1998 Kemper Open prize money
Stuart Appleby won the 1998 Kemper Open on 7 June 1998 and took $360,000. Below is every one of the thirteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $3,900 Olin Browne collected for finishing T72.
Every cheque at the 1998 Kemper Open
7 June 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -10 | 274 | $360,000 |
| T3 | Fred Funk | USA | -6 | 278 | $90,200 |
| T8 | Steve Stricker | USA | -5 | 279 | $58,000 |
| T14 | Craig Barlow | USA | -2 | 282 | $32,000 |
| T21 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -1 | 283 | $21,600 |
| T25 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 0 | 284 | $13,718 |
| T25 | Justin Leonard | USA | 0 | 284 | $13,718 |
| T42 | Jay Haas | USA | 2 | 286 | $5,913 |
| T42 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 2 | 286 | $5,913 |
| T42 | Mike Weir | CAN | 2 | 286 | $5,913 |
| T42 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 2 | 286 | $5,913 |
| T66 | Tom Lehman | USA | 6 | 290 | $4,120 |
| T72 | Olin Browne | USA | 9 | 293 | $3,900 |
The top of the ladder
The thirteen cheques paid came to $620,908
The thirteen cheques above come to $620,908 between them. We hold 21 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 Kemper Open years
ten editions, 1997 to 2006
The 1997 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Justin Leonard. The 1999 ladder is the one after, won by Rich Beem. The Kemper Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1998 golf year
twenty other tournaments we hold a 1998 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1998 was the $720,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Justin Leonard.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1998 Kemper Open?
Stuart Appleby, on 7 June 1998. The win paid $360,000.
How much did the 1998 Kemper Open pay out?
The thirteen cheques on this page come to $620,908 between them, from $360,000 at the top down to $3,900.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 Kemper Open?
$3,900, which Olin Browne collected for finishing T72.
How many players were paid at the 1998 Kemper Open?
thirteen. We hold 21 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.