1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 23 March 1997 and took $270,000. Below is every one of the eighteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $2,970 Olin Browne collected for finishing 71.
Every cheque at the 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational
23 March 1997
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -16 | 272 | $270,000 |
| 2 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -13 | 275 | $162,000 |
| T3 | Omar Uresti | USA | -12 | 276 | $78,000 |
| T6 | Michael Bradley | USA | -11 | 277 | $50,250 |
| T6 | Tim Herron | USA | -11 | 277 | $50,250 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | USA | -10 | 278 | $42,000 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | USA | -10 | 278 | $42,000 |
| T19 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -7 | 281 | $19,500 |
| T22 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -6 | 282 | $13,163 |
| T22 | Paul Goydos | USA | -6 | 282 | $13,163 |
| T35 | John Daly | USA | -4 | 284 | $7,725 |
| T35 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -4 | 284 | $7,725 |
| T38 | Justin Leonard | USA | -3 | 285 | $6,150 |
| T38 | Stewart Cink | USA | -3 | 285 | $6,150 |
| T47 | Jay Haas | USA | -1 | 287 | $3,853 |
| T47 | Jim Furyk | USA | -1 | 287 | $3,853 |
| 70 | Fred Funk | USA | 6 | 294 | $3,000 |
| 71 | Olin Browne | USA | 7 | 295 | $2,970 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $771,929 between them, against $9,823 shared by the other three players paid.
The eighteen cheques above come to $781,752 between them. We hold 24 players for the week in all, so six of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1996 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Paul Goydos. The 1998 ladder is the one after, won by Ernie Els. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1997 golf year
sixteen other tournaments we hold a 1997 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1997 was the $470,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Phil Mickelson, on 23 March 1997. The win paid $270,000.
How much did the 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The eighteen cheques on this page come to $781,752 between them, from $270,000 at the top down to $2,970.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$2,970, which Olin Browne collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
eighteen. We hold 24 players for that week in all, so six of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.