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GOLF · 1999-00 SEASON

The 1999-00 golf money list

$61,219,477 won by 62 players in the 1999-00 season. Tiger Woods led it on $10,188,321.

The season is up 30.6% on 1998-99, and is the 27th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold. It is 0.6% of every dollar the tour has paid the golfers we hold, and the four majors accounted for 15.6% of it.

PAID OUT $61.2m
TOP EARNER $10.2m
PLAYERS PAID 62
OVER $1M 19
FROM THE MAJORS 15.6%

The twenty biggest earners of 1999-00

Prize money won across the season

62 players paid

Tiger Woods $10m Phil Mickelson $4.9m Ernie Els $3.5m Davis Love III $3.3m Vijay Singh $3.0m Mike Weir $2.6m Stewart Cink $2.4m Tom Lehman $2.3m Justin Leonard $2.2m David Toms $2.0m Robert Allenby $2.0m Jim Furyk $1.9m Carlos Franco $1.8m Stuart Appleby $1.6m Sergio Garcia $1.6m Fred Couples $1.4m Rory Sabbatini $1.3m Jonathan Kaye $1.1m Greg Chalmers $1.1m Fred Funk $828k

Where the 1999-00 money came from

Every dollar on this list, by what paid it

Three sources

  • Tour purses 76.5%
  • The four majors 15.6%
  • Bonus pools 7.9%
  • LIV Golf 0.0%

LIV Golf did not exist in 1999-00 and pays nothing into this season. It first paid anybody in 2021-22, and it has taken about a third of the sport's money every season since.

What the top ten did the season before

1999-00 against 1998-99

1998-99 comparison

# Player 1998-99 rank 1998-99 1999-00
01 Tiger Woods 01 $6.8m $10,188,321$10.2m
02 Phil Mickelson 08 $1.7m $4,871,457$4.9m
03 Ernie Els 09 $1.7m $3,469,405$3.5m
04 Davis Love III 02 $2.5m $3,337,765$3.3m
05 Vijay Singh 03 $2.3m $3,046,335$3.0m
06 Mike Weir 14 $1.5m $2,576,578$2.6m
07 Stewart Cink 17 $1.3m $2,377,227$2.4m
08 Tom Lehman 13 $1.5m $2,280,999$2.3m
09 Justin Leonard 04 $2.1m $2,198,465$2.2m
10 David Toms 05 $2.0m $2,002,068$2.0m

A blank in the 1998-99 column is a player we hold no money for that season, which is usually a rookie year or a year out. Golf money moves harder than a salary does, because none of it is contracted: a player earns what the leaderboard says and nothing else.

