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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1997-2006

Kemper Open all-time earners

Rory Sabbatini has taken $1,316,400 out of the Kemper Open in four starts, winning it once. That is the most of the 90 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across ten editions from 1997 to 2006, ahead of Adam Scott on $1,237,333.

TOP EARNER Rory Sabbatini
THEIR TOTAL $1.3m
GOLFERS PAID 90
EDITIONS 10 1997-2006

The Kemper Open money list

All 90 golfers paid here, every edition added together

228 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the Kemper Open across every edition we hold, with their starts, paid finishes, wins, best finish and total prize money.
# PLAYER STARTS PAID WINS BEST PRIZE MONEY
1 Rory Sabbatini 4 3 1 1 $1,316,400
2 Adam Scott 2 2 1 1 $1,237,333
3 Rich Beem 8 5 1 1 $943,396
4 Sergio Garcia 1 1 1 1 $900,000
5 Stuart Appleby 8 8 1 1 $784,390
6 Bob Estes 5 5 1 1 $754,537
7 Justin Leonard 8 6 1 1 $631,829
8 Charles Howell III 6 4 - 2 $611,955
9 Ben Crane 4 3 - T2 $585,893
10 Fred Funk 10 6 - T2 $552,745
11 Davis Love III 3 3 - T2 $530,512
12 Tim Herron 7 6 - T4 $484,893
13 Steve Stricker 10 5 - T2 $478,030
14 J.J. Henry 5 2 - 2 $445,200
15 Padraig Harrington 3 2 - T2 $414,375
16 Robert Allenby 5 5 - T9 $317,873
17 Jonathan Kaye 9 8 - T5 $304,574
18 Olin Browne 10 6 - T7 $280,110
19 Phil Mickelson 4 3 - T3 $237,938
20 Bo Van Pelt 4 2 - T4 $217,400
21 Alex Cejka 4 3 - T7 $211,413
22 Craig Barlow 9 8 - T14 $210,938
23 Ryuji Imada 2 2 - 5 $210,550
24 Greg Chalmers 6 2 - T2 $185,200
25 Tom Lehman 6 4 - T11 $171,637
26 Bernhard Langer 2 1 - T5 $171,000
27 Daniel Chopra 3 3 - T9 $162,325
28 Jay Don Blake 8 7 - T13 $158,708
29 Ernie Els 3 2 - T7 $154,307
30 Rod Pampling 2 1 - T7 $140,417
31 Brian Gay 7 4 - T13 $127,300
32 Chris Smith 6 2 - T7 $126,050
33 Jerry Kelly 6 4 - T13 $123,822
34 Luke Donald 3 3 - T13 $118,621
35 Ryan Palmer 3 2 - T11 $115,493
36 David Toms 3 1 - T4 $110,000
37 Jonathan Byrd 3 3 - T13 $107,854
38 Heath Slocum 3 2 - T13 $93,013
39 Jay Haas 3 3 - T11 $89,413
40 Cameron Beckman 7 4 - T14 $88,562
41 Chad Campbell 1 1 - T13 $83,125
42 Paul Goydos 4 1 - T13 $83,125
43 Vijay Singh 4 4 - T18 $77,858
44 Shaun Micheel 5 4 - T23 $73,850
45 Kevin Na 3 1 - T18 $67,200
46 Jim Furyk 2 2 - T14 $66,750
47 Bryce Molder 1 1 - T13 $65,520
48 Steve Allan 5 3 - T21 $64,940
49 Michael Bradley 6 4 - T22 $53,686
50 Stewart Cink 3 2 - T20 $53,471
51 Dicky Pride 7 2 - T14 $52,630
52 Neal Lancaster 10 2 - T21 $52,518
53 Lee Westwood 2 1 - T21 $46,938
54 Scott Hend 1 1 - T21 $45,060
55 Vaughn Taylor 2 1 - T21 $45,060
56 Hunter Mahan 3 2 - T26 $44,062
57 John Senden 4 3 - T34 $43,863
58 Geoff Ogilvy 2 2 - T29 $39,750
59 José María Olazábal 4 3 - T26 $36,975
60 J.B. Holmes 1 1 - T26 $34,750
61 K.J. Choi 2 1 - T26 $34,750
62 Freddie Jacobson 2 1 - T29 $30,438
63 Jason Bohn 2 1 - T29 $30,438
64 Carl Pettersson 2 2 - T41 $30,296
65 Brian Davis 1 1 - T34 $25,800
66 Richard Johnson 4 2 - T42 $25,775
67 John Daly 7 3 - T34 $25,626
68 Bill Haas 2 1 - T33 $23,280
69 Mark Wilson 3 1 - T33 $23,280
70 Zach Johnson 1 1 - T37 $23,000
71 Carlos Franco 5 3 - T63 $22,077
72 Charley Hoffman 2 2 - T51 $21,696
73 Jason Gore 3 2 - T42 $21,549
74 Jerry Smith 3 2 - T46 $20,751
75 Troy Matteson 2 2 - T59 $19,875
76 Kevin Stadler 1 1 - T41 $19,000
77 Chris Couch 3 2 - T52 $17,237
78 Will MacKenzie 2 1 - T46 $13,371
79 Fred Couples 3 1 - T42 $11,583
80 Spencer Levin 1 1 - T53 $11,520
81 James Driscoll 2 1 - 58 $11,200
82 Retief Goosen 1 1 - T59 $10,950
83 Ted Purdy 3 1 - T65 $10,450
84 Scott Gutschewski 1 1 - T69 $9,950
85 Aaron Baddeley 3 1 - T71 $9,312
86 Matt Kuchar 1 1 - T75 $8,505
87 Steven Alker 1 1 - T77 $8,325
88 Mike Weir 3 1 - T42 $5,913
89 Omar Uresti 6 1 - T40 $5,550
90 Shane Bertsch 1 1 - T67 $3,075

