Greater Milwaukee Open prize money
Every Greater Milwaukee Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Bo Van Pelt took $720,000 in 2009, which is the most winning it has paid in ten editions here.
The same tournament has run as U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Greater Milwaukee Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | $720,000 | 35 |
| 2008 | Richard Johnson | SWE | $720,000 | 32 |
| 2007 | no first place held | - | 25 | |
| 2006 | no first place held | - | 27 | |
| 2005 | Ben Crane | USA | $684,000 | 31 |
| 2004 | Carlos Franco | PAR | $630,000 | 26 |
| 2003 | no first place held | - | 18 | |
| 2002 | no first place held | - | 19 | |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 20 | |
| 1999 | Carlos Franco | PAR | $414,000 | 14 |
We hold no first place for five of these ten 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
One player has taken the Greater Milwaukee Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Franco | 2 | 2004, 1999 | $1,044,000 |
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, 1999 to 2009
Every edition here we hold a winner's cheque for, back to 1999.
The 2009 top ten
19 July 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -13 | $720,000 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -12 | $272,000 |
| T4 | Dicky Pride | USA | -11 | $165,333 |
| T7 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -10 | $104,250 |
| T7 | Jason Gore | USA | -10 | $104,250 |
| T7 | Kevin Na | USA | -10 | $104,250 |
| T7 | Omar Uresti | USA | -10 | $104,250 |
| T7 | Spencer Levin | USA | -10 | $104,250 |
| T7 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -10 | $104,250 |
| T15 | Casey Wittenberg | USA | -9 | $68,000 |
The full 2009 ladder, all 35 cheques. Bo Van Pelt won it in a playoff, which is why the card above shows the same score twice at the top.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Greater Milwaukee Open in 2009?
Bo Van Pelt, on 19 July 2009. The win was worth $720,000.
How much does the Greater Milwaukee Open winner get?
The 2009 champion took $720,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the ten editions on this page is $720,000, which Bo Van Pelt collected in 2009.
Who has won the Greater Milwaukee Open most often?
Carlos Franco, twice: 1999, 2004. Those wins paid $1,044,000 between them.
How far back does Greater Milwaukee Open prize money go here?
To 1999. This page carries ten editions and 247 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 Buick Open, Kemper Open, The International, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, 84 LUMBER Classic, Barracuda Championship, Corales Puntacana Championship, ISCO Championship, Puerto Rico Open, Buick Challenge, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill and Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 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.