2001 PGA Championship prize money
David Toms won the 2001 PGA Championship on 19 August 2001 and took $936,000. Below is every one of the 28 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,725 Fred Funk collected for finishing T70.
Every cheque at the 2001 PGA Championship
19 August 2001
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | USA | -15 | 265 | $936,000 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -14 | 266 | $562,000 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | 274 | $152,333 |
| T10 | Justin Leonard | USA | -5 | 275 | $122,000 |
| T13 | Ernie Els | RSA | -4 | 276 | $94,667 |
| T16 | Mike Weir | CAN | -3 | 277 | $70,667 |
| T16 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -3 | 277 | $70,667 |
| T16 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -3 | 277 | $70,667 |
| T22 | Brian Gay | USA | -2 | 278 | $44,286 |
| T22 | Charles Howell III | USA | -2 | 278 | $44,286 |
| T29 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -1 | 279 | $29,438 |
| T29 | Chris Smith | USA | -1 | 279 | $29,438 |
| T29 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -1 | 279 | $29,438 |
| T29 | Tiger Woods | USA | -1 | 279 | $29,438 |
| T37 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 0 | 280 | $21,000 |
| T37 | Bob Estes | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,000 |
| T37 | Davis Love III | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,000 |
| T37 | Fred Couples | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,000 |
| T37 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 0 | 280 | $21,000 |
| T37 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 0 | 280 | $21,000 |
| T44 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 1 | 281 | $14,250 |
| T44 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 1 | 281 | $14,250 |
| T44 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 1 | 281 | $14,250 |
| T51 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 2 | 282 | $11,344 |
| T59 | Stewart Cink | USA | 3 | 283 | $10,650 |
| T63 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 4 | 284 | $10,300 |
| T66 | Steve Stricker | USA | 5 | 285 | $9,950 |
| T70 | Fred Funk | USA | 6 | 286 | $9,725 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,306,325 between them, against $199,719 shared by the other thirteen players paid.
The 28 cheques above come to $2,506,044 between them. We hold 38 players for the week in all, so ten 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 PGA Championship years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2000 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2002 ladder is the one after, won by Rich Beem. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2001 golf year
39 other tournaments we hold a 2001 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2001 was the $1,080,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2001 PGA Championship?
David Toms, on 19 August 2001. The win paid $936,000.
How much did the 2001 PGA Championship pay out?
The 28 cheques on this page come to $2,506,044 between them, from $936,000 at the top down to $9,725.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2001 PGA Championship?
$9,725, which Fred Funk collected for finishing T70.
How many players were paid at the 2001 PGA Championship?
28. We hold 38 players for that week in all, so ten 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.