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1997 Buick Classic payout

Ernie Els won $270,000 from a $1,500,000 purse. 82 players were paid, and the smallest check was $2,640.

$1.5MPurse
$270KWinner's share
$3KSmallest check
82Players paid
59%To the top 10
71Missed the cut

Ernie Els finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. That $270,000 is worth about $558,855 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1997 Buick Classic purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$100K$200K$300K1$270KT611T12T21T21T27T33T38T43T51T54T54T63T69T7682Smallest check $3K

1997 Buick Classic prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Ernie Els-16$216,000$270,000 +25%
2Jeff Maggert-14$79,200$162,000 +105%
T3Jim Furyk-10$87,000
T3Robert Damron-10$87,000
5Jim Carter-9$60,000
T6Bob Estes-7$40,200$50,250
T6Clarence Rose-7$40,200$50,250
T6Stewart Cink-7$40,200$50,250
T9Pete Jordan-6$33,600$42,000
T9Brad Fabel-6$33,600$42,000
11Brad Faxon-5$25,440$37,500 +47%
T12David Frost-3$29,400
T12Billy Andrade-3$29,400
T12Mike Reid-3$29,400
T12Vijay Singh-3$29,400
T12Frank Nobilo-3$29,400
T17Stuart Appleby-2$21,750
T17Chris Perry-2$21,750
T17Nolan Henke-2$21,750
T17Lee Janzen-2$21,750
T21Jeff Hart-1$15,000
T21Rafael Alarcon-1$15,000
T21Tom Byrum-1$15,000
T21Peter Jacobsen-1$15,000
T21Jeff Sluman-1$15,000
T21Mike Sullivan-1$15,000
T27Mark CalcavecchiaE$10,425
T27Brandel ChambleeE$10,425
T27Bob GilderE$10,425
T27Skip KendallE$10,425
T27Robin FreemanE$10,425
T27David DuvalE$10,425
T33David Berganio Jr+1$8,100
T33Mark Brooks+1$8,100
T33Bob Wolcott+1$8,100
T33Lee Rinker+1$8,100
T33Craig Parry+1$8,100
T38Don Pooley+2$6,450
T38Scott Dunlap+2$6,450
T38Bob Tway+2$6,450
T38Fulton Allem+2$6,450
T38Charlie Rymer+2$6,450
T43Tiger Woods+3$3,506$4,568
T43Bradley Hughes+3$3,506$4,568
T43Allen Doyle+3$3,506$4,568
T43Steve Elkington+3$3,506$4,568
T43Jim Thorpe+3$3,506$4,568
T43John Dowdall+3$3,506$4,568
T43Willie Wood+3$3,506$4,568
T43Rocco Mediate+3$3,506$4,568
T51Bruce Fleisher+4$3,610
T51Brett Quigley+4$3,610
T51Neal Lancaster+4$3,610
T54Hugh Royer III+5$3,360
T54Dudley Hart+5$3,360
T54Doug Barron+5$3,360
T54Tim Herron+5$3,360
T54Gabriel Hjertstedt+5$3,360
T54Fred Funk+5$3,360
T54P.H. Horgan III+5$3,360
T54Ronnie Black+5$3,360
T54Jack O'Keefe+5$3,360
T63Greg Kraft+6$3,165
T63Joey Sindelar+6$3,165
T63Billy Ray Brown+6$3,165
T63Brent Geiberger+6$3,165
T67Frank Lickliter II+7$3,075
T67Chip Sullivan+7$3,075
T69Jay Delsing+8$2,388$3,000
T69Jerry Kelly+8$2,388$3,000
T69J.P. Hayes+8$2,388$3,000
T72Kevin Sutherland+9$2,895
T72Ken Green+9$2,895
T72Mark Wiebe+9$2,895
T72Howard Twitty+9$2,895
T76Tray Tyner+10$2,805
T76Sonny Skinner+10$2,805
78Paul Claxton+12$2,760
79Tim Simpson+13$2,172$2,730 +26%
T80Gene Sauers+14$2,685
T80Phil Tataurangi+14$2,685
82Ted Tryba+15$2,112$2,640 +25%
MCScott Verplank+7$0
MCBobby Wadkins+6$0
MCScott Gump+4$0
MCTony Mollica+7$0
MCJim McGovern+6$0
MCBruce Zabriski+13$0
MCLarry Silveira+8$0
MCLarry Rinker+7$0
MCTaylor Smith+11$0
MCMike Springer+9$0
MCMac O'Grady+8$0
MCJohn Mahaffey+4$0
MCDoug Martin+5$0
MCLen Mattiace+5$0
MCTom Purtzer+4$0
MCSteve Pate+4$0
MCCorey Pavin+4$0
MCDavid Peoples+15$0
MCTom Pernice Jr.+4$0
MCSteve Hart+4$0
MCRick Hartmann+8$0
MCMark Hayes+10$0
MCSteve Lowery+4$0
MCDan Forsman+5$0
MCKeith Fergus+4$0
MCEd Fiori+9$0
MCEd Dougherty+6$0
MCDanny Edwards+13$0
MCDavid Edwards+8$0
MCJoel Edwards+6$0
MCJohn Adams+10$0
MCChip Beck+16$0
MCBrian Claar+6$0
MCKeith Clearwater+10$0
MCBen Crenshaw+5$0
MCOlin Browne+7$0
MCGeorge Burns+4$0
MCCurt Byrum+6$0
MCCharles Bolling+10$0
MCBill Britton+11$0
MCTommy Armour III+6$0
MCEmlyn Aubrey+5$0
MCTom Sutter+9$0
MCMichael Christie+12$0
MCBrad Sutterfield+5$0
MCAnthony Rodriguez+10$0
MCJimmy Green+7$0
MCShane Bertsch+6$0
MCKevin Burton+4$0
MCTodd Demsey+11$0
MCBill Van Orman+16$0
MCJimmy Johnston+4$0
MCDicky Pride+6$0
MCJoe Durant+5$0
MCWoody Austin+12$0
MCCraig Bowden+6$0
MCHideki Kase+6$0
MCMike Gilmore+19$0
MCCraig Kanada+5$0
MCJohn Maginnes+7$0
MCLee Porter+7$0
MCEric Johnson+5$0
MCSpike McRoy+6$0
MCOmar Uresti+6$0
MCJohn Wilson+13$0
MCDavid Sutherland+7$0
MCShaun Micheel+6$0
MCPaul Tesori+21$0
MCJohn Sanges+10$0
MCBrian Hull+9$0
MCAdam Mednick+13$0
DQPaul Azinger-4Not known
DQGrant Waite+5Not known
WDPatrick Burke+5Not known

The Barclays winner's share over time

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1997 Buick Classic payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1997 Buick Classic get?

Ernie Els won $270,000 from a $1,500,000 purse.

What was the 1997 Buick Classic purse?

$1,500,000.

How much did last place get at the 1997 Buick Classic?

The smallest check was $2,640, to Ted Tryba (82).

How many players made the cut at the 1997 Buick Classic?

82 players made the cut and finished, and 71 players missed it.

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