1998 U.S. Open prize money
Every one of the seventeen cheques paid at the 1998 U.S. Open, in finishing order, from $107,392 down to the $8,531 Tim Herron collected. We hold no first place for this edition.
Every cheque at the 1998 U.S. Open
21 June 1998
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Steve Stricker | USA | 6 | 286 | $107,392 |
| T5 | Tom Lehman | USA | 6 | 286 | $107,392 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 7 | 287 | $83,794 |
| T10 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 8 | 288 | $64,490 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | USA | 8 | 288 | $64,490 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 8 | 288 | $64,490 |
| T14 | Jim Furyk | USA | 9 | 289 | $52,214 |
| T18 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 10 | 290 | $41,833 |
| T18 | Tiger Woods | USA | 10 | 290 | $41,833 |
| T25 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 12 | 292 | $25,640 |
| T32 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 13 | 293 | $18,372 |
| T40 | Justin Leonard | USA | 14 | 294 | $15,155 |
| T43 | Olin Browne | USA | 15 | 295 | $12,537 |
| T49 | Ernie Els | RSA | 16 | 296 | $9,711 |
| T53 | Fred Couples | USA | 17 | 297 | $8,531 |
| T53 | John Daly | USA | 17 | 297 | $8,531 |
| T53 | Tim Herron | USA | 17 | 297 | $8,531 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $717,874 between them, against $17,062 shared by the other two players paid.
The seventeen cheques above come to $734,936 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 U.S. Open years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1997 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ernie Els. The 1999 ladder is the one after. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1998 golf year
twenty other tournaments we hold a 1998 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1998 was the $720,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Justin Leonard.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1998 U.S. Open?
We hold no first place for the 1998 U.S. Open. The seventeen cheques we do hold start at $107,392.
How much did the 1998 U.S. Open pay out?
The seventeen cheques on this page come to $734,936 between them, from $107,392 at the top down to $8,531.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1998 U.S. Open?
$8,531, which Tim Herron collected for finishing T53.
How many players were paid at the 1998 U.S. Open?
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.