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2000 Open Championship payout Major

Tiger Woods won $759,150 from a $2,800,000 purse. 73 players were paid, and the smallest check was $10,628.

Old Course at St Andrews

$2.8MPurse
$759KWinner's share
$11KSmallest check
73Players paid
61%To the top 10
82Missed the cut

Tiger Woods finished -19 and took 27% of the purse. That $759,150 is worth about $1,464,703 in 2026 dollars.

How the 2000 Open Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 61% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1$759K6T11T11T20T26T31T36T41T41T41T55T60T64T72Smallest check $11K

2000 Open Championship prize money for every player

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

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Tiger Woods-19$546,805$759,150 +39%
T2Ernie Els-11$289,026$371,984
T2Thomas Bjørn-11$289,026$371,984
T4Tom Lehman-10$156,230$197,379
T4David Toms-10$156,230$197,379
6Fred Couples-9$109,361$151,830 +39%
T7Paul Azinger-8$78,115$100,587
T7Loren Roberts-8$78,115$100,587
T7Darren Clarke-8$78,115$100,587
T7Pierre Fulke-8$78,115$100,587
T11Stuart Appleby-7$56,346
T11Vijay Singh-7$56,346
T11Bob May-7$56,346
T11David Duval-7$56,346
T11Dennis Paulson-7$56,346
T11Mark McNulty-7$56,346
T11Phil Mickelson-7$56,346
T11Davis Love III-7$56,346
T11Bernhard Langer-7$56,346
T20Bob Estes-6$38,717
T20Steve Pate-6$38,717
T20Steve Flesch-6$38,717
T20Notah Begay III-6$38,717
T20Paul McGinley-6$38,717
T20Padraig Harrington-6$38,717
T26Dean Robertson-5$30,366
T26Miguel Angel Jiménez-5$30,366
T26Colin Montgomerie-5$30,366
T26Mark O'Meara-5$30,366
T26Mark Calcavecchia-5$30,366
T31Steve Jones-4$25,432
T31José María Olazábal-4$25,432
T31Jean Van de Velde-4$25,432
T31Jarmo Sandelin-4$25,432
35Eduardo Romero-3$23,534
T36Craig Parry-2$21,256
T36Robert Allenby-2$21,256
T36José Coceres-2$21,256
T36Jesper Parnevik-2$21,256
T36Sergio Garcia-2$21,256
T41Gary Orr-1$15,707
T41Tsuyoshi Yoneyama-1$15,707
T41Nick O'Hern-1$15,707
T41Stewart Cink-1$15,707
T41Lucas Parsons-1$15,707
T41Jarrod Moseley-1$15,707
T41Retief Goosen-1$15,707
T41Jim Furyk-1$15,707
T41Justin Leonard-1$15,707
T41Jeff Maggert-1$15,707
T41Nick Faldo-1$15,707
T52Rocco MediateE$12,754
T52Mike WeirE$12,754
T52Ian GarbuttE$12,754
T55Shigeki Maruyama+1$11,843
T55Andrew Coltart+1$11,843
T55Tom Watson+1$11,843
T55David Frost+1$11,843
T55Greg Owen+1$11,843
T60Steve Elkington+2$11,273
T60Christy O'Connor Jnr+2$11,273
T60Jeff Sluman+2$11,273
T60Kirk Triplett+2$11,273
T64Per-Ulrik Johansson+3$10,970
T64Desvonde Botes+3$10,970
T64Lee Westwood+3$10,970
T64Ian Poulter+3$10,970
T68Ian