1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Ernie Els won the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 22 March 1998 and took $360,000. Below is every one of the 23 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $4,000 Phil Mickelson collected for finishing T65.
Every cheque at the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational
22 March 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | RSA | -14 | 274 | $360,000 |
| T2 | Bob Estes | USA | -10 | 278 | $176,000 |
| T4 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -9 | 279 | $88,000 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | USA | -8 | 280 | $69,500 |
| T8 | Jim Furyk | USA | -7 | 281 | $60,000 |
| T13 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -4 | 284 | $37,500 |
| T13 | Tiger Woods | USA | -4 | 284 | $37,500 |
| T17 | David Toms | USA | -3 | 285 | $28,000 |
| T17 | Davis Love III | USA | -3 | 285 | $28,000 |
| T17 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -3 | 285 | $28,000 |
| T22 | Tom Lehman | USA | -2 | 286 | $20,000 |
| T22 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -2 | 286 | $20,000 |
| T29 | Fred Couples | USA | 0 | 288 | $12,443 |
| T29 | Olin Browne | USA | 0 | 288 | $12,443 |
| T36 | Paul Goydos | USA | 1 | 289 | $9,217 |
| T36 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 289 | $9,217 |
| T42 | Jay Haas | USA | 2 | 290 | $7,400 |
| T42 | Justin Leonard | USA | 2 | 290 | $7,400 |
| T50 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 7 | 295 | $4,980 |
| 53 | John Daly | USA | 10 | 298 | $4,720 |
| T56 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 1 | 145 | $4,400 |
| T56 | Tim Herron | USA | 1 | 145 | $4,400 |
| T65 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 2 | 146 | $4,000 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $986,603 between them, against $46,517 shared by the other eight players paid.
The 23 cheques above come to $1,033,120 between them. We hold 29 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 1997 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 1999 ladder is the one after, won by Tim Herron. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1998 golf year
twenty other tournaments we hold a 1998 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1998 was the $720,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Justin Leonard.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Ernie Els, on 22 March 1998. The win paid $360,000.
How much did the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 23 cheques on this page come to $1,033,120 between them, from $360,000 at the top down to $4,000.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$4,000, which Phil Mickelson collected for finishing T65.
How many players were paid at the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
23. We hold 29 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.