1996 Farmers Insurance Open prize money
Davis Love III won the 1996 Farmers Insurance Open on 11 February 1996 and took $216,000. Below is every one of the thirteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $2,316 Paul Goydos collected for finishing T73.
Every cheque at the 1996 Farmers Insurance Open
11 February 1996
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | USA | -19 | 269 | $216,000 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -17 | 271 | $129,600 |
| T3 | Tom Lehman | USA | -16 | 272 | $54,120 |
| T12 | Fred Couples | USA | -13 | 275 | $25,200 |
| T12 | Jay Haas | USA | -13 | 275 | $25,200 |
| T24 | Michael Bradley | USA | -10 | 278 | $9,285 |
| T24 | Omar Uresti | USA | -10 | 278 | $9,285 |
| T24 | Tim Herron | USA | -10 | 278 | $9,285 |
| T32 | Steve Stricker | USA | -9 | 279 | $7,100 |
| T61 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -4 | 284 | $2,568 |
| T61 | Olin Browne | USA | -4 | 284 | $2,568 |
| 71 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -2 | 286 | $2,376 |
| T73 | Paul Goydos | USA | 0 | 288 | $2,316 |
The top of the ladder
The thirteen cheques paid came to $494,903
The thirteen cheques above come to $494,903 between them. We hold twenty players for the week in all, so seven 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 Farmers Insurance Open years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1997 ladder is the one after. The Farmers Insurance Open 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 Farmers Insurance Open?
Davis Love III, on 11 February 1996. The win paid $216,000.
How much did the 1996 Farmers Insurance Open pay out?
The thirteen cheques on this page come to $494,903 between them, from $216,000 at the top down to $2,316.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1996 Farmers Insurance Open?
$2,316, which Paul Goydos collected for finishing T73.
How many players were paid at the 1996 Farmers Insurance Open?
thirteen. We hold twenty players for that week in all, so seven 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.