Kemper Open prize money
Every Kemper Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Sergio Garcia took $900,000 in 2005, which is the most winning it has paid in ten editions here.
The same tournament has run as Booz Allen Classic, FBR Capital Open, Kemper Insurance Open. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Kemper Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | no first place held | - | 27 | |
| 2005 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | $900,000 | 39 |
| 2004 | Adam Scott | AUS | $864,000 | 36 |
| 2003 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | $810,000 | 25 |
| 2002 | Bob Estes | USA | $648,000 | 20 |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 16 | |
| 2000 | no first place held | - | 20 | |
| 1999 | Rich Beem | USA | $450,000 | 17 |
| 1998 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | $360,000 | 13 |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | USA | $270,000 | 15 |
We hold no first place for three 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.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 1997 to 2005
Every edition here we hold a winner's cheque for, back to 1997.
The 2005 top ten
12 June 2005
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -14 | $900,000 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | AUS | -12 | $373,333 |
| T2 | Ben Crane | USA | -12 | $373,333 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | USA | -12 | $373,333 |
| 5 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -10 | $200,000 |
| 6 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -9 | $180,000 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | RSA | -8 | $140,417 |
| T7 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -8 | $140,417 |
| T7 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -8 | $140,417 |
| T13 | Chad Campbell | USA | -7 | $83,125 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Kemper Open in 2005?
Sergio Garcia, on 12 June 2005. The win was worth $900,000.
How much does the Kemper Open winner get?
The 2005 champion took $900,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the ten editions on this page is $900,000, which Sergio Garcia collected in 2005.
Who has won the Kemper Open most often?
Nobody on this page has won it twice. Seven different champions across seven editions, most recently Sergio Garcia in 2005.
How far back does Kemper Open prize money go here?
To 1997. This page carries ten editions and 228 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for three 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 Quicken Loans National, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, B.C. Open, BellSouth Classic, Doral-Ryder Open, Buick Open, The International, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, 84 LUMBER Classic, Barracuda Championship, Corales Puntacana Championship and Greater Milwaukee Open. 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.