Shriners Children's Open prize money history
Winning the Shriners Children's Open paid $297,000 in 1996, which is $634,092 at August 2026 prices. In 2024 it paid $1,260,000. On the face of the cheque that is 4.24 times as much. In real terms it is 2.12 times as much, 2.7% a year after inflation.
Every Shriners Children's Open winner's cheque, then and now
Newest first. Today's money is at August 2026 prices.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID | TODAY | $1 THEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J.T. Poston | $1,260,000 | $1,345,520$1.3m | $1.07 |
| 2023 | Joohyung Kim | $1,512,000$1.5m | $1,662,246$1.7m | $1.10 |
| 2022 | Joohyung Kim | $1,440,000$1.4m | $1,648,259$1.6m | $1.14 |
| 2021 | Sungjae Im | $1,260,000 | $1,557,644$1.6m | $1.24 |
| 2020 | Martin Laird | $1,260,000 | $1,630,822$1.6m | $1.29 |
| 2019 | Kevin Na | $1,260,000 | $1,650,942$1.7m | $1.31 |
| 2018 | Bryson DeChambeau | $1,260,000 | $1,680,856$1.7m | $1.33 |
| 2017 | Patrick Cantlay | $1,224,000 | $1,672,713$1.7m | $1.37 |
| 2016 | Rod Pampling | $1,188,000 | $1,658,103$1.7m | $1.40 |
| 2015 | Smylie Kaufman | $1,152,000 | $1,628,140$1.6m | $1.41 |
| 2014 | Ben Martin | $1,116,000 | $1,579,133$1.6m | $1.41 |
| 2013 | Webb Simpson | $1,080,000 | $1,552,984$1.6m | $1.44 |
| 2012 | Ryan Moore | $810,000 | $1,181,798 | $1.46 |
| 2011 | Kevin Na | $792,000 | $1,179,449 | $1.49 |
| 2010 | Jonathan Byrd | $774,000 | $1,189,027 | $1.54 |
| 2009 | Martin Laird | $756,000 | $1,180,425 | $1.56 |
| 2007 | George McNeill | $720,000 | $1,163,226 | $1.62 |
| 2003 | Stuart Appleby | $720,000 | $1,310,791 | $1.82 |
| 2001 | Bob Estes | $810,000 | $1,532,094$1.5m | $1.89 |
| 1999 | Jim Furyk | $450,000 | $904,808 | $2.01 |
| 1998 | Jim Furyk | $360,000 | $739,833 | $2.06 |
| 1996 | Tiger Woods | $297,000 | $634,092 | $2.13 |
Today's money restates each cheque for the rise in US consumer prices from the year it was paid to August 2026. The last column is what one dollar that year buys today.
What winning it paid, at today's prices
The champion's cheque at August 2026 prices, 1999 to 2024
The biggest in real terms is 2018, not 2024: Bryson DeChambeau's cheque is worth more today than the newest one.
What winning it paid, on the cheque
The champion's cheque as paid, 1999 to 2024
On the cheque the 1996 to 2024 rise is 4.24 times, 5.3% a year. Prices rose 2.00 times over the same run, which is the gap between this chart and the one above.
Against the rest of the tour
Real growth a year in the winner's cheque, the events either side of this one
Each rate runs from the first winner's cheque we hold at that event to the most recent, so two events that start in different years are measured over different runs. The Shriners Children's Open is 28th of 62.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Shriners Children's Open winner get in 1996?
Tiger Woods took $297,000. At August 2026 prices that is $634,092.
Has Shriners Children's Open prize money kept up with inflation?
Yes. The winner's cheque grew 5.3% a year between 1996 and 2024 and prices rose less than that, so in real terms it grew 2.7% a year. That is 28th of the 62 tournaments we hold a run for.
When did winning the Shriners Children's Open pay the most in today's money?
2018, when Bryson DeChambeau took $1,260,000. At August 2026 prices that is $1,680,856, more than the $1,345,520 the 2024 win is worth at the same prices.
How does the Shriners Children's Open winner's cheque compare with twenty years ago?
2003's cheque was $720,000, or $1,310,791 at August 2026 prices. 2024's was $1,260,000, 1.03 times as much in real terms.
Where to next
The rest of the Shriners Children's Open money
Shriners Children's Open prize money carries every champion, the Shriners Children's Open all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the Shriners Children's Open cut counts who made it each year.