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1997 Buick Invitational payout

Mark O'Meara won $270,000 from a $1,500,000 purse. 78 players were paid, and the smallest check was $2,760.

$1.5MPurse
$270KWinner's share
$3KSmallest check
78Players paid
59%To the top 10
77Missed the cut

Mark O'Meara finished -13 and took 18% of the purse. That $270,000 is worth about $558,855 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1997 Buick Invitational 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$270KT2T11T16T18T25T29T34T38T45T51T54T59T65T7178Smallest check $3K

1997 Buick Invitational prize money for every player

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

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Mark O'Meara-13$216,000$270,000 +25%
T2David Ogrin-11$129,600$78,107
T2Mike Hulbert-11$129,600$78,107
T2Craig Stadler-11$129,600$78,107
T2Duffy Waldorf-11$129,600$78,107
T2Donnie Hammond-11$129,600$78,107
T2Lee Janzen-11$129,600$78,107
T2Jesper Parnevik-11$129,600$78,107
T9Skip Kendall-10$42,000
T9Steve Lowery-10$42,000
T11Bob Tway-9$31,800
T11Kelly Gibson-9$31,800
T11Billy Andrade-9$31,800
T11Jay Don Blake-9$31,800
T11Michael Bradley-9$31,800
T16Scott Simpson-8$24,750
T16Tim Herron-8$24,750
T18Jimmy Johnston-7$18,257
T18J.P. Hayes-7$18,257
T18David Duval-7$18,257
T18Taylor Smith-7$18,257
T18Sandy Lyle-7$18,257
T18Tom Byrum-7$18,257
T18Rick Fehr-7$18,257
T25Fred Funk-6$11,962
T25Curt Byrum-6$11,962
T25Omar Uresti-6$11,962
T25Brent Geiberger-6$11,962
T29Brett Quigley-5$9,750
T29Kevin Sutherland-5$9,750
T29John Cook-5$9,750
T29Jim Carter-5$9,750
T29Mark Wiebe-5$9,750
T34Tom Pernice Jr.-4$7,912
T34Chris Perry-4$7,912
T34Dan Forsman-4$7,912
T34Jay Haas-4$7,912
T38Tom Kite-3$6,150
T38Brandel Chamblee-3$6,150
T38Phil Mickelson-3$6,150
T38Steve Pate-3$6,150
T38Andrew Magee-3$6,150
T38Jim McGovern-3$6,150
T38Lee Rinker-3$6,150
T45Kirk Triplett-2$3,720$4,290
T45Howard Clark-2$3,720$4,290
T45Pete Jordan-2$3,720$4,290
T45Neal Lancaster-2$3,720$4,290
T45Dave Stockton, Jr.-2$3,720$4,290
T45Frank Lickliter II-2$3,720$4,290
T51Tim Simpson-1$3,610
T51Marco Dawson-1$3,610
T51Peter Jacobsen-1$3,610
T54P.H. Horgan IIIE$3,420
T54Rocco MediateE$3,420
T54Todd DemseyE$3,420
T54Chris StuttsE$3,420
T54John MaginnesE$3,420
T59Davis Love III+1$3,300
T59Scott Gump+1$3,300
T59Jeff Hart+1$3,300
T62Russ Cochran+2$3,210
T62Ronnie Black+2$3,210
T62John Wilson+2$3,210
T65Mike Brisky+3$3,090
T65John Adams+3$3,090
T65Lennie Clements+3$3,090
T65Joel Edwards+3$3,090
T65Brad Faxon+3$3,090
70Olin Browne+4$3,000
T71Brad Fabel+5$2,376$2,955
T71Paul Goydos+5$2,376$2,955
73Chip Sullivan+6$2,316$2,910 +26%
74Gary McCord+7$2,880
T75Doug Barron+8$2,280$2,835
T75Mike Fergin+8$2,280$2,835
77Ed Fiori+9$2,256$2,790 +24%
78Guy Boros+11$2,760
MCDavid Sutherland+1$0
MCShaun MicheelE$0
MCSteve Stricker+3$0
MCDudley Hart-1$0
MCDavid Berganio Jr-1$0
MCHugh Royer III+6$0
MCBrian HenningerE$0
MCJoe Durant+5$0
MCLee PorterE$0
MCGlen Day+3$0
MCJohn Morse+2$0
MCAllen DoyleE$0
MCHideki Kase+1$0
MCCraig Kanada+6$0
MCWoody Austin+3$0
MCJerry Kelly+3$0
MCJohn Mason+4$0
MCAdam Mednick+1$0
MCGabriel Hjertstedt-1$0
MCJohn Ray Leary+8$0
MCMike Samoles+11$0
MCRobert Damron+1$0
MCPhil Tataurangi-1$0
MCJim Letourneau+8$0
MCHarry Rudolph+5$0
MCKevin Burton+4$0
MCJustin Leonard-1$0
MCDicky Pride-1$0
MCShane Bertsch+7$0
MCJimmy GreenE$0
MCPatrick BoydE$0
MCMichael Christie-1$0
MCKelly ManosE$0
MCPat Fitzsimons+6$0
MCJim Gallagher, Jr.+4$0
MCBob EstesE$0
MCSteve Hart+4$0
MCMassy Kuramoto+8$0
MCWayne LeviE$0
MCBrad Bryant-1$0
MCGeorge Burns+7$0
MCBilly Ray BrownE$0
MCRafael Alarcon-1$0
MCPhil Blackmar+4$0
MCTommy Armour III-1$0
MCPaul Azinger-1$0
MCChip BeckE$0
MCBen Crenshaw+2$0
MCJohn DalyE$0
MCEd Dougherty+1$0
MCDavid Edwards+1$0
MCMark Calcavecchia+3$0
MCRobert Meyer+6$0
MCCorey Pavin+5$0
MCTom Purtzer-1$0
MCLarry Rinker-1$0
MCJohn Mahaffey+3$0
MCDoug Martin-1$0
MCLen MattiaceE$0
MCBilly Mayfair+3$0
MCBlaine McCallister+1$0
MCHal SuttonE$0
MCDavid TomsE$0
MCTed Tryba-1$0
MCMike Standly+3$0
MCJoey Sindelar-1$0
MCClarence RoseE$0
MCTony Mollica+4$0
MCScott Dunlap+4$0
MCPatrick BurkeE$0
MCSonny Skinner-1$0
MCJohn Dowdall+4$0
MCJack O'Keefe+9$0
MCGreg Kraft+4$0
MCGreg Twiggs+1$0
MCTray Tyner+3$0
MCScott Verplank+2$0
WDKenny Perry+2Not known

Farmers Insurance Open winner's share over time

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1997 Buick Invitational payout FAQ

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

Mark O'Meara won $270,000 from a $1,500,000 purse.

What was the 1997 Buick Invitational purse?

$1,500,000.

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

The smallest check was $2,760, to Guy Boros (78).

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

78 players made the cut and finished, and 77 players missed it.

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