2021 Valspar Championship prize money
Sam Burns won the 2021 Valspar Championship on 2 May 2021 and took $1,242,000. Below is every one of the 69 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $14,283 Keith Mitchell collected for finishing 69.
Every cheque at the 2021 Valspar Championship
2 May 2021
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Burns | USA | -17 | 267 | $1,242,000 |
| 2 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -14 | 270 | $752,100 |
| T3 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -13 | 271 | $407,100 |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -13 | 271 | $407,100 |
| 5 | Abraham Ancer | MEX | -12 | 272 | $282,900 |
| T6 | Max Homa | USA | -10 | 274 | $241,500 |
| T6 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -10 | 274 | $241,500 |
| T8 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | -9 | 275 | $201,825 |
| T8 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -9 | 275 | $201,825 |
| T8 | Troy Merritt | USA | -9 | 275 | $201,825 |
| T11 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -8 | 276 | $167,325 |
| T11 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -8 | 276 | $167,325 |
| T13 | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -7 | 277 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Bubba Watson | USA | -7 | 277 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Hank Lebioda | USA | -7 | 277 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -7 | 277 | $127,305 |
| T13 | Justin Thomas | USA | -7 | 277 | $127,305 |
| T18 | Adam Schenk | USA | -6 | 278 | $98,325 |
| T18 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -6 | 278 | $98,325 |
| T18 | Ted Potter, Jr. | USA | -6 | 278 | $98,325 |
| T21 | Alex Noren | SWE | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Corey Conners | CAN | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Danny Lee | NZL | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Matthew NeSmith | USA | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Paul Casey | ENG | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T21 | Russell Knox | SCO | -5 | 279 | $65,291 |
| T29 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Michael Gligic | CAN | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Scott Stallings | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Vincent Whaley | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T29 | Zach Johnson | USA | -4 | 280 | $40,572 |
| T39 | Beau Hossler | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Charles Howell III | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Doc Redman | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Ryan Moore | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Scott Brown | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T39 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -3 | 281 | $25,875 |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | 282 | $17,687 |
| T48 | Henrik Norlander | SWE | -2 | 282 | $17,687 |
| T48 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -2 | 282 | $17,687 |
| T48 | Lucas Glover | USA | -2 | 282 | $17,687 |
| T48 | Tom Lewis | ENG | -2 | 282 | $17,687 |
| T48 | Wesley Bryan | USA | -2 | 282 | $17,687 |
| T54 | Branden Grace | RSA | -1 | 283 | $16,215 |
| T54 | J.T. Poston | USA | -1 | 283 | $16,215 |
| T54 | Luke Donald | ENG | -1 | 283 | $16,215 |
| T57 | Jason Dufner | USA | 0 | 284 | $15,801 |
| T57 | Kramer Hickok | USA | 0 | 284 | $15,801 |
| T57 | Peter Uihlein | USA | 0 | 284 | $15,801 |
| T60 | Brandon Hagy | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,387 |
| T60 | Patton Kizzire | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,387 |
| T60 | Wyndham Clark | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,387 |
| T63 | Chase Koepka | USA | 2 | 286 | $14,904 |
| T63 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 2 | 286 | $14,904 |
| T63 | Joseph Bramlett | USA | 2 | 286 | $14,904 |
| T63 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 2 | 286 | $14,904 |
| 67 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | 5 | 289 | $14,559 |
| 68 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 7 | 291 | $14,421 |
| 69 | Keith Mitchell | USA | 9 | 293 | $14,283 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,896,240 between them, against $2,061,718 shared by the other 54 players paid.
The 69 cheques above come to $6,957,958 between them. We hold 152 players for the week in all, so 83 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 Valspar Championship years
25 editions, 2000 to 2026
The 2019 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Paul Casey. The 2022 ladder is the one after, won by Sam Burns. The Valspar Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2021 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2021 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2021 was the $15,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2021 Valspar Championship?
Sam Burns, on 2 May 2021. The win paid $1,242,000.
How much did the 2021 Valspar Championship pay out?
The 69 cheques on this page come to $6,957,958 between them, from $1,242,000 at the top down to $14,283.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2021 Valspar Championship?
$14,283, which Keith Mitchell collected for finishing 69.
How many players were paid at the 2021 Valspar Championship?
69. We hold 152 players for that week in all, so 83 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.