Tiger Woods finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. That $900,000 is worth about $1,736,459 in 2026 dollars.
How the 2000 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 69% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2000 PGA Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | -18 | $630,000 | $900,000 +43% |
| 2 | Bob May | -18 | $378,000 | $540,000 +43% |
| 3 | Thomas Bjørn | -13 | $203,000 | $340,000 +67% |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | -12 | $198,667 | |
| T4 | Greg Chalmers | -12 | $198,667 | |
| T4 | José María Olazábal | -12 | $198,667 | |
| 7 | Franklin Langham | -11 | $157,000 | |
| 8 | Notah Begay III | -10 | $96,500 | $145,000 +50% |
| T9 | Darren Clarke | -9 | $112,500 | |
| T9 | Scott Dunlap | -9 | $112,500 | |
| T9 | Tom Watson | -9 | $112,500 | |
| T9 | Fred Funk | -9 | $112,500 | |
| T9 | Davis Love III | -9 | $112,500 | |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | -9 | $112,500 | |
| T15 | Chris DiMarco | -8 | $77,500 | |
| T15 | Michael Clark II | -8 | $77,500 | |
| T15 | Stewart Cink | -8 | $77,500 | |
| T15 | Lee Westwood | -8 | $77,500 | |
| T19 | Ángel Cabrera | -7 | $56,200 | |
| T19 | Robert Allenby | -7 | $56,200 | |
| T19 | J.P. Hayes | -7 | $56,200 | |
| T19 | Lee Janzen | -7 | $56,200 | |
| T19 | Tom Kite | -7 | $56,200 | |
| T24 | Steve Jones | -6 | $41,000 | |
| T24 | Paul Azinger | -6 | $41,000 | |
| T24 | Jarmo Sandelin | -6 | $41,000 | |
| T27 | Skip Kendall | -5 | $34,167 | |
| T27 | Brad Faxon | -5 | $34,167 | |
| T27 | Tom Pernice Jr. | -5 | $34,167 | |
| T30 | Mike Weir | -4 | $28,875 | |
| T30 | Stephen Ames | -4 | $28,875 | |
| T30 | Jean Van de Velde | -4 | $28,875 | |
| T30 | Kenny Perry | -4 | $28,875 | |
| T34 | Ernie Els | -3 | $15,429 | $24,000 |
| T34 | Chris Perry | -3 | $15,429 | $24,000 |
| T34 | Blaine McCallister | -3 | $15,429 | $24,000 |
| T34 | Mark Calcavecchia | -3 | $15,429 | $24,000 |
| T34 | Sergio Garcia | -3 | $15,429 | $24,000 |
| T39 | Toshi Izawa | -2 | $20,500 | |
| T39 | Colin Montgomerie | -2 | $20,500 | |
| T41 | Paul Stankowski | -1 | $11,250 | $17,000 |
| T41 | Justin Leonard | -1 | $11,250 | $17,000 |
| T41 | David Toms | -1 | $11,250 | $17,000 |
| T41 | Steve Pate | -1 | $11,250 | $17,000 |
| T41 | Jeff Sluman | -1 | $11,250 | $17,000 |
| T46 | Mark O'Meara | E | $12,650 | |
| T46 | Bernhard Langer | E | $12,650 | |
| T46 | Duffy Waldorf | E | $12,650 | |
| T46 | Brian Henninger | E | $12,650 | |
| T46 | Shigeki Maruyama | E | $12,650 | |
| T51 | Jesper Parnevik | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T51 | Jonathan Kaye | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T51 | Andrew Coltart | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T51 | Glen Day | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T51 | Brian Watts | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T51 | Nick Faldo | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T51 | Steve Lowery | +1 | $10,964 | |
| T58 | Loren Roberts | +2 | $10,250 | |
| T58 | Dennis Paulson | +2 | $10,250 | |
| T58 | Curtis Strange | +2 | $10,250 | |
| T58 | Carlos Franco | +2 | $10,250 | |
| T58 | Padraig Harrington | +2 | $10,250 | |
| T58 | Joe Ogilvie | +2 | $10,250 | |
| T64 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | +3 | $9,700 | |
| T64 | Craig Stadler | +3 | $9,700 | |
| T64 | Bill Glasson | +3 | $9,700 | |
| T64 | Wayne Grady | +3 | $9,700 | |
| T64 | Jay Haas | +3 | $9,700 | |
| T69 | Kirk Triplett | +4 | $9,425 | |
| T69 | Greg Kraft | +4 | $9,425 | |
| 71 | John Huston | +5 | $9,350 | |
| T72 | Jim Furyk | +6 | $9,275 | |
| T72 | Paul Lawrie | +6 | $9,275 | |
| T74 | Robert Damron | +9 | $9,150 | |
| T74 | Scott Hoch | +9 | $9,150 | |
| T74 | Billy Mayfair | +9 | $9,150 | |
| 77 | Rory Sabbatini | +11 | $9,050 | |
| 78 | Masashi Ozaki | +12 | $9,000 | |
| 79 | Hidemichi Tanaka | +13 | $8,950 | |
| 80 | Frank Dobbs | +25 | $8,900 | |
| MC | Jeff Freeman | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Stelten | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gill | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Turner | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Smith | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Dunlavey | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Shawn Kelly | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Burton | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Kelley | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Sherfy | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Tryba | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Wilkin | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Woodward | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Woosnam | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Terasa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Thelen | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Torrance | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Price | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Parry | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ozaki | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Morton | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Nicklaus | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Norman | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter O'Malley | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Magee | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Romero | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Sabo | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Russ Cochran | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | James Blair III | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Don Blake | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Boyd | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Brady | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Karl Kimball | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Price | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Orr | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Elliott | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brown | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gaffney | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Gaus | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul McGinley | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Fryatt | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Shingo Katayama | +11 | $0 | |
| WD | Tom Lehman | +10 | Not known | |
| WD | Ben Crenshaw | +11 | Not known | |
| WD | Jim Carter | +13 | Not known | |
| WD | Rocco Mediate | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Dudley Hart | +7 | Not known | |
| WD | Tom Scherrer | +5 | Not known |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2000 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2000 PGA Championship get?
Tiger Woods won $900,000 from a $5,000,000 purse.
What was the 2000 PGA Championship purse?
$5,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2000 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $8,900, to Frank Dobbs (80).
How many players made the cut at the 2000 PGA Championship?
80 players made the cut and finished, and 64 players missed it.