1998 Masters Tournament prize money
Every one of the fifteen cheques paid at the 1998 Masters Tournament, in finishing order, from $281,600 down to the $11,840 Lee Westwood collected. We hold no first place for this edition.
Every cheque at the 1998 Masters Tournament
12 April 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Fred Couples | USA | -8 | 280 | $281,600 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | USA | -7 | 281 | $153,600 |
| T6 | David Toms | USA | -5 | 283 | $111,200 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | USA | -3 | 285 | $89,600 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | 285 | $89,600 |
| T12 | Jay Haas | USA | -2 | 286 | $64,800 |
| T12 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -2 | 286 | $64,800 |
| T12 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -2 | 286 | $64,800 |
| T16 | Ernie Els | RSA | -1 | 287 | $48,000 |
| T23 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 289 | $33,280 |
| 29 | Michael Bradley | USA | 3 | 291 | $23,680 |
| T33 | Davis Love III | USA | 6 | 294 | $18,112 |
| T33 | John Daly | USA | 6 | 294 | $18,112 |
| T39 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 8 | 296 | $14,720 |
| 44 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 12 | 300 | $11,840 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen cheques paid came to $1,087,744
The fifteen cheques above come to $1,087,744 between them. We hold 23 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 Masters Tournament years
29 editions, 1998 to 2026
The 1999 ladder is the one after, won by José María Olazábal. The Masters Tournament 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 Masters Tournament?
We hold no first place for the 1998 Masters Tournament. The fifteen cheques we do hold start at $281,600.
How much did the 1998 Masters Tournament pay out?
The fifteen cheques on this page come to $1,087,744 between them, from $281,600 at the top down to $11,840.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 Masters Tournament?
$11,840, which Lee Westwood collected for finishing 44.
How many players were paid at the 1998 Masters Tournament?
fifteen. We hold 23 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.