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1997 Nissan Open payout

Nick Faldo won $252,000 from a $1,400,000 purse. 76 players were paid, and the smallest check was $2,632.

$1.4MPurse
$252KWinner's share
$3KSmallest check
76Players paid
72%To the top 10
67Missed the cut

Nick Faldo finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. That $252,000 is worth about $521,598 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1997 Nissan Open purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 72% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$100K$200K$300K1$252KT6T9T9T20T20T27T33T33T45T51T51T57T63T7176Smallest check $3K

1997 Nissan Open prize money for every player

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

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Nick Faldo-12$216,000$252,000 +17%
2Craig Stadler-9$79,200$151,200 +91%
3Scott Hoch-8$95,200
T4Fred Funk-7$61,600
T4Tom Purtzer-7$61,600
T6Robin Freeman-6$38,850$46,900
T6Omar Uresti-6$38,850$46,900
T6Scott McCarron-6$38,850$46,900
T9Peter Jacobsen-5$31,325
T9Mark O'Meara-5$31,325
T9David Ogrin-5$31,325
T9Joe Ozaki-5$31,325
T9Fred Couples-5$31,325
T9Payne Stewart-5$31,325
T9Ted Tryba-5$31,325
T9Paul Goydos-5$31,325
T17Steve Pate-4$17,400$21,000
T17Jeff Maggert-4$17,400$21,000
T17Frank Nobilo-4$17,400$21,000
T20Tiger Woods-3$14,600
T20Brent Geiberger-3$14,600
T20Larry Nelson-3$14,600
T20Ed Dougherty-3$14,600
T20Don Pooley-3$14,600
T20Bob Tway-3$14,600
T20Willie Wood-3$14,600
T27Larry Rinker-2$9,730
T27Brad Faxon-2$9,730
T27Billy Mayfair-2$9,730
T27Jeff Hart-2$9,730
T27Jay Haas-2$9,730
T27Stewart Cink-2$9,730
T33David Duval-1$6,938
T33Hideki Kase-1$6,938
T33Bob Estes-1$6,938
T33Lennie Clements-1$6,938
T33Russ Cochran-1$6,938
T33Clarence Rose-1$6,938
T33Scott Simpson-1$6,938
T33Taylor Smith-1$6,938
T33Tom Watson-1$6,938
T42Kenny PerryE$5,180
T42John MaginnesE$5,180
T42Frank Lickliter IIE$5,180
T45Todd Demsey+1$4,004
T45Dave Stockton, Jr.+1$4,004
T45Brett Quigley+1$4,004
T45Mike Springer+1$4,004
T45Rafael Alarcon+1$4,004
T45Donnie Hammond+1$4,004
T51Skip Kendall+2$3,295
T51Tim Simpson+2$3,295
T51Corey Pavin+2$3,295
T51Duffy Waldorf+2$3,295
T51Hugh Royer III+2$3,295
T51Justin Leonard+2$3,295
T57Phil Tataurangi+3$2,688$3,094
T57Kevin Burton+3$2,688$3,094
T57Scott Gump+3$2,688$3,094
T57Yoshinori Kaneko+3$2,688$3,094
T57Chen Tze-chung+3$2,688$3,094
T57Jay Delsing+3$2,688$3,094
T63Mark Brooks+4$2,954
T63Phil Blackmar+4$2,954
T63Kelly Gibson+4$2,954
T63Joe Cioe+4$2,954
T67Patrick Boyd+5$2,842
T67J.P. Hayes+5$2,842
T67Olin Browne+5$2,842
T67Jim Carter+5$2,842
T71Mike Standly+6$2,364$2,744
T71Michael Christie+6$2,364$2,744
T71Kelly Manos+6$2,364$2,744
T74Kirk Triplett+8$2,304$2,674
T74Jay Don Blake+8$2,304$2,674
76Sonny Skinner+10$2,632
MCJohn Dowdall+3$0
MCNeal Lancaster+6$0
MCBrad Sherfy+7$0
MCKazuhiro Takami+7$0
MCShaun Micheel+8$0
MCErnie Els+3$0
MCJohn Wilson+3$0
MCDavid Sutherland+5$0
MCKevin Sutherland+5$0
MCBrian Henninger+3$0
MCTony Mollica+14$0
MCJim McGovern+3$0
MCPatrick Burke+5$0
MCDavid Berganio Jr+5$0
MCTray Tyner+6$0
MCScott Verplank+3$0
MCMark Wiebe+4$0
MCBob Wolcott+9$0
MCNobumitsu Yuhara+4$0
MCMarco Dawson+4$0
MCScott Dunlap+3$0
MCChip Sullivan+14$0
MCHal Sutton+6$0
MCDoug Tewell+5$0
MCDavid Toms+5$0
MCJeff Sluman+7$0
MCTom Pernice Jr.+4$0
MCChris Perry+7$0
MCTed Schulz+5$0
MCNobuo Serizawa+5$0
MCLarry Silveira+8$0
MCLee Rinker+3$0
MCMike Reid+3$0
MCTommy Armour III+8$0
MCEmlyn Aubrey+10$0
MCDave Barr+5$0
MCChip Beck+5$0
MCRonnie Black+3$0
MCBilly Ray Brown+5$0
MCBen Crenshaw+14$0
MCDavid Edwards+6$0
MCTerry Ferraro+14$0
MCLee Janzen+3$0
MCP.H. Horgan III+4$0
MCJim Gallagher, Jr.+3$0
MCBlaine McCallister+6$0
MCLarry Mize+3$0
MCJohn Mahaffey+5$0
MCCraig Parry+7$0
MCBradley Hughes+4$0
MCJimmy Green+5$0
MCJim Furyk+7$0
MCLee Porter+4$0
MCShane Bertsch+13$0
MCJimmy Johnston+4$0
MCWoody Austin+11$0
MCJerry Kelly+5$0
MCEric Johnson+3$0
MCAllen Doyle+6$0
MCCraig Kanada+8$0
MCTodd Gleaton+9$0
MCRobert Damron+4$0
MCStuart Appleby+4$0
MCAdam Mednick+7$0
MCGabriel Hjertstedt+5$0
MCTerry Noe+11$0
MCSteve Lowery+5$0
WDDavis Love III+1Not known

The Northern Trust winner's share over time

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1997 Nissan Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1997 Nissan Open get?

Nick Faldo won $252,000 from a $1,400,000 purse.

What was the 1997 Nissan Open purse?

$1,400,000.

How much did last place get at the 1997 Nissan Open?

The smallest check was $2,632, to Sonny Skinner (76).

How many players made the cut at the 1997 Nissan Open?

76 players made the cut and finished, and 67 players missed it.

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