2001 Valero Texas Open prize money
Justin Leonard won the 2001 Valero Texas Open on 30 September 2001 and took $540,000. Below is every one of the twenty cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $5,820 Luke Donald collected for finishing T71.
Every cheque at the 2001 Valero Texas Open
30 September 2001
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Leonard | USA | -18 | 266 | $540,000 |
| T2 | J.J. Henry | USA | -16 | 268 | $264,000 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -16 | 268 | $264,000 |
| T4 | Bob Estes | USA | -13 | 271 | $132,000 |
| T11 | Jerry Smith | USA | -10 | 274 | $61,500 |
| T17 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -9 | 275 | $39,257 |
| T17 | Jay Haas | USA | -9 | 275 | $39,257 |
| T24 | Brian Gay | USA | -8 | 276 | $24,300 |
| T30 | Charles Howell III | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,364 |
| T30 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,364 |
| T30 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -7 | 277 | $16,364 |
| T45 | Paul Casey | ENG | -5 | 279 | $8,580 |
| T45 | Paul Goydos | USA | -5 | 279 | $8,580 |
| T51 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -4 | 280 | $7,020 |
| T58 | Heath Slocum | USA | -3 | 281 | $6,630 |
| T58 | Steve Allan | AUS | -3 | 281 | $6,630 |
| T62 | Tim Herron | USA | -2 | 282 | $6,450 |
| T66 | Lucas Glover | USA | 0 | 284 | $6,180 |
| T66 | Rich Beem | USA | 0 | 284 | $6,180 |
| T71 | Luke Donald | ENG | 3 | 287 | $5,820 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,444,216 between them, against $31,260 shared by the other five players paid.
The twenty cheques above come to $1,475,476 between them. We hold 33 players for the week in all, so thirteen 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 Valero Texas Open years
27 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2000 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Justin Leonard. The 2002 ladder is the one after. The Valero Texas Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2001 golf year
39 other tournaments we hold a 2001 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2001 was the $1,080,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2001 Valero Texas Open?
Justin Leonard, on 30 September 2001. The win paid $540,000.
How much did the 2001 Valero Texas Open pay out?
The twenty cheques on this page come to $1,475,476 between them, from $540,000 at the top down to $5,820.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2001 Valero Texas Open?
$5,820, which Luke Donald collected for finishing T71.
How many players were paid at the 2001 Valero Texas Open?
twenty. We hold 33 players for that week in all, so thirteen 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.