1998 Memorial Tournament prize money
Fred Couples won the 1998 Memorial Tournament on 31 May 1998 and took $396,000. Below is every one of the sixteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $4,466 Vijay Singh collected for finishing T68.
Every cheque at the 1998 Memorial Tournament
31 May 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Couples | USA | -17 | 271 | $396,000 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | USA | -11 | 277 | $105,600 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | USA | -10 | 278 | $83,600 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | RSA | -9 | 279 | $66,275 |
| T7 | Tim Herron | USA | -9 | 279 | $66,275 |
| T11 | Tom Lehman | USA | -8 | 280 | $46,640 |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | -7 | 281 | $30,863 |
| T16 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -7 | 281 | $30,863 |
| T23 | Jay Haas | USA | -6 | 282 | $19,580 |
| T31 | Steve Stricker | USA | -4 | 284 | $12,477 |
| T38 | Fred Funk | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,240 |
| T38 | Stewart Cink | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,240 |
| T44 | Bob Estes | USA | -2 | 286 | $7,040 |
| T51 | David Toms | USA | 0 | 288 | $5,148 |
| T51 | Tiger Woods | USA | 0 | 288 | $5,148 |
| T68 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 5 | 293 | $4,466 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $893,989 between them, against $4,466 shared by the other one players paid.
The sixteen cheques above come to $898,455 between them. We hold twenty players for the week in all, so four 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 Memorial Tournament years
30 editions, 1997 to 2026
The 1997 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Vijay Singh. The 1999 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Memorial 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 Memorial Tournament?
Fred Couples, on 31 May 1998. The win paid $396,000.
How much did the 1998 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The sixteen cheques on this page come to $898,455 between them, from $396,000 at the top down to $4,466.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 Memorial Tournament?
$4,466, which Vijay Singh collected for finishing T68.
How many players were paid at the 1998 Memorial Tournament?
sixteen. We hold twenty players for that week in all, so four 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.