1996 BMW Championship prize money
Steve Stricker won the 1996 BMW Championship on 7 July 1996 and took $360,000. Below is every one of the nineteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $3,880 Chris Smith collected for finishing T70.
Every cheque at the 1996 BMW Championship
7 July 1996
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Stricker | USA | -18 | 270 | $360,000 |
| T2 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -10 | 278 | $176,000 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | USA | -8 | 280 | $54,000 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -8 | 280 | $54,000 |
| T18 | Tom Lehman | USA | -6 | 282 | $23,500 |
| T26 | Fred Couples | USA | -5 | 283 | $13,611 |
| T26 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -5 | 283 | $13,611 |
| T35 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | 284 | $9,238 |
| T35 | Paul Goydos | USA | -4 | 284 | $9,238 |
| T43 | Fred Funk | USA | -3 | 285 | $6,800 |
| T43 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -3 | 285 | $6,800 |
| T43 | Tim Herron | USA | -3 | 285 | $6,800 |
| T47 | John Daly | USA | -2 | 286 | $5,075 |
| T47 | Olin Browne | USA | -2 | 286 | $5,075 |
| T55 | Davis Love III | USA | -1 | 287 | $4,400 |
| T55 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -1 | 287 | $4,400 |
| T66 | Jim Furyk | USA | 0 | 288 | $4,140 |
| T70 | Bob Estes | USA | 2 | 290 | $3,880 |
| T70 | Chris Smith | USA | 2 | 290 | $3,880 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $748,148 between them, against $16,300 shared by the other four players paid.
The nineteen cheques above come to $764,448 between them. We hold 25 players for the week in all, so six 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 BMW Championship years
29 editions, 1996 to 2025
The 1997 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The BMW Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1996 golf year
fourteen other tournaments we hold a 1996 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1996 was the $630,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Couples.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1996 BMW Championship?
Steve Stricker, on 7 July 1996. The win paid $360,000.
How much did the 1996 BMW Championship pay out?
The nineteen cheques on this page come to $764,448 between them, from $360,000 at the top down to $3,880.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1996 BMW Championship?
$3,880, which Chris Smith collected for finishing T70.
How many players were paid at the 1996 BMW Championship?
nineteen. We hold 25 players for that week in all, so six 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.