2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 18 March 2001 and took $630,000. Below is every one of the 26 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,825 Jay Haas collected for finishing T71.
Every cheque at the 2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational
18 March 2001
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -15 | 273 | $630,000 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -14 | 274 | $378,000 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -9 | 279 | $137,812 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -9 | 279 | $137,812 |
| T8 | Paul Goydos | USA | -8 | 280 | $91,000 |
| T15 | Fred Funk | USA | -6 | 282 | $61,250 |
| T17 | Bob Estes | USA | -5 | 283 | $47,367 |
| T17 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -5 | 283 | $47,367 |
| T23 | Olin Browne | USA | -4 | 284 | $28,788 |
| T34 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -2 | 286 | $17,675 |
| T34 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -2 | 286 | $17,675 |
| T34 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -2 | 286 | $17,675 |
| T34 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -2 | 286 | $17,675 |
| T40 | Tim Herron | USA | -1 | 287 | $14,350 |
| T43 | Jay Don Blake | USA | 0 | 288 | $11,900 |
| T43 | Tom Lehman | USA | 0 | 288 | $11,900 |
| T51 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 2 | 290 | $8,288 |
| T51 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 2 | 290 | $8,288 |
| T56 | Brian Gay | USA | 3 | 291 | $7,805 |
| T56 | David Toms | USA | 3 | 291 | $7,805 |
| T62 | Ernie Els | RSA | 4 | 292 | $7,525 |
| T66 | Craig Barlow | USA | 6 | 294 | $7,245 |
| T66 | Steve Stricker | USA | 6 | 294 | $7,245 |
| T68 | Adam Scott | AUS | 7 | 295 | $7,070 |
| T68 | Fred Couples | USA | 7 | 295 | $7,070 |
| T71 | Jay Haas | USA | 8 | 296 | $6,825 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,656,346 between them, against $87,066 shared by the other eleven players paid.
The 26 cheques above come to $1,743,412 between them. We hold 34 players for the week in all, so eight 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 2000 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2002 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 2001 golf year
39 other tournaments we hold a 2001 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2001 was the $1,080,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods, on 18 March 2001. The win paid $630,000.
How much did the 2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 26 cheques on this page come to $1,743,412 between them, from $630,000 at the top down to $6,825.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$6,825, which Jay Haas collected for finishing T71.
How many players were paid at the 2001 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
26. We hold 34 players for that week in all, so eight 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.