Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
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Table:
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 6 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | Sergio García (3) | 274 (–18) | 720,000 |
| Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | Jerry Kelly (1) | 266 (–14) | 720,000 |
| Jan 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Phil Mickelson (20) | 330 (–30) | 720,000 |
| Jan 27 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Chris DiMarco (3) | 267 (–17) | 720,000 |
| Feb 3 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Matt Gogel (1) | 274 (–14) | 720,000 |
| Feb 10 | Buick Invitational | California | José María Olazábal (6) | 275 (–13) | 648,000 |
| Feb 17 | Nissan Open | California | Len Mattiace (1) | 269 (–15) | 666,000 |
| Feb 24 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | Ian Leggatt (1) | 268 (–20) | 540,000 |
| Feb 24 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | Kevin Sutherland (1) | 1 up | 1,000,000 |
| Mar 3 | Genuity Championship | Florida | Ernie Els (9) | 271 (–17) | 846,000 |
| Mar 10 | Honda Classic | Florida | Matt Kuchar (1) | 269 (–19) | 630,000 |
| Mar 17 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | Tiger Woods (30) | 275 (–13) | 720,000 |
| Mar 24 | The Players Championship | Florida | Craig Perks (1) | 280 (–8) | 1,080,000 |
| Mar 31 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Vijay Singh (10) | 266 (–22) | 720,000 |
| Apr 7 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | Retief Goosen (2) | 272 (–16) | 684,000 |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Tiger Woods (31) | 276 (–12) | 1,008,000 |
| Apr 21 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | South Carolina | Justin Leonard (7) | 270 (–14) | 720,000 |
| Apr 28 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | Rocco Mediate (5) | 272 (–16) | 684,000 |
| May 5 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | K.J. Choi (1) | 271 (–17) | 810,000 |
| May 12 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | Shigeki Maruyama (2) | 266 (–14) | 864,000 |
| May 19 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | Nick Price (18) | 267 (–13) | 774,000 |
| May 26 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Jim Furyk (7) | 274 (–14) | 810,000 |
| Jun 2 | Kemper Insurance Open | Maryland | Bob Estes (4) | 273 (–11) | 648,000 |
| Jun 9 | Buick Classic | New York | Chris Smith (1) | 272 (–12) | 630,000 |
| Jun 16 | U.S. Open | New York | Tiger Woods (32) | 277 (–3) | 1,000,000 |
| Jun 23 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Phil Mickelson (21) | 266 (–14) | 720,000 |
| Jun 30 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Len Mattiace (2) | 266 (–18) | 684,000 |
| Jul 7 | Advil Western Open | Illinois | Jerry Kelly (2) | 269 (–19) | 720,000 |
| Jul 14 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Jeff Sluman (6) | 261 (–23) | 558,000 |
| Jul 21 | The Open Championship (British Open) | Scotland | Ernie Els (10) | 278 (–6) | 1,106,140 |
| Jul 21 | B.C. Open | New York | Spike McRoy (1) | 269 (–19) | 378,000 |
| Jul 28 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | J. P. Hayes (2) | 262 (–22) | 540,000 |
| Aug 4 | The International | Colorado | Rich Beem (2) | 44 (Stableford) | 810,000 |
| Aug 11 | Buick Open | Michigan | Tiger Woods (33) | 271 (–17) | 594,000 |
| Aug 18 | PGA Championship | Minnesota | Rich Beem (3) | 278 (–10) | 990,000 |
| Aug 25 | Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | Chris Riley (1) | 271 (–17) | 540,000 |
| Aug 25 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Washington | Craig Parry (1) | 268 (–16) | 1,000,000 |
| Sep 1 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | Gene Sauers (3) | 269 (–15) | 630,000 |
| Sep 8 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | John Rollins (1) | 272 (–16) | 720,000 |
| Sep 15 | SEI Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | Dan Forsman (5) | 270 (–14) | 594,000 |
| Sep 22 | Tampa Bay Classic | Florida | K.J. Choi (2) | 267 (–17) | 468,000 |
| Sep 22 | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | Tiger Woods (34) | 263 (–25) | 1,000,000 |
| Sep 29 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Loren Roberts (8) | 261 (–19) | 630,000 |
| Oct 6 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | Charles Howell III (1) | 270 (–14) | 666,000 |
| Oct 13 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | Nevada | Phil Tataurangi (1) | 330 (–29) | 900,000 |
| Oct 20 | Disney Golf Classic | Florida | Bob Burns (1) | 263 (–25) | 666,000 |
| Oct 27 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | Jonathan Byrd (1) | 261 (–27) | 666,000 |
| Nov 3 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Vijay Singh (11) | 268 (–12) | 900,000 |
| Nov 4 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | Luke Donald (1) | 201 (–15) | 468,000 |
Question:
which tournament rewarded the most money for first prize?
Answer:
The Open Championship (British Open)