1999 Genesis Invitational prize money
Ernie Els won the 1999 Genesis Invitational on 21 February 1999 and took $504,000. Below is every one of the seventeen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $5,208 Rich Beem collected for finishing 77.
Every cheque at the 1999 Genesis Invitational
21 February 1999
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | RSA | -14 | 270 | $504,000 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | USA | -12 | 272 | $209,067 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | USA | -12 | 272 | $209,067 |
| T7 | Bob Estes | USA | -10 | 274 | $90,300 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -9 | 275 | $72,800 |
| T15 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -6 | 278 | $40,670 |
| T15 | Justin Leonard | USA | -6 | 278 | $40,670 |
| T15 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | 278 | $40,670 |
| T15 | Tim Herron | USA | -6 | 278 | $40,670 |
| T30 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -4 | 280 | $17,388 |
| T35 | Fred Couples | USA | -3 | 281 | $12,647 |
| T35 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -3 | 281 | $12,647 |
| T50 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -1 | 283 | $6,701 |
| T56 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 0 | 284 | $6,244 |
| T62 | Jim Furyk | USA | 1 | 285 | $5,880 |
| T62 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 285 | $5,880 |
| 77 | Rich Beem | USA | 8 | 292 | $5,208 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,309,421 between them, against $11,088 shared by the other two players paid.
The seventeen cheques above come to $1,320,509 between them. We hold 28 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 Genesis Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1998 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2000 ladder is the one after. The Genesis Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1999 golf year
37 other tournaments we hold a 1999 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1999 was the $1,000,000 paid at the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1999 Genesis Invitational?
Ernie Els, on 21 February 1999. The win paid $504,000.
How much did the 1999 Genesis Invitational pay out?
The seventeen cheques on this page come to $1,320,509 between them, from $504,000 at the top down to $5,208.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1999 Genesis Invitational?
$5,208, which Rich Beem collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 1999 Genesis Invitational?
seventeen. We hold 28 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.