2011 Valero Texas Open prize money
Brendan Steele won the 2011 Valero Texas Open on 17 April 2011 and took $1,116,000. Below is every one of the 55 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,408 Colt Knost collected for finishing 78.
Every cheque at the 2011 Valero Texas Open
17 April 2011
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Steele | USA | -8 | 280 | $1,116,000 |
| T2 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -7 | 281 | $545,600 |
| T2 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -7 | 281 | $545,600 |
| 4 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -6 | 282 | $297,600 |
| T5 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -5 | 283 | $226,300 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -5 | 283 | $226,300 |
| T5 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | 283 | $226,300 |
| 8 | Charles Howell III | USA | -4 | 284 | $192,200 |
| T9 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -3 | 285 | $173,600 |
| T9 | Martin Laird | SCO | -3 | 285 | $173,600 |
| T11 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,400 |
| T11 | Scott Stallings | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,400 |
| T15 | Bobby Gates | USA | -1 | 287 | $90,055 |
| T15 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -1 | 287 | $90,055 |
| T15 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -1 | 287 | $90,055 |
| T15 | Rich Beem | USA | -1 | 287 | $90,055 |
| T23 | Adam Scott | AUS | 0 | 288 | $52,257 |
| T23 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 0 | 288 | $52,257 |
| T23 | Brian Gay | USA | 0 | 288 | $52,257 |
| T23 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 0 | 288 | $52,257 |
| T23 | John Senden | AUS | 0 | 288 | $52,257 |
| T23 | Martin Piller | USA | 0 | 288 | $52,257 |
| T30 | Justin Leonard | USA | 1 | 289 | $37,665 |
| T30 | Matt Every | USA | 1 | 289 | $37,665 |
| T30 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 1 | 289 | $37,665 |
| T30 | Troy Matteson | USA | 1 | 289 | $37,665 |
| T36 | Bryce Molder | USA | 2 | 290 | $27,319 |
| T36 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 2 | 290 | $27,319 |
| T36 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 2 | 290 | $27,319 |
| T36 | William McGirt | USA | 2 | 290 | $27,319 |
| T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 3 | 291 | $19,840 |
| T44 | John Merrick | USA | 3 | 291 | $19,840 |
| T44 | Tag Ridings | USA | 3 | 291 | $19,840 |
| T44 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | 3 | 291 | $19,840 |
| T48 | Bill Lunde | USA | 4 | 292 | $16,244 |
| T48 | Chris Kirk | USA | 4 | 292 | $16,244 |
| T51 | Arjun Atwal | IND | 5 | 293 | $14,431 |
| T51 | Ben Martin | USA | 5 | 293 | $14,431 |
| T51 | Bio Kim | KOR | 5 | 293 | $14,431 |
| T51 | Fabián Gómez | ARG | 5 | 293 | $14,431 |
| T51 | James Driscoll | USA | 5 | 293 | $14,431 |
| T51 | Paul Goydos | USA | 5 | 293 | $14,431 |
| T59 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,392 |
| T59 | Chad Campbell | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,392 |
| T59 | Jim Herman | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,392 |
| T59 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,392 |
| T59 | Stewart Cink | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,392 |
| T66 | Joseph Bramlett | USA | 7 | 295 | $12,772 |
| T66 | Steven Bowditch | AUS | 7 | 295 | $12,772 |
| T69 | J.J. Henry | USA | 8 | 296 | $12,338 |
| 73 | Bob Estes | USA | 9 | 297 | $12,028 |
| T74 | Billy Horschel | USA | 11 | 299 | $11,842 |
| 76 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | 12 | 300 | $11,656 |
| 77 | Tim Petrovic | USA | 15 | 303 | $11,532 |
| 78 | Colt Knost | USA | 19 | 307 | $11,408 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,266,065 between them, against $1,025,275 shared by the other 40 players paid.
The 55 cheques above come to $5,291,340 between them. We hold 85 players for the week in all, so 30 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 2010 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Adam Scott. The 2012 ladder is the one after. The Valero Texas Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2011 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2011 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2011 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by K.J. Choi.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2011 Valero Texas Open?
Brendan Steele, on 17 April 2011. The win paid $1,116,000.
How much did the 2011 Valero Texas Open pay out?
The 55 cheques on this page come to $5,291,340 between them, from $1,116,000 at the top down to $11,408.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2011 Valero Texas Open?
$11,408, which Colt Knost collected for finishing 78.
How many players were paid at the 2011 Valero Texas Open?
55. We hold 85 players for that week in all, so 30 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.