2005 Buick Open prize money
Vijay Singh won the 2005 Buick Open on 31 July 2005 and took $828,000. Below is every one of the 31 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,464 Steve Allan collected for finishing 78.
Every cheque at the 2005 Buick Open
31 July 2005
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -24 | 264 | $828,000 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | USA | -20 | 268 | $404,800 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | USA | -20 | 268 | $404,800 |
| 4 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -18 | 270 | $220,800 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | USA | -16 | 272 | $159,850 |
| T8 | Craig Barlow | USA | -15 | 273 | $128,800 |
| T8 | Heath Slocum | USA | -15 | 273 | $128,800 |
| T8 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -15 | 273 | $128,800 |
| T8 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -15 | 273 | $128,800 |
| T12 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -14 | 274 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Fred Funk | USA | -14 | 274 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -14 | 274 | $87,400 |
| T18 | Olin Browne | USA | -13 | 275 | $62,100 |
| T22 | Jason Bohn | USA | -12 | 276 | $38,410 |
| T22 | John Senden | AUS | -12 | 276 | $38,410 |
| T22 | Justin Rose | ENG | -12 | 276 | $38,410 |
| T22 | Steve Stricker | USA | -12 | 276 | $38,410 |
| T32 | Omar Uresti | USA | -11 | 277 | $24,906 |
| T32 | Paul Goydos | USA | -11 | 277 | $24,906 |
| T39 | J.J. Henry | USA | -10 | 278 | $18,400 |
| T39 | Nick Watney | USA | -10 | 278 | $18,400 |
| T39 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -10 | 278 | $18,400 |
| T45 | Ted Purdy | USA | -9 | 279 | $13,469 |
| T50 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -8 | 280 | $11,095 |
| T55 | Tag Ridings | USA | -7 | 281 | $10,488 |
| T58 | Bob Estes | USA | -6 | 282 | $9,982 |
| T58 | John Rollins | USA | -6 | 282 | $9,982 |
| T58 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -6 | 282 | $9,982 |
| T66 | John Daly | USA | -5 | 283 | $9,430 |
| T66 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -5 | 283 | $9,430 |
| 78 | Steve Allan | AUS | 4 | 292 | $8,464 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,934,570 between them, against $274,154 shared by the other sixteen players paid.
The 31 cheques above come to $3,208,724 between them. We hold 55 players for the week in all, so 24 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 2004 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Vijay Singh. The 2006 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Buick Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2005 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2005 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2005 was the $1,440,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Funk.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2005 Buick Open?
Vijay Singh, on 31 July 2005. The win paid $828,000.
How much did the 2005 Buick Open pay out?
The 31 cheques on this page come to $3,208,724 between them, from $828,000 at the top down to $8,464.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2005 Buick Open?
$8,464, which Steve Allan collected for finishing 78.
How many players were paid at the 2005 Buick Open?
31. We hold 55 players for that week in all, so 24 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.