2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans prize money
Bubba Watson won the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans on 1 May 2011 and took $1,152,000. Below is every one of the 52 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,672 Martin Piller collected for finishing 71.
Bubba Watson 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 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
1 May 2011
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | USA | -15 | 273 | $1,152,000 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | USA | -15 | 273 | $691,200 |
| T3 | Jason Dufner | USA | -13 | 275 | $332,800 |
| T3 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -13 | 275 | $332,800 |
| T3 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -13 | 275 | $332,800 |
| T6 | George McNeill | USA | -12 | 276 | $222,400 |
| T6 | Matt Jones | AUS | -12 | 276 | $222,400 |
| T8 | Andres Romero | ARG | -10 | 278 | $172,800 |
| T8 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -10 | 278 | $172,800 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | ENG | -10 | 278 | $172,800 |
| T13 | Charles Howell III | USA | -9 | 279 | $123,733 |
| T13 | John Senden | AUS | -9 | 279 | $123,733 |
| T13 | Steve Stricker | USA | -9 | 279 | $123,733 |
| T16 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -8 | 280 | $105,600 |
| T16 | Josh Teater | USA | -8 | 280 | $105,600 |
| T18 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -7 | 281 | $92,800 |
| T18 | David Toms | USA | -7 | 281 | $92,800 |
| T20 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | 282 | $69,333 |
| T20 | Nick Watney | USA | -6 | 282 | $69,333 |
| T26 | Billy Horschel | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | Chris Stroud | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | John Merrick | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | John Rollins | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | Tag Ridings | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T26 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -5 | 283 | $39,269 |
| T40 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -4 | 284 | $24,320 |
| T40 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -4 | 284 | $24,320 |
| T40 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -4 | 284 | $24,320 |
| T40 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -4 | 284 | $24,320 |
| T40 | Troy Matteson | USA | -4 | 284 | $24,320 |
| T46 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -3 | 285 | $17,741 |
| T46 | David Hearn | CAN | -3 | 285 | $17,741 |
| T46 | Fabián Gómez | ARG | -3 | 285 | $17,741 |
| T46 | Michael Bradley | USA | -3 | 285 | $17,741 |
| T46 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -3 | 285 | $17,741 |
| T51 | Brian Gay | USA | -2 | 286 | $15,155 |
| T51 | Chris Couch | USA | -2 | 286 | $15,155 |
| T51 | Tim Herron | USA | -2 | 286 | $15,155 |
| T56 | Brian Davis | ENG | -1 | 287 | $14,464 |
| T56 | Colt Knost | USA | -1 | 287 | $14,464 |
| T56 | D.A. Points | USA | -1 | 287 | $14,464 |
| T59 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | 0 | 288 | $14,080 |
| T62 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 1 | 289 | $13,696 |
| T65 | Joseph Bramlett | USA | 2 | 290 | $13,376 |
| T65 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 2 | 290 | $13,376 |
| T67 | Jason Bohn | USA | 4 | 292 | $13,120 |
| T67 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 4 | 292 | $13,120 |
| 70 | Chez Reavie | USA | 11 | 299 | $12,800 |
| 71 | Martin Piller | USA | 16 | 304 | $12,672 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,387,199 between them, against $1,083,089 shared by the other 37 players paid.
The 52 cheques above come to $5,470,288 between them. We hold 100 players for the week in all, so 48 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 2010 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Jason Bohn. The 2012 ladder is the one after, won by Jason Dufner. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans 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 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
Bubba Watson, on 1 May 2011, in a playoff. The win paid $1,152,000.
How much did the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans pay out?
The 52 cheques on this page come to $5,470,288 between them, from $1,152,000 at the top down to $12,672.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
$12,672, which Martin Piller collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
52. We hold 100 players for that week in all, so 48 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.