2005 Sentry prize money
Stuart Appleby won the 2005 Sentry on 9 January 2005 and took $1,060,000. Below is every one of the 21 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $65,000 Carlos Franco collected for finishing 31.
Every cheque at the 2005 Sentry
9 January 2005
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -21 | 271 | $1,060,000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -20 | 272 | $600,000 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | RSA | -19 | 273 | $350,000 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | USA | -19 | 273 | $350,000 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | AUS | -18 | 274 | $211,333 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | USA | -18 | 274 | $211,333 |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -18 | 274 | $211,333 |
| T8 | David Toms | USA | -16 | 276 | $165,000 |
| T8 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -16 | 276 | $165,000 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -14 | 278 | $145,000 |
| T13 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -12 | 280 | $110,000 |
| T13 | Mike Weir | CAN | -12 | 280 | $110,000 |
| T13 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -12 | 280 | $110,000 |
| T17 | Chad Campbell | USA | -10 | 282 | $88,000 |
| T17 | John Daly | USA | -10 | 282 | $88,000 |
| T19 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -9 | 283 | $83,000 |
| T23 | Heath Slocum | USA | -6 | 286 | $75,000 |
| T23 | Zach Johnson | USA | -6 | 286 | $75,000 |
| T26 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -5 | 287 | $70,000 |
| 30 | Fred Funk | USA | -2 | 290 | $66,000 |
| 31 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 0 | 292 | $65,000 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,974,999 between them, against $434,000 shared by the other six players paid.
The 21 cheques above come to $4,408,999 between them. We hold 21 players for the week in all, so no 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 Sentry years
21 editions, 2005 to 2025
The 2006 ladder is the one after, won by Stuart Appleby. The Sentry 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 Sentry?
Stuart Appleby, on 9 January 2005. The win paid $1,060,000.
How much did the 2005 Sentry pay out?
The 21 cheques on this page come to $4,408,999 between them, from $1,060,000 at the top down to $65,000.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2005 Sentry?
$65,000, which Carlos Franco collected for finishing 31.
How many players were paid at the 2005 Sentry?
21. We hold 21 players for that week in all, so no 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.