2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 19 March 2000 and took $540,000. Below is every one of the 21 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $5,520 John Daly collected for finishing 78.
Every cheque at the 2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational
19 March 2000
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -18 | 270 | $540,000 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | USA | -14 | 274 | $324,000 |
| T4 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -11 | 277 | $132,000 |
| 6 | Stewart Cink | USA | -10 | 278 | $108,000 |
| T7 | Mike Weir | CAN | -9 | 279 | $96,750 |
| T10 | Paul Goydos | USA | -7 | 281 | $72,000 |
| T10 | Tim Herron | USA | -7 | 281 | $72,000 |
| T14 | Ernie Els | RSA | -6 | 282 | $52,500 |
| T14 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -6 | 282 | $52,500 |
| T18 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -5 | 283 | $40,500 |
| T18 | David Toms | USA | -5 | 283 | $40,500 |
| T22 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -4 | 284 | $27,043 |
| T22 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | 284 | $27,043 |
| T29 | Olin Browne | USA | -3 | 285 | $17,867 |
| T29 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -3 | 285 | $17,867 |
| T29 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -3 | 285 | $17,867 |
| T42 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -1 | 287 | $10,800 |
| T46 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 0 | 288 | $8,160 |
| T60 | Dicky Pride | USA | 3 | 291 | $6,510 |
| T64 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 4 | 292 | $6,270 |
| 78 | John Daly | USA | 18 | 306 | $5,520 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,620,570 between them, against $55,127 shared by the other six players paid.
The 21 cheques above come to $1,675,697 between them. We hold 31 players for the week in all, so ten 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 1999 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tim Herron. The 2001 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 2000 golf year
38 other tournaments we hold a 2000 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2000 was the $900,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods, on 19 March 2000. The win paid $540,000.
How much did the 2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 21 cheques on this page come to $1,675,697 between them, from $540,000 at the top down to $5,520.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$5,520, which John Daly collected for finishing 78.
How many players were paid at the 2000 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
21. We hold 31 players for that week in all, so ten 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.