2016 Memorial Tournament prize money
William McGirt won the 2016 Memorial Tournament on 5 June 2016 and took $1,530,000. Below is every one of the 73 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $16,235 Si Woo Kim collected for finishing T74.
William McGirt 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 2016 Memorial Tournament
5 June 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McGirt | USA | -15 | 273 | $1,530,000$1.5m |
| 2 | Jon Curran | USA | -15 | 273 | $918,000 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -14 | 274 | $578,000 |
| T4 | Gary Woodland | USA | -13 | 275 | $334,688 |
| T4 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -13 | 275 | $334,688 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -13 | 275 | $334,688 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -13 | 275 | $334,688 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -12 | 276 | $246,500 |
| T8 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -12 | 276 | $246,500 |
| T8 | Patrick Reed | USA | -12 | 276 | $246,500 |
| T11 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | John Senden | AUS | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Roberto Castro | USA | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Tony Finau | USA | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T11 | Webb Simpson | USA | -11 | 277 | $158,667 |
| T20 | Brendan Steele | USA | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T20 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T20 | Matt Jones | AUS | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T20 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T20 | Robert Streb | USA | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T20 | Smylie Kaufman | USA | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T20 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | -10 | 278 | $88,643 |
| T27 | David Hearn | CAN | -9 | 279 | $59,075 |
| T27 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -9 | 279 | $59,075 |
| T27 | Jason Day | AUS | -9 | 279 | $59,075 |
| T27 | John Huh | USA | -9 | 279 | $59,075 |
| T27 | Scott Brown | USA | -9 | 279 | $59,075 |
| T27 | Zac Blair | USA | -9 | 279 | $59,075 |
| T33 | Brian Harman | USA | -8 | 280 | $45,900 |
| T33 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -8 | 280 | $45,900 |
| T33 | Jason Dufner | USA | -8 | 280 | $45,900 |
| T33 | Lucas Glover | USA | -8 | 280 | $45,900 |
| T33 | Russell Henley | USA | -8 | 280 | $45,900 |
| T38 | Ben Martin | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T38 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T38 | Bud Cauley | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T38 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T38 | George McNeill | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T38 | Hudson Swafford | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T38 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -7 | 281 | $34,000 |
| T46 | Hiroshi Iwata | JPN | -6 | 282 | $25,500 |
| T46 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -6 | 282 | $25,500 |
| T48 | Charles Howell III | USA | -5 | 283 | $21,930 |
| T48 | Jason Gore | USA | -5 | 283 | $21,930 |
| T48 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -5 | 283 | $21,930 |
| T48 | Ryan Moore | USA | -5 | 283 | $21,930 |
| T52 | Danny Lee | NZL | -4 | 284 | $19,822 |
| T52 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -4 | 284 | $19,822 |
| T52 | Jim Furyk | USA | -4 | 284 | $19,822 |
| T52 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -4 | 284 | $19,822 |
| T52 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | -4 | 284 | $19,822 |
| T57 | Alex Cejka | GER | -3 | 285 | $18,955 |
| T57 | Harold Varner III | USA | -3 | 285 | $18,955 |
| T57 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -3 | 285 | $18,955 |
| T57 | Spencer Levin | USA | -3 | 285 | $18,955 |
| T61 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | -2 | 286 | $18,360 |
| T61 | Jason Bohn | USA | -2 | 286 | $18,360 |
| T61 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -2 | 286 | $18,360 |
| 64 | Russell Knox | SCO | -1 | 287 | $18,020 |
| T65 | Bubba Watson | USA | 0 | 288 | $17,765 |
| T65 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 0 | 288 | $17,765 |
| 67 | Daniel Berger | USA | 1 | 289 | $17,510 |
| 68 | Luke Donald | ENG | 2 | 290 | $17,340 |
| T69 | Brian Stuard | USA | 3 | 291 | $16,915 |
| T69 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 3 | 291 | $16,915 |
| T69 | Ken Duke | USA | 3 | 291 | $16,915 |
| T69 | Scott Piercy | USA | 3 | 291 | $16,915 |
| T74 | Kevin Na | USA | 5 | 293 | $16,235 |
| T74 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 5 | 293 | $16,235 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,897,587 between them, against $2,634,379 shared by the other 58 players paid.
The 73 cheques above come to $8,531,966 between them. We hold 112 players for the week in all, so 39 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 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by David Lingmerth. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Jason Dufner. The Memorial Tournament roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2016 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2016 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2016 was the $1,890,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Jason Day.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 Memorial Tournament?
William McGirt, on 5 June 2016, in a playoff. The win paid $1,530,000.
How much did the 2016 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 73 cheques on this page come to $8,531,966 between them, from $1,530,000 at the top down to $16,235.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 Memorial Tournament?
$16,235, which Si Woo Kim collected for finishing T74.
How many players were paid at the 2016 Memorial Tournament?
73. We hold 112 players for that week in all, so 39 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.