2000 Zurich Classic of New Orleans prize money
Carlos Franco won the 2000 Zurich Classic of New Orleans on 7 May 2000 and took $612,000. Below is every one of the fourteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,460 K.J. Choi collected for finishing T74.
Carlos Franco 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 2000 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
7 May 2000
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -18 | 270 | $612,000 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | USA | -16 | 272 | $149,600 |
| T11 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -13 | 275 | $81,600 |
| T17 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -10 | 278 | $44,491 |
| T24 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -9 | 279 | $27,540 |
| T37 | David Toms | USA | -7 | 281 | $14,960 |
| T37 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -7 | 281 | $14,960 |
| T43 | Jay Haas | USA | -6 | 282 | $10,608 |
| T43 | Michael Bradley | USA | -6 | 282 | $10,608 |
| T50 | Ernie Els | RSA | -5 | 283 | $8,279 |
| T54 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -4 | 284 | $7,616 |
| T54 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -4 | 284 | $7,616 |
| T67 | John Rollins | USA | -2 | 286 | $6,902 |
| T74 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 0 | 288 | $6,460 |
The top of the ladder
The fourteen cheques paid came to $1,003,240
The fourteen cheques above come to $1,003,240 between them. We hold 25 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 Zurich Classic of New Orleans years
27 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 1999 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Carlos Franco. The 2001 ladder is the one after, won by David Toms. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans 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 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
Carlos Franco, on 7 May 2000, in a playoff. The win paid $612,000.
How much did the 2000 Zurich Classic of New Orleans pay out?
The fourteen cheques on this page come to $1,003,240 between them, from $612,000 at the top down to $6,460.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2000 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
$6,460, which K.J. Choi collected for finishing T74.
How many players were paid at the 2000 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
fourteen. We hold 25 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.