2003 Open Championship prize money
Every one of the 29 cheques paid at the 2003 Open Championship, in finishing order, from $548,412 down to the $13,432 John Daly collected. We hold no first place for this edition.
Every cheque at the 2003 Open Championship
20 July 2003
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 0 | 284 | $548,412 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | USA | 1 | 285 | $294,076 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | USA | 1 | 285 | $294,076 |
| T6 | Brian Davis | ENG | 2 | 286 | $213,801 |
| T6 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 2 | 286 | $213,801 |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 4 | 288 | $108,093 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 4 | 288 | $108,093 |
| T15 | Chad Campbell | USA | 5 | 289 | $78,420 |
| T15 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 5 | 289 | $78,420 |
| T18 | Ernie Els | RSA | 6 | 290 | $66,763 |
| T22 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 7 | 291 | $52,324 |
| T22 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 7 | 291 | $52,324 |
| T22 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 7 | 291 | $52,324 |
| T28 | Mike Weir | CAN | 8 | 292 | $41,330 |
| T34 | Bob Estes | USA | 9 | 293 | $29,849 |
| T34 | Stewart Cink | USA | 9 | 293 | $29,849 |
| T43 | Rich Beem | USA | 10 | 294 | $22,652 |
| T43 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 10 | 294 | $22,652 |
| T46 | Fred Couples | USA | 11 | 295 | $18,860 |
| T46 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 11 | 295 | $18,860 |
| T46 | Tom Lehman | USA | 11 | 295 | $18,860 |
| T53 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 12 | 296 | $16,214 |
| T53 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 12 | 296 | $16,214 |
| T59 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 13 | 297 | $15,181 |
| T59 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 13 | 297 | $15,181 |
| T65 | Charles Howell III | USA | 14 | 298 | $14,386 |
| 70 | John Rollins | USA | 17 | 301 | $13,830 |
| 71 | Chris Smith | USA | 18 | 302 | $13,671 |
| T72 | John Daly | USA | 19 | 303 | $13,432 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,232,106 between them, against $249,842 shared by the other fourteen players paid.
The 29 cheques above come to $2,481,948 between them. We hold 51 players for the week in all, so 22 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 Open Championship years
30 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2002 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ernie Els. The 2004 ladder is the one after. The Open 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 Open Championship?
We hold no first place for the 2003 Open Championship. The 29 cheques we do hold start at $548,412.
How much did the 2003 Open Championship pay out?
The 29 cheques on this page come to $2,481,948 between them, from $548,412 at the top down to $13,432.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2003 Open Championship?
$13,432, which John Daly collected for finishing T72.
How many players were paid at the 2003 Open Championship?
29. We hold 51 players for that week in all, so 22 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.