70, 69, 66, 69 = 274     18,731.25
 Jeff Gove 	     33    71, 68, 65, 70 = 274     18,731.25

 David Gossett 	     41    65, 72, 69, 69 = 275     13,690.00
 John Riegger 	     41    70, 69, 67, 69 = 275     13,690.00
 Jim Carter 	     41    71, 68, 69, 67 = 275     13,690.00
 Ian Leggatt 	     41    73, 64, 67, 71 = 275     13,690.00
 Vijay Singh 	     41    68, 67, 71, 69 = 275     13,690.00

 Kenneth Staton      46    68, 69, 71, 68 = 276      9,749.50
 Frank Lickliter     46    66, 72, 68, 70 = 276      9,749.50
 Pat Bates 	     46    67, 71, 70, 68 = 276      9,749.50
 Jay Don Blake 	     46    71, 67, 71, 67 = 276      9,749.50
 Robert Damron 	     46    69, 69, 68, 70 = 276      9,749.50
 Brandt Jobe 	     46    70, 68, 69, 69 = 276      9,749.50
 Greg Kraft 	     46    67, 72, 68, 69 = 276      9,749.50
 Matt Kuchar 	     46    71, 68, 67, 70 = 276      9,749.50

 Lee Porter 	     54    70, 68, 70, 69 = 277      8,547.00
 David Berganio      54    67, 70, 68, 72 = 277      8,547.00

 Woody Austin 	     56    67, 71, 67, 73 = 278      8,177.00
 Luke Donald 	     56    70, 69, 67, 72 = 278      8,177.00
 Scott Dunlap 	     56    70, 69, 72, 67 = 278      8,177.00
 Michael Long 	     56    65, 72, 73, 68 = 278      8,177.00
 Scott McCarron      56    66, 71, 74, 67 = 278      8,177.00
 Len Mattiace 	     56    69, 67, 72, 70 = 278      8,177.00
 David Duval 	     56    73, 65, 69, 71 = 278      8,177.00
 David Peoples 	     56    67, 70, 73, 68 = 278      8,177.00

 Brad Faxon 	     64    67, 72, 69, 73 = 281      7,807.00
 Curtis Strange      64    68, 71, 69, 73 = 281      7,807.00

 Jerry Pate 	     66    68, 68, 74, 72 = 282      7,696.00

 Pat Perez 	     67    70, 67, 72, 74 = 283      7,585.00
 Matt Peterson 	     67    71, 68, 71, 73 = 283      7,585.00

 Mike Sposa 	     69    70, 69, 72, 74 = 285      7,474.00


Only 69 professionals finished all 72 holes. However, the $ 7,400 meant for 70th place was not re-distributed among the 69 finishing pros. If a re-distribution of $ 7,400 had occurred, then money payouts for, say, the top five (and ties) finishers would have been as follows ... Jonathan Byrd WINNER 67, 66, 65, 63 = 261 667,332.00 David Toms 2 66, 68, 63, 65 = 262 400,399.20 Phil Mickelson 3 65, 67, 70, 63 = 265 252,103.20 Craig Parry 4 67, 64, 66, 69 = 266 153,237.20 John Huston 4 68, 67, 61, 70 = 266 153,237.20 Robert Allenby 4 67, 71, 63, 65 = 266 153,237.20 As for the 69th and last professional in the field .... Mike Sposa 69 70, 69, 72, 74 = 285 7,488.95
Missed Cut / Disqualified / Withdrew ----------------------------------------------- Brandel Chamblee DQ 67, 0, 0, 0 = 67 Briny Baird DQ 76, 0, 0, 0 = 76 Hidemichi Tanaka WD 71, 68, 0, 0 = 139 Scott Verplank WD 69, 0, 0, 0 = 69 Esteban Toledo WD 75, 0, 0, 0 = 75 Spike McRoy CUT 69, 71, 0, 0 = 140 Peter Lonard CUT 68, 72, 0, 0 = 140 Kaname Yokoo CUT 68, 72, 0, 0 = 140 Craig Barlow CUT 71, 69, 0, 0 = 140 Mark Brooks CUT 71, 69, 0, 0 = 140 Joe Durant CUT 71, 69, 0, 0 = 140 Deane Pappas CUT 68, 72, 0, 0 = 140 Jose Olazabal CUT 73, 67, 0, 0 = 140 Bryce Molder CUT 68, 73, 0, 0 = 141 Carl Paulson CUT 69, 72, 0, 0 = 141 Neal Lancaster CUT 72, 69, 0, 0 = 141 Jonathan Kaye CUT 69, 72, 0, 0 = 141 Jerry Kelly CUT 69, 72, 0, 0 = 141 J. Henry CUT 68, 73, 0, 0 = 141 Jess Daley CUT 70, 71, 0, 0 = 141 Michael Clark CUT 70, 71, 0, 0 = 141 K. Choi CUT 70, 71, 0, 0 = 141 Bob Tway CUT 70, 71, 0, 0 = 141 Scott Simpson CUT 74, 68, 0, 0 = 142 Heath Slocum CUT 70, 72, 0, 0 = 142 Jeff Maggert CUT 72, 70, 0, 0 = 142 Brian Bateman CUT 68, 74, 0, 0 = 142 Steve Allan CUT 69, 73, 0, 0 = 142 Bart Bryant CUT 68, 74, 0, 0 = 142 Glen Hnatiuk CUT 69, 73, 0, 0 = 142 Per-Ulrik Johansson CUT 71, 71, 0, 0 = 142 Steve Jones CUT 70, 72, 0, 0 = 142 Peter Jacobsen CUT 69, 73, 0, 0 = 142 Craig Perks CUT 69, 73, 0, 0 = 142 David Frost CUT 71, 71, 0, 0 = 142 Brett Quigley CUT 70, 72, 0, 0 = 142 Bob Estes CUT 72, 70, 0, 0 = 142 Jay Haas CUT 73, 69, 0, 0 = 142 Dennis Paulson CUT 69, 74, 0, 0 = 143 Paul Claxton CUT 72, 71, 0, 0 = 143 Steve Elkington CUT 72, 71, 0, 0 = 143 Fulton Allem CUT 70, 73, 0, 0 = 143 Steve Lowery CUT 73, 70, 0, 0 = 143 Brett Wetterich CUT 71, 72, 0, 0 = 143 Bo Van Pelt CUT 72, 71, 0, 0 = 143 Grant Waite CUT 72, 71, 0, 0 = 143 Tom Scherrer CUT 71, 73, 0, 0 = 144 Billy Mayfair CUT 70, 74, 0, 0 = 144 Chris DiMarco CUT 70, 74, 0, 0 = 144 Dudley Hart CUT 71, 73, 0, 0 = 144 Brian Gay CUT 72, 72, 0, 0 = 144 Tom Pernice CUT 70, 75, 0, 0 = 145 Franklin Langham CUT 73, 72, 0, 0 = 145 Russ Cochran CUT 72, 73, 0, 0 = 145 Bob Burns CUT 69, 77, 0, 0 = 146 Gene Sauers CUT 71, 75, 0, 0 = 146 Jerry Smith CUT 74, 72, 0, 0 = 146 John Inman CUT 71, 75, 0, 0 = 146 Mark O'Meara CUT 74, 72, 0, 0 = 146 Andrew Magee CUT 73, 74, 0, 0 = 147 Cameron Beckman CUT 70, 78, 0, 0 = 148 Stephen Gangluff CUT 73, 75, 0, 0 = 148 Edward Fryatt CUT 78, 75, 0, 0 = 153




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