2015 Memorial Tournament prize money
David Lingmerth won the 2015 Memorial Tournament on 7 June 2015 and took $1,116,000. Below is every one of the 70 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,276 Tiger Woods collected for finishing 71.
David Lingmerth won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2015 Memorial Tournament
7 June 2015
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -15 | 273 | $1,116,000 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | ENG | -15 | 273 | $669,600 |
| T3 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -13 | 275 | $359,600 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -13 | 275 | $359,600 |
| T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -12 | 276 | $226,300 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | USA | -12 | 276 | $226,300 |
| T5 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -12 | 276 | $226,300 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -11 | 277 | $179,800 |
| T8 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -11 | 277 | $179,800 |
| T8 | Tony Finau | USA | -11 | 277 | $179,800 |
| T11 | Billy Horschel | USA | -10 | 278 | $148,800 |
| T11 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -10 | 278 | $148,800 |
| T13 | Andy Sullivan | ENG | -9 | 279 | $116,250 |
| T13 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -9 | 279 | $116,250 |
| T13 | George McNeill | USA | -9 | 279 | $116,250 |
| T13 | Kevin Na | USA | -9 | 279 | $116,250 |
| 17 | Brendon Todd | USA | -8 | 280 | $99,200 |
| T18 | Bill Haas | USA | -7 | 281 | $78,120 |
| T18 | Harris English | USA | -7 | 281 | $78,120 |
| T18 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -7 | 281 | $78,120 |
| T18 | Robert Streb | USA | -7 | 281 | $78,120 |
| T18 | Russell Knox | SCO | -7 | 281 | $78,120 |
| T18 | Ryan Moore | USA | -7 | 281 | $78,120 |
| T24 | Jason Dufner | USA | -6 | 282 | $57,040 |
| T24 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -6 | 282 | $57,040 |
| T26 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | -5 | 283 | $45,880 |
| T26 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -5 | 283 | $45,880 |
| T26 | Patrick Reed | USA | -5 | 283 | $45,880 |
| T26 | Thomas Aiken | RSA | -5 | 283 | $45,880 |
| T31 | Charles Howell III | USA | -4 | 284 | $36,766 |
| T31 | Chris Stroud | USA | -4 | 284 | $36,766 |
| T31 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -4 | 284 | $36,766 |
| T31 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -4 | 284 | $36,766 |
| T31 | Stewart Cink | USA | -4 | 284 | $36,766 |
| T36 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -3 | 285 | $29,838 |
| T36 | Chris Kirk | USA | -3 | 285 | $29,838 |
| T36 | Erik Compton | USA | -3 | 285 | $29,838 |
| T36 | John Huh | USA | -3 | 285 | $29,838 |
| T40 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Jim Herman | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Matt Jones | AUS | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Shawn Stefani | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T40 | William McGirt | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,728 |
| T49 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -1 | 287 | $15,665 |
| T49 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -1 | 287 | $15,665 |
| T49 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | -1 | 287 | $15,665 |
| T52 | Brooks Koepka | USA | 0 | 288 | $14,458 |
| T52 | James Hahn | USA | 0 | 288 | $14,458 |
| T52 | Jason Bohn | USA | 0 | 288 | $14,458 |
| T52 | Steven Bowditch | AUS | 0 | 288 | $14,458 |
| T52 | Troy Merritt | USA | 0 | 288 | $14,458 |
| T57 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | 1 | 289 | $13,826 |
| T57 | Andrew Svoboda | USA | 1 | 289 | $13,826 |
| T57 | John Senden | AUS | 1 | 289 | $13,826 |
| T57 | Pat Perez | USA | 1 | 289 | $13,826 |
| T61 | Brian Stuard | USA | 2 | 290 | $13,454 |
| T61 | Zac Blair | USA | 2 | 290 | $13,454 |
| T63 | Brendan Steele | USA | 3 | 291 | $13,206 |
| T63 | Hudson Swafford | USA | 3 | 291 | $13,206 |
| T65 | Ken Duke | USA | 5 | 293 | $12,896 |
| T65 | Nick Watney | USA | 5 | 293 | $12,896 |
| T65 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 5 | 293 | $12,896 |
| T68 | Andrew Putnam | USA | 6 | 294 | $12,524 |
| T68 | Lucas Glover | USA | 6 | 294 | $12,524 |
| T68 | Scott Langley | USA | 6 | 294 | $12,524 |
| 71 | Tiger Woods | USA | 14 | 302 | $12,276 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,369,450 between them, against $1,796,949 shared by the other 55 players paid.
The 70 cheques above come to $6,166,399 between them. We hold 112 players for the week in all, so 42 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 2014 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Hideki Matsuyama. The 2016 ladder is the one after, won by William McGirt. The Memorial Tournament roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2015 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2015 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2015 was the $1,800,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Jordan Spieth.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2015 Memorial Tournament?
David Lingmerth, on 7 June 2015, in a playoff. The win paid $1,116,000.
How much did the 2015 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 70 cheques on this page come to $6,166,399 between them, from $1,116,000 at the top down to $12,276.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2015 Memorial Tournament?
$12,276, which Tiger Woods collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2015 Memorial Tournament?
70. We hold 112 players for that week in all, so 42 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.