Buick Open prize money
Every Buick Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Tiger Woods took $918,000 in 2009, which is the most winning it has paid in twelve editions here.
Every Buick Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | USA | $918,000 | 41 |
| 2008 | no first place held | - | 42 | |
| 2007 | no first place held | - | 31 | |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | USA | $864,000 | 34 |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $828,000 | 31 |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $810,000 | 27 |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk | USA | $720,000 | 22 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | USA | $594,000 | 26 |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 20 | |
| 2000 | no first place held | - | 13 | |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 20 | |
| 1997 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $270,000 | 12 |
We hold no first place for five of these twelve years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Two players have taken the Buick Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 2009, 2006, 2002 | $2,376,000$2.4m |
| Vijay Singh | 3 | 2005, 2004, 1997 | $1,908,000$1.9m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 1997 to 2009
Every edition here we hold a winner's cheque for, back to 1997.
The 2009 top ten
2 August 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -20 | $918,000 |
| T2 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -17 | $380,800 |
| T2 | John Senden | AUS | -17 | $380,800 |
| 5 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -16 | $204,000 |
| T6 | Ben Crane | USA | -15 | $177,225 |
| T8 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -14 | $132,600 |
| T8 | John Rollins | USA | -14 | $132,600 |
| T8 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -14 | $132,600 |
| T14 | Justin Leonard | USA | -13 | $89,250 |
| T14 | Troy Matteson | USA | -13 | $89,250 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Buick Open in 2009?
Tiger Woods, on 2 August 2009. The win was worth $918,000.
How much does the Buick Open winner get?
The 2009 champion took $918,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the twelve editions on this page is $918,000, which Tiger Woods collected in 2009.
Who has won the Buick Open most often?
Tiger Woods, three times: 2002, 2006, 2009. Those wins paid $2,376,000 between them.
How far back does Buick Open prize money go here?
To 1997. This page carries twelve editions and 319 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for five of those years.
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 themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see CIMB Classic, Quicken Loans National, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, B.C. Open, BellSouth Classic, Doral-Ryder Open, Kemper Open, The International, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, 84 LUMBER Classic, Barracuda Championship and Corales Puntacana Championship. 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.