2005 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money
Vijay Singh won the 2005 Texas Children's Houston Open on 24 April 2005 and took $900,000. Below is every one of the 32 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,300 Sean O'Hair collected for finishing 77.
Vijay Singh won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2005 Texas Children's Houston Open
24 April 2005
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -13 | 275 | $900,000 |
| 2 | John Daly | USA | -13 | 275 | $540,000 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -11 | 277 | $340,000 |
| T4 | Greg Owen | ENG | -10 | 278 | $220,000 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -8 | 280 | $140,417 |
| T7 | Brian Davis | ENG | -8 | 280 | $140,417 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | USA | -8 | 280 | $140,417 |
| 17 | Charles Howell III | USA | -6 | 282 | $80,000 |
| T18 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -5 | 283 | $70,000 |
| T21 | Olin Browne | USA | -4 | 284 | $48,357 |
| T21 | Tim Herron | USA | -4 | 284 | $48,357 |
| T28 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -3 | 285 | $33,250 |
| T28 | Ted Purdy | USA | -3 | 285 | $33,250 |
| T34 | David Toms | USA | -2 | 286 | $25,800 |
| T34 | John Senden | AUS | -2 | 286 | $25,800 |
| T34 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -2 | 286 | $25,800 |
| T39 | Bob Estes | USA | -1 | 287 | $19,500 |
| T39 | Kevin Na | USA | -1 | 287 | $19,500 |
| T46 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 0 | 288 | $14,567 |
| T49 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 1 | 289 | $12,217 |
| T49 | Scott Hend | AUS | 1 | 289 | $12,217 |
| T55 | Arjun Atwal | IND | 2 | 290 | $11,450 |
| T57 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 3 | 291 | $11,100 |
| T57 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 3 | 291 | $11,100 |
| T62 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 4 | 292 | $10,500 |
| T62 | Steve Stricker | USA | 4 | 292 | $10,500 |
| T69 | Cameron Beckman | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,850 |
| T69 | David Hearn | CAN | 5 | 293 | $9,850 |
| T69 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,850 |
| T69 | J.J. Henry | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,850 |
| T75 | Chris Smith | USA | 7 | 295 | $9,450 |
| 77 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 11 | 299 | $9,300 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,786,065 between them, against $216,601 shared by the other seventeen players paid.
The 32 cheques above come to $3,002,666 between them. We hold 56 players for the week in all, so 24 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 Texas Children's Houston Open years
27 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2004 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Vijay Singh. The 2006 ladder is the one after, won by Stuart Appleby. The Texas Children's Houston Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2005 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2005 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2005 was the $1,440,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Funk.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2005 Texas Children's Houston Open?
Vijay Singh, on 24 April 2005, in a playoff. The win paid $900,000.
How much did the 2005 Texas Children's Houston Open pay out?
The 32 cheques on this page come to $3,002,666 between them, from $900,000 at the top down to $9,300.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2005 Texas Children's Houston Open?
$9,300, which Sean O'Hair collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 2005 Texas Children's Houston Open?
32. We hold 56 players for that week in all, so 24 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.