2000 U.S. Open prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open on 18 June 2000 and took $800,000. Below is every one of the twenty cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,144 Carlos Franco collected for finishing T61.
Every cheque at the 2000 U.S. Open
18 June 2000
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -12 | 272 | $800,000 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | RSA | 3 | 287 | $390,150 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 5 | 289 | $162,526 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 5 | 289 | $162,526 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | USA | 7 | 291 | $112,766 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 7 | 291 | $112,766 |
| T12 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 8 | 292 | $86,223 |
| T12 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 8 | 292 | $86,223 |
| T16 | David Toms | USA | 9 | 293 | $65,214 |
| T16 | Fred Couples | USA | 9 | 293 | $65,214 |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | 9 | 293 | $65,214 |
| T16 | Mike Weir | CAN | 9 | 293 | $65,214 |
| T16 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 9 | 293 | $65,214 |
| T23 | Tom Lehman | USA | 11 | 295 | $45,537 |
| T27 | Steve Stricker | USA | 12 | 296 | $34,066 |
| T37 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 14 | 298 | $22,056 |
| T37 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 14 | 298 | $22,056 |
| T46 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 15 | 299 | $15,891 |
| 60 | Jim Furyk | USA | 21 | 305 | $11,425 |
| T61 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 22 | 306 | $11,144 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,318,853 between them, against $82,572 shared by the other five players paid.
The twenty cheques above come to $2,401,425 between them. We hold 37 players for the week in all, so seventeen 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 1999 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2001 ladder is the one after, won by Retief Goosen. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2000 golf year
38 other tournaments we hold a 2000 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2000 was the $900,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2000 U.S. Open?
Tiger Woods, on 18 June 2000. The win paid $800,000.
How much did the 2000 U.S. Open pay out?
The twenty cheques on this page come to $2,401,425 between them, from $800,000 at the top down to $11,144.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2000 U.S. Open?
$11,144, which Carlos Franco collected for finishing T61.
How many players were paid at the 2000 U.S. Open?
twenty. We hold 37 players for that week in all, so seventeen 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.