2012 Memorial Tournament prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2012 Memorial Tournament on 3 June 2012 and took $1,116,000. Below is every one of the 64 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,338 Robert Garrigus collected for finishing T70.
Every cheque at the 2012 Memorial Tournament
3 June 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -9 | 279 | $1,116,000 |
| T2 | Andres Romero | ARG | -7 | 281 | $545,600 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -7 | 281 | $545,600 |
| T4 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -5 | 283 | $272,800 |
| T4 | Spencer Levin | USA | -5 | 283 | $272,800 |
| T6 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -4 | 284 | $215,450 |
| T6 | Matt Every | USA | -4 | 284 | $215,450 |
| 8 | Justin Rose | ENG | -3 | 285 | $192,200 |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -2 | 286 | $167,400 |
| T9 | Greg Owen | ENG | -2 | 286 | $167,400 |
| T9 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | -2 | 286 | $167,400 |
| 12 | Luke Donald | ENG | -1 | 287 | $142,600 |
| T13 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 0 | 288 | $119,867 |
| T13 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 0 | 288 | $119,867 |
| T13 | Jim Furyk | USA | 0 | 288 | $119,867 |
| T16 | Davis Love III | USA | 1 | 289 | $99,200 |
| T16 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 1 | 289 | $99,200 |
| T16 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 1 | 289 | $99,200 |
| T19 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 2 | 290 | $72,540 |
| T19 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 2 | 290 | $72,540 |
| T19 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 2 | 290 | $72,540 |
| T19 | John Huh | USA | 2 | 290 | $72,540 |
| T19 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 2 | 290 | $72,540 |
| T25 | Branden Grace | RSA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Brian Davis | ENG | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Cameron Tringale | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Chris Kirk | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | David Hearn | CAN | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Kyle Reifers | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Pat Perez | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Scott Stallings | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Stewart Cink | USA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T25 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 3 | 291 | $40,777 |
| T38 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 4 | 292 | $24,800 |
| T38 | Erik Compton | USA | 4 | 292 | $24,800 |
| T38 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 4 | 292 | $24,800 |
| T38 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 4 | 292 | $24,800 |
| T38 | Ryan Moore | USA | 4 | 292 | $24,800 |
| T38 | Troy Matteson | USA | 4 | 292 | $24,800 |
| T46 | Adam Scott | AUS | 5 | 293 | $17,577 |
| T46 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 5 | 293 | $17,577 |
| T46 | Lucas Glover | USA | 5 | 293 | $17,577 |
| T46 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 5 | 293 | $17,577 |
| T50 | Fred Couples | USA | 6 | 294 | $15,438 |
| T50 | Steve Stricker | USA | 6 | 294 | $15,438 |
| T52 | Bud Cauley | USA | 7 | 295 | $14,539 |
| T52 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 7 | 295 | $14,539 |
| T52 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 7 | 295 | $14,539 |
| T52 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 7 | 295 | $14,539 |
| T56 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 8 | 296 | $14,074 |
| T56 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 8 | 296 | $14,074 |
| T58 | Ernie Els | RSA | 9 | 297 | $13,702 |
| T58 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 9 | 297 | $13,702 |
| T58 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 9 | 297 | $13,702 |
| T62 | Brendan Steele | USA | 10 | 298 | $13,206 |
| T62 | Harris English | USA | 10 | 298 | $13,206 |
| T62 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 10 | 298 | $13,206 |
| T62 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 10 | 298 | $13,206 |
| T66 | Mark Wilson | USA | 11 | 299 | $12,834 |
| 68 | Scott Piercy | USA | 12 | 300 | $12,648 |
| 69 | Ben Crane | USA | 13 | 301 | $12,524 |
| T70 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 15 | 303 | $12,338 |
| T70 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 15 | 303 | $12,338 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,380,301 between them, against $1,601,747 shared by the other 49 players paid.
The 64 cheques above come to $5,982,048 between them. We hold 105 players for the week in all, so 41 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 2011 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Steve Stricker. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Matt Kuchar. The Memorial Tournament roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Memorial Tournament?
Tiger Woods, on 3 June 2012. The win paid $1,116,000.
How much did the 2012 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 64 cheques on this page come to $5,982,048 between them, from $1,116,000 at the top down to $12,338.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 Memorial Tournament?
$12,338, which Robert Garrigus collected for finishing T70.
How many players were paid at the 2012 Memorial Tournament?
64. We hold 105 players for that week in all, so 41 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.