1998 Shriners Children's Open prize money
Jim Furyk won the 1998 Shriners Children's Open on 18 October 1998 and took $360,000. Below is every one of the eleven cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $4,000 Jerry Kelly collected for finishing 70.
Every cheque at the 1998 Shriners Children's Open
18 October 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | USA | -25 | 335 | $360,000 |
| 5 | Davis Love III | USA | -20 | 340 | $80,000 |
| T6 | Justin Leonard | USA | -19 | 341 | $69,500 |
| T16 | Stewart Cink | USA | -14 | 346 | $31,000 |
| T22 | Fred Couples | USA | -12 | 348 | $19,200 |
| T27 | Paul Goydos | USA | -11 | 349 | $14,200 |
| T32 | Bob Estes | USA | -10 | 350 | $11,575 |
| T51 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -7 | 353 | $4,860 |
| T53 | John Daly | USA | -6 | 354 | $4,566 |
| T53 | Tom Lehman | USA | -6 | 354 | $4,566 |
| 70 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 0 | 360 | $4,000 |
The top of the ladder
The eleven cheques paid came to $603,467
The eleven cheques above come to $603,467 between them. We hold 22 players for the week in all, so eleven 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 Shriners Children's Open years
27 editions, 1996 to 2024
The 1996 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 1999 ladder is the one after, won by Jim Furyk. The Shriners Children's Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1998 golf year
twenty other tournaments we hold a 1998 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1998 was the $720,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Justin Leonard.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1998 Shriners Children's Open?
Jim Furyk, on 18 October 1998. The win paid $360,000.
How much did the 1998 Shriners Children's Open pay out?
The eleven cheques on this page come to $603,467 between them, from $360,000 at the top down to $4,000.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 Shriners Children's Open?
$4,000, which Jerry Kelly collected for finishing 70.
How many players were paid at the 1998 Shriners Children's Open?
eleven. We hold 22 players for that week in all, so eleven 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.