The full 1999-00 golf money list

Every player we hold a 1999-00 prize figure for

62 players

# Player Tour purses Majors Bonuses Career rank 1999-00
001 Tiger Woods United States $6.5m $2.6m $1000k 5 $10,188,321$10.2m
002 Phil Mickelson United States $4.4m $377k $125k 6 $4,871,457$4.9m
003 Ernie Els South Africa $2.2m $1.3m 42 $3,469,405$3.5m
004 Davis Love III United States $2.0m $312k $1000k 49 $3,337,765$3.3m
005 Vijay Singh Fiji $1.6m $997k $473k 26 $3,046,335$3.0m
006 Mike Weir Canada $2.4m $136k $29k 100 $2,576,578$2.6m
007 Stewart Cink United States $1.9m $235k $207k 57 $2,377,227$2.4m
008 Tom Lehman United States $1.7m $409k $213k 124 $2,280,999$2.3m
009 Justin Leonard United States $1.9m $127k $175k 80 $2,198,465$2.2m
010 David Toms United States $1.7m $291k 65 $2,002,068$2.0m
011 Robert Allenby Australia $1.9m $77k 103 $1,968,685$2.0m
012 Jim Furyk United States $1.8m $117k 24 $1,940,519$1.9m
013 Carlos Franco Paraguay $1.4m $165k $270k 247 $1,820,592$1.8m
014 Stuart Appleby Australia $1.4m $255k 98 $1,642,221$1.6m
015 Sergio Garcia Spain $976k $79k $550k 10 $1,604,338$1.6m
016 Fred Couples United States $667k $323k $400k 93 $1,390,215$1.4m
017 Rory Sabbatini Slovakia $1.3m $9k 74 $1,262,535
018 Jonathan Kaye United States $1.1m $11k 233 $1,096,131
019 Greg Chalmers Australia $865k $199k 223 $1,063,456
020 Fred Funk United States $694k $134k 123 $827,691
021 Jerry Kelly United States $763k $22k 97 $784,754
022 Tim Herron United States $732k 151 $731,925
023 Jay Don Blake United States $590k 327 $590,109
024 Olin Browne United States $494k $80k 269 $574,307
025 Bob Estes United States $446k $93k 134 $538,706
026 Brian Gay United States $482k 118 $482,028
027 Shaun Micheel United States $467k 259 $467,431
028 Neal Lancaster United States $467k 309 $466,712
029 Steve Stricker United States $331k $88k 52 $418,780
030 Jerry Smith United States $407k 430 $406,591
031 Paul Goydos United States $398k 200 $398,393
032 K.J. Choi South Korea $306k $25k 89 $330,745
033 Charles Howell III United States $264k $65k 21 $328,533
034 Craig Barlow United States $298k $25k 333 $322,672
035 José María Olazábal Spain $11k $310k 202 $320,971
036 Cameron Beckman United States $292k $25k 250 $316,515
037 Jay Haas United States $234k $31k $46k 166 $312,005
038 Lee Westwood England $42k $251k 70 $293,303
039 Padraig Harrington Ireland $265k 94 $265,313
040 Dicky Pride United States $234k $25k 321 $258,720
041 Rich Beem United States $250k 246 $249,881
042 Omar Uresti United States $213k 376 $213,433
043 Retief Goosen South Africa $77k $119k 90 $196,093
044 Bernhard Langer Germany $92k $98k 201 $189,955
045 Michael Bradley United States $180k 325 $179,510
046 John Rollins United States $170k $4k 153 $173,570
047 John Daly United States $115k 212 $115,460
048 Ángel Cabrera Argentina $78k 205 $78,256
049 Adam Scott Australia $10k $65k 19 $75,200
050 Ted Purdy United States $72k 289 $72,000
051 Jason Gore United States $25k 300 $25,000
052 Jonathan Byrd United States $14k 142 $14,130
053 Greg Owen England $12k 279 $11,843
054 Ian Poulter England $11k 56 $10,970
055 Mark Wilson United States $9k 177 $8,500
056 Steven Alker New Zealand $8k 517 $8,160
057 Chad Campbell United States $4k 108 $4,000
058 Charley Hoffman United States $4k 76 $4,000
059 Freddie Jacobson Sweden $4k 148 $4,000
060 Heath Slocum United States $4k 164 $4,000
061 Rod Pampling Australia $4k 163 $4,000
062 Ryuji Imada Japan $4k 258 $4,000

The career rank column is where each of these players sits on the all-time money list, which is the fastest way to tell a career year from a career. A player ranked well inside the top fifty on one season and nowhere near it overall had the year of his life.

1999-00 against every other season

What the tour paid the golfers we hold, year by year

47 seasons

Who won it, by country

The 1999-00 money split by the flag on the entry

16 countries

# Country Players paid Top earner Won in 1999-00
01 United States 39 Tiger Woods $40,972,523$41.0m
02 Australia 5 Robert Allenby $4,753,562$4.8m
03 South Africa 2 Ernie Els $3,665,498$3.7m
04 Fiji 1 Vijay Singh $3,046,335$3.0m
05 Canada 1 Mike Weir $2,576,578$2.6m
06 Spain 2 Sergio Garcia $1,925,309$1.9m
07 Paraguay 1 Carlos Franco $1,820,592$1.8m
08 Slovakia 1 Rory Sabbatini $1,262,535
09 South Korea 1 K.J. Choi $330,745
10 England 3 Lee Westwood $316,116
11 Ireland 1 Padraig Harrington $265,313
12 Germany 1 Bernhard Langer $189,955
13 Argentina 1 Ángel Cabrera $78,256
14 New Zealand 1 Steven Alker $8,160
15 Sweden 1 Freddie Jacobson $4,000
16 Japan 1 Ryuji Imada $4,000

Frequently asked questions

Who won the most prize money in golf in 1999-00?

Tiger Woods, $10,188,321. That is 16.6% of everything the 62 players on this list won that season.

How much prize money did golf pay out in 1999-00?

$61,219,477 to 62 players. The season is up 30.6% on 1998-99, and is the 27th biggest of the 47 seasons we hold.

How many golfers won a million dollars in 1999-00?

19 of the 62 paid that season.

What share of 1999-00 golf money came from the majors?

15.6%. Regular tour purses paid 76.5%, bonus pools 7.9%.

Which country won the most golf prize money in 1999-00?

United States, $40,972,523 across 39 players, out of 16 countries paid that season.

Where to next

The seasons either side, the eras and the 1999-00 field

The 1998-99 money list · The 2000-01 money list

Every season

By era

The 1999-00 top sixty

Elsewhere in golf