2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 23 March 2003 and took $810,000. Below is every one of the 32 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,280 Geoff Ogilvy collected for finishing 78.
Every cheque at the 2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational
23 March 2003
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -19 | 269 | $810,000 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | USA | -8 | 280 | $297,000 |
| 6 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -7 | 281 | $162,000 |
| T7 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -6 | 282 | $140,250 |
| T10 | Ben Crane | USA | -5 | 283 | $93,375 |
| T10 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -5 | 283 | $93,375 |
| T10 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | 283 | $93,375 |
| T18 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -4 | 284 | $65,250 |
| T20 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -3 | 285 | $50,580 |
| T25 | Adam Scott | AUS | -2 | 286 | $34,350 |
| T25 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -2 | 286 | $34,350 |
| T31 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -1 | 287 | $25,521 |
| T31 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -1 | 287 | $25,521 |
| T31 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -1 | 287 | $25,521 |
| T38 | Alex Cejka | GER | 0 | 288 | $19,800 |
| T38 | Ernie Els | RSA | 0 | 288 | $19,800 |
| T42 | Charles Howell III | USA | 1 | 289 | $14,130 |
| T42 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 1 | 289 | $14,130 |
| T42 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 1 | 289 | $14,130 |
| T51 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 3 | 291 | $10,656 |
| T56 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 4 | 292 | $9,990 |
| T56 | Justin Rose | ENG | 4 | 292 | $9,990 |
| T56 | Tim Herron | USA | 4 | 292 | $9,990 |
| T63 | Chris Smith | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,585 |
| T63 | John Daly | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,585 |
| T65 | Cameron Beckman | USA | 6 | 294 | $9,405 |
| T65 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 6 | 294 | $9,405 |
| T67 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 7 | 295 | $9,090 |
| T67 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 7 | 295 | $9,090 |
| T74 | Chad Campbell | USA | 10 | 298 | $8,595 |
| 77 | Paul Goydos | USA | 13 | 301 | $8,370 |
| 78 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 14 | 302 | $8,280 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,970,268 between them, against $184,221 shared by the other seventeen players paid.
The 32 cheques above come to $2,154,489 between them. We hold 44 players for the week in all, so twelve 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 2002 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2004 ladder is the one after, won by Chad Campbell. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2003 golf year
44 other tournaments we hold a 2003 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2003 was the $1,170,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods, on 23 March 2003. The win paid $810,000.
How much did the 2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 32 cheques on this page come to $2,154,489 between them, from $810,000 at the top down to $8,280.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$8,280, which Geoff Ogilvy collected for finishing 78.
How many players were paid at the 2003 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
32. We hold 44 players for that week in all, so twelve 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.