1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tim Herron won the 1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 21 March 1999 and took $450,000. Below is every one of the 23 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $4,700 Jay Haas collected for finishing 77.
Tim Herron won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational
21 March 1999
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Herron | USA | -14 | 274 | $450,000 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | USA | -14 | 274 | $270,000 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | USA | -13 | 275 | $170,000 |
| T5 | Bob Estes | USA | -8 | 280 | $81,875 |
| T5 | Dicky Pride | USA | -8 | 280 | $81,875 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | 280 | $81,875 |
| T11 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -7 | 281 | $60,000 |
| T13 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -6 | 282 | $48,333 |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | -5 | 283 | $40,000 |
| T19 | David Toms | USA | -4 | 284 | $31,375 |
| T23 | Jim Furyk | USA | -3 | 285 | $19,625 |
| T37 | Steve Stricker | USA | -1 | 287 | $10,750 |
| T44 | Ernie Els | RSA | 0 | 288 | $7,225 |
| T44 | Fred Funk | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,225 |
| T44 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,225 |
| T56 | Mike Weir | CAN | 2 | 290 | $5,625 |
| T56 | Tiger Woods | USA | 2 | 290 | $5,625 |
| T60 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 3 | 291 | $5,475 |
| T64 | Omar Uresti | USA | 5 | 293 | $5,250 |
| T69 | Michael Bradley | USA | 6 | 294 | $5,050 |
| T72 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 7 | 295 | $4,925 |
| T74 | Olin Browne | USA | 9 | 297 | $4,825 |
| 77 | Jay Haas | USA | 12 | 300 | $4,700 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,367,383 between them, against $41,475 shared by the other eight players paid.
The 23 cheques above come to $1,408,858 between them. We hold 28 players for the week in all, so five 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 1998 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ernie Els. The 2000 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1999 golf year
37 other tournaments we hold a 1999 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1999 was the $1,000,000 paid at the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tim Herron, on 21 March 1999, in a playoff. The win paid $450,000.
How much did the 1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 23 cheques on this page come to $1,408,858 between them, from $450,000 at the top down to $4,700.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$4,700, which Jay Haas collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 1999 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
23. We hold 28 players for that week in all, so five 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.