1996 WM Phoenix Open prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 1996 WM Phoenix Open on 27 January 1996 and took $234,000. Below is every one of the ten cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $2,691 Chris Smith collected for finishing T66.
Phil Mickelson won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 1996 WM Phoenix Open
27 January 1996
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -15 | 269 | $234,000 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | USA | -15 | 269 | $140,400 |
| T21 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -8 | 276 | $13,520 |
| T26 | Michael Bradley | USA | -7 | 277 | $8,847 |
| T41 | Dicky Pride | USA | -5 | 279 | $4,550 |
| T41 | Fred Funk | USA | -5 | 279 | $4,550 |
| T41 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -5 | 279 | $4,550 |
| T48 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | 280 | $3,307 |
| T48 | Olin Browne | USA | -4 | 280 | $3,307 |
| T66 | Chris Smith | USA | 2 | 286 | $2,691 |
The top of the ladder
The ten cheques paid came to $419,722
The ten cheques above come to $419,722 between them. We hold 21 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 WM Phoenix Open years
29 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1998 ladder is the one after. The WM Phoenix Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1996 golf year
fourteen other tournaments we hold a 1996 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1996 was the $630,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Couples.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1996 WM Phoenix Open?
Phil Mickelson, on 27 January 1996, in a playoff. The win paid $234,000.
How much did the 1996 WM Phoenix Open pay out?
The ten cheques on this page come to $419,722 between them, from $234,000 at the top down to $2,691.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1996 WM Phoenix Open?
$2,691, which Chris Smith collected for finishing T66.
How many players were paid at the 1996 WM Phoenix Open?
ten. We hold 21 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.