1998 BellSouth Classic prize money
Tiger Woods won the 1998 BellSouth Classic on 10 May 1998 and took $324,000. Below is every one of the twelve cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $4,361 Steve Stricker collected for finishing T50.
Every cheque at the 1998 BellSouth Classic
10 May 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -17 | 271 | $324,000 |
| 2 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -16 | 272 | $194,400 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | USA | -13 | 275 | $61,020 |
| T14 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -10 | 278 | $31,500 |
| T19 | Bob Estes | USA | -8 | 280 | $21,816 |
| T27 | Dicky Pride | USA | -6 | 282 | $13,320 |
| T30 | Paul Goydos | USA | -5 | 283 | $10,935 |
| T30 | Tim Herron | USA | -5 | 283 | $10,935 |
| T36 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | 284 | $7,569 |
| T50 | Craig Barlow | USA | -2 | 286 | $4,361 |
| T50 | Jay Haas | USA | -2 | 286 | $4,361 |
| T50 | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | 286 | $4,361 |
The top of the ladder
The twelve cheques paid came to $688,578
The twelve cheques above come to $688,578 between them. We hold 21 players for the week in all, so nine 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 BellSouth Classic years
twelve editions, 1996 to 2008
The 1996 ladder is the edition before this one. The 1999 ladder is the one after. The BellSouth Classic 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 BellSouth Classic?
Tiger Woods, on 10 May 1998. The win paid $324,000.
How much did the 1998 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The twelve cheques on this page come to $688,578 between them, from $324,000 at the top down to $4,361.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 BellSouth Classic?
$4,361, which Steve Stricker collected for finishing T50.
How many players were paid at the 1998 BellSouth Classic?
twelve. We hold 21 players for that week in all, so nine 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.