Starts are the editions we hold a result for the golfer at, paid or not. Best is the best finish in those editions, and a T is a tie.

The top twenty

Prize money at the Kemper Open, 1997 to 2006

Rory Sabbatini $1.3m Adam Scott $1.2m Rich Beem $943k Sergio Garcia $900k Stuart Appleby $784k Bob Estes $755k Justin Leonard $632k Charles Howell III $612k Ben Crane $586k Fred Funk $553k Davis Love III $531k Tim Herron $485k Steve Stricker $478k J.J. Henry $445k Padraig Harrington $414k Robert Allenby $318k Jonathan Kaye $305k Olin Browne $280k Phil Mickelson $238k Bo Van Pelt $217k

The top ten took $8,318,478, 50% of the $16,571,709 we hold across 228 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Charles Howell III, 8th on the list.

Paid most per start

Golfers with five or more starts here, total over starts

The golfers with the most prize money per start at the Kemper Open, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Bob Estes 5 $754,537 $150,907
Rich Beem 8 $943,396 $117,925
Charles Howell III 6 $611,955 $101,993
Stuart Appleby 8 $784,390 $98,049
J.J. Henry 5 $445,200 $89,040
Justin Leonard 8 $631,829 $78,979
Tim Herron 7 $484,893 $69,270
Robert Allenby 5 $317,873 $63,575
Fred Funk 10 $552,745 $55,275
Steve Stricker 10 $478,030 $47,803

Fred Funk has the most starts here, ten, and was paid at six of them for $552,745.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the Kemper Open?

Rory Sabbatini, with $1,316,400 from three paid finishes in four starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2005.

Who has won the most at the Kemper Open without winning it?

Charles Howell III, 8th on the list with $611,955. Best finish 2 in 2004.

How many golfers have been paid at the Kemper Open?

90 across the ten editions we hold, 228 cheques between them. The top ten took 50% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

Kemper Open prize money carries every champion and what the win paid. Kemper Open prize money history restates every winner's cheque at today's prices. The Kemper Open cut counts who made it each year. The all-time earners at Sanderson Farms Championship, World Wide Technology Championship, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, The Greenbrier Classic, CIMB Classic, 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, Greater Milwaukee Open, ISCO Championship, Puerto Rico Open, Buick Challenge, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill and Chrysler Classic of Tucson.