2002 PGA Championship: Rich Beem wins at Hazeltine National Golf Club
Rich Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota with 278 (−10), by 1 stroke over Tiger Woods.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2002 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 15, 2002 to August 18, 2002
- Course
- Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
- Edition
- 84th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 72 · 7,355 yards
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 72 (cut at 148)
- Purse
- $5,500,000 · winner's share $990,000
- Champion
- Rich Beem · age 31 · United States · born Phoenix, Arizona
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 73
- Winning score
- 72-66-72-68 = 278 (−10) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Tiger Woods
- 54-hole leader
- Justin Leonard (207) · Rich Beem was 3 strokes back
- Low club professional
- Don Berry (302)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Beem | 72 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 71 | 69 | 72 | 67 | 279 | −9 |
What happened at the 2002 PGA Championship
Rich Beem eagled the 597-yard 11th with a 330-yard drive and a roughly 270-yard 7-wood to six feet.
Tiger Woods birdied 15, 16, 17 and 18 to close with 67 but finished one stroke behind Beem.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).