1997 Buick Open prize money
Vijay Singh won the 1997 Buick Open on 10 August 1997 and took $270,000. Below is every one of the twelve cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $3,105 Shane Bertsch collected for finishing T65.
Every cheque at the 1997 Buick Open
10 August 1997
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -15 | 273 | $270,000 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -11 | 277 | $83,375 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | USA | -10 | 278 | $43,500 |
| T11 | Bob Estes | USA | -9 | 279 | $33,000 |
| T15 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -8 | 280 | $24,000 |
| T15 | Jim Furyk | USA | -8 | 280 | $24,000 |
| T26 | Paul Goydos | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,550 |
| T42 | Fred Couples | USA | -3 | 285 | $4,959 |
| T49 | Fred Funk | USA | -2 | 286 | $3,561 |
| T49 | Justin Leonard | USA | -2 | 286 | $3,561 |
| T49 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -2 | 286 | $3,561 |
| T65 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 0 | 288 | $3,105 |
The top of the ladder
The twelve cheques paid came to $508,172
The twelve cheques above come to $508,172 between them. We hold twenty 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 Buick Open years
twelve editions, 1997 to 2009
The 1999 ladder is the one after. The Buick Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1997 golf year
sixteen other tournaments we hold a 1997 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1997 was the $470,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1997 Buick Open?
Vijay Singh, on 10 August 1997. The win paid $270,000.
How much did the 1997 Buick Open pay out?
The twelve cheques on this page come to $508,172 between them, from $270,000 at the top down to $3,105.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1997 Buick Open?
$3,105, which Shane Bertsch collected for finishing T65.
How many players were paid at the 1997 Buick Open?
twelve. We hold twenty 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.