2000 Memorial Tournament prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2000 Memorial Tournament on 28 May 2000 and took $558,000. Below is every one of the 24 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $5,704 Jay Don Blake collected for finishing 79.
Every cheque at the 2000 Memorial Tournament
28 May 2000
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -19 | 269 | $558,000 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -14 | 274 | $272,800 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | USA | -14 | 274 | $272,800 |
| 4 | Mike Weir | CAN | -12 | 276 | $148,800 |
| T8 | Fred Couples | USA | -9 | 279 | $93,000 |
| T13 | Olin Browne | USA | -6 | 282 | $58,125 |
| T17 | Jay Haas | USA | -5 | 283 | $46,500 |
| T17 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -5 | 283 | $46,500 |
| T20 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -4 | 284 | $34,844 |
| T25 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -3 | 285 | $22,669 |
| T25 | Jim Furyk | USA | -3 | 285 | $22,669 |
| T25 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -3 | 285 | $22,669 |
| T33 | Paul Goydos | USA | -2 | 286 | $16,378 |
| T33 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -2 | 286 | $16,378 |
| T41 | Tom Lehman | USA | 0 | 288 | $11,780 |
| T45 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 1 | 289 | $8,866 |
| T45 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 289 | $8,866 |
| T45 | Tim Herron | USA | 1 | 289 | $8,866 |
| T51 | Rich Beem | USA | 2 | 290 | $7,295 |
| T58 | Fred Funk | USA | 3 | 291 | $6,882 |
| T68 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 7 | 295 | $6,169 |
| T68 | Steve Stricker | USA | 7 | 295 | $6,169 |
| T76 | Bob Estes | USA | 8 | 296 | $5,828 |
| 79 | Jay Don Blake | USA | 9 | 297 | $5,704 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,643,912 between them, against $64,645 shared by the other nine players paid.
The 24 cheques above come to $1,708,557 between them. We hold 30 players for the week in all, so six 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 1999 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2001 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 2000 golf year
38 other tournaments we hold a 2000 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2000 was the $900,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 Memorial Tournament?
Tiger Woods, on 28 May 2000. The win paid $558,000.
How much did the 2000 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 24 cheques on this page come to $1,708,557 between them, from $558,000 at the top down to $5,704.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2000 Memorial Tournament?
$5,704, which Jay Don Blake collected for finishing 79.
How many players were paid at the 2000 Memorial Tournament?
24. We hold 30 players for that week in all, so six 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.