2003 PGA Championship prize money
Shaun Micheel won the 2003 PGA Championship on 17 August 2003 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,350 K.J. Choi collected for finishing T69.
Every cheque at the 2003 PGA Championship
17 August 2003
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -4 | 276 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | 278 | $648,000 |
| 4 | Alex Cejka | GER | 0 | 280 | $288,000 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | RSA | 2 | 282 | $214,000 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | USA | 2 | 282 | $214,000 |
| T7 | Fred Funk | USA | 4 | 284 | $175,667 |
| T7 | Mike Weir | CAN | 4 | 284 | $175,667 |
| T10 | Charles Howell III | USA | 5 | 285 | $135,500 |
| T14 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 6 | 286 | $98,250 |
| T14 | Tim Herron | USA | 6 | 286 | $98,250 |
| T18 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 7 | 287 | $73,000 |
| T18 | Jim Furyk | USA | 7 | 287 | $73,000 |
| T23 | Adam Scott | AUS | 8 | 288 | $52,000 |
| T23 | Luke Donald | ENG | 8 | 288 | $52,000 |
| T23 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 8 | 288 | $52,000 |
| T23 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 8 | 288 | $52,000 |
| T27 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 9 | 289 | $43,000 |
| T29 | David Toms | USA | 10 | 290 | $36,600 |
| T29 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 10 | 290 | $36,600 |
| T29 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 10 | 290 | $36,600 |
| T34 | Fred Couples | USA | 11 | 291 | $29,000 |
| T34 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 11 | 291 | $29,000 |
| T39 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 12 | 292 | $22,000 |
| T39 | Tiger Woods | USA | 12 | 292 | $22,000 |
| T45 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 13 | 293 | $17,500 |
| T48 | Ben Crane | USA | 14 | 294 | $14,733 |
| T48 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 14 | 294 | $14,733 |
| T51 | Brian Gay | USA | 15 | 295 | $13,320 |
| T51 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 15 | 295 | $13,320 |
| T57 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 17 | 297 | $12,450 |
| T57 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 17 | 297 | $12,450 |
| T57 | Bob Estes | USA | 17 | 297 | $12,450 |
| T61 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 18 | 298 | $12,000 |
| T61 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 18 | 298 | $12,000 |
| 66 | Paul Casey | ENG | 19 | 299 | $11,700 |
| 68 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 22 | 302 | $11,500 |
| T69 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 24 | 304 | $11,350 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,429,334 between them, against $476,306 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $3,905,640 between them. We hold 55 players for the week in all, so eighteen 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 2002 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rich Beem. The 2004 ladder is the one after, won by Vijay Singh. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2003 golf year
44 other tournaments we hold a 2003 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2003 was the $1,170,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2003 PGA Championship?
Shaun Micheel, on 17 August 2003. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2003 PGA Championship pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $3,905,640 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $11,350.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2003 PGA Championship?
$11,350, which K.J. Choi collected for finishing T69.
How many players were paid at the 2003 PGA Championship?
37. We hold 55 players for that week in all, so eighteen 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.