2021 Memorial Tournament prize money
Patrick Cantlay won the 2021 Memorial Tournament on 6 June 2021 and took $1,674,000. Below is every one of the 68 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $19,437 Harry Higgs collected for finishing 68.
Every cheque at the 2021 Memorial Tournament
6 June 2021
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -13 | 275 | $1,674,000$1.7m |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -13 | 275 | $1,013,700 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -11 | 277 | $641,700 |
| 4 | Branden Grace | RSA | -10 | 278 | $455,700 |
| 5 | Patrick Reed | USA | -8 | 280 | $381,300 |
| T6 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -6 | 282 | $313,875 |
| T6 | Max Homa | USA | -6 | 282 | $313,875 |
| T6 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -6 | 282 | $313,875 |
| T9 | Aaron Wise | USA | -5 | 283 | $262,725 |
| T9 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -5 | 283 | $262,725 |
| T11 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -4 | 284 | $225,525 |
| T11 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -4 | 284 | $225,525 |
| T13 | Alex Noren | SWE | -3 | 285 | $182,125 |
| T13 | Bo Hoag | USA | -3 | 285 | $182,125 |
| T13 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -3 | 285 | $182,125 |
| T16 | Adam Scott | AUS | -2 | 286 | $155,775 |
| T16 | Carlos Ortiz | MEX | -2 | 286 | $155,775 |
| T18 | Antoine Rozner | FRA | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Lucas Herbert | AUS | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Talor Gooch | USA | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T18 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -1 | 287 | $110,670 |
| T26 | Adam Long | USA | 0 | 288 | $67,890 |
| T26 | Cameron Tringale | USA | 0 | 288 | $67,890 |
| T26 | Chris Kirk | USA | 0 | 288 | $67,890 |
| T26 | Danny Willett | ENG | 0 | 288 | $67,890 |
| T26 | Jim Herman | USA | 0 | 288 | $67,890 |
| T26 | Xinjun Zhang | CHN | 0 | 288 | $67,890 |
| T32 | Joel Dahmen | USA | 1 | 289 | $53,103 |
| T32 | Robby Shelton | USA | 1 | 289 | $53,103 |
| T32 | Sahith Theegala | USA | 1 | 289 | $53,103 |
| T32 | Sung Kang | KOR | 1 | 289 | $53,103 |
| T32 | Tony Finau | USA | 1 | 289 | $53,103 |
| T37 | Brendan Steele | USA | 2 | 290 | $42,315 |
| T37 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | 2 | 290 | $42,315 |
| T37 | Jason Dufner | USA | 2 | 290 | $42,315 |
| T37 | Lucas Glover | USA | 2 | 290 | $42,315 |
| T37 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | 2 | 290 | $42,315 |
| T42 | Doc Redman | USA | 3 | 291 | $33,015 |
| T42 | Justin Thomas | USA | 3 | 291 | $33,015 |
| T42 | Kyle Stanley | USA | 3 | 291 | $33,015 |
| T42 | Mark Hubbard | USA | 3 | 291 | $33,015 |
| T42 | Nick Taylor | CAN | 3 | 291 | $33,015 |
| T47 | Harold Varner III | USA | 4 | 292 | $26,009 |
| T47 | Stewart Cink | USA | 4 | 292 | $26,009 |
| T47 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | 4 | 292 | $26,009 |
| T50 | Brandon Hagy | USA | 5 | 293 | $23,343 |
| T50 | Sam Burns | USA | 5 | 293 | $23,343 |
| T50 | Troy Merritt | USA | 5 | 293 | $23,343 |
| T53 | Brendon Todd | USA | 6 | 294 | $21,995 |
| T53 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 6 | 294 | $21,995 |
| T53 | Corey Conners | CAN | 6 | 294 | $21,995 |
| T53 | Martin Laird | SCO | 6 | 294 | $21,995 |
| T57 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 7 | 295 | $21,111 |
| T57 | C.T. Pan | TPE | 7 | 295 | $21,111 |
| T57 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 7 | 295 | $21,111 |
| T57 | Russell Knox | SCO | 7 | 295 | $21,111 |
| T57 | Ty Strafaci | USA | 7 | 295 | $21,111 |
| T62 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 8 | 296 | $20,460 |
| T62 | Hudson Swafford | USA | 8 | 296 | $20,460 |
| 64 | Michael Thompson | USA | 9 | 297 | $20,181 |
| T65 | J.T. Poston | USA | 10 | 298 | $19,902 |
| T65 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | 10 | 298 | $19,902 |
| 67 | Billy Horschel | USA | 13 | 301 | $19,623 |
| 68 | Harry Higgs | USA | 17 | 305 | $19,437 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,630,900 between them, against $2,727,971 shared by the other 53 players paid.
The 68 cheques above come to $9,358,871 between them. We hold 119 players for the week in all, so 51 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 2020 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Jon Rahm. The 2022 ladder is the one after, won by Billy Horschel. The Memorial Tournament roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2021 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2021 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2021 was the $15,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2021 Memorial Tournament?
Patrick Cantlay, on 6 June 2021. The win paid $1,674,000.
How much did the 2021 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 68 cheques on this page come to $9,358,871 between them, from $1,674,000 at the top down to $19,437.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2021 Memorial Tournament?
$19,437, which Harry Higgs collected for finishing 68.
How many players were paid at the 2021 Memorial Tournament?
68. We hold 119 players for that week in all, so 51 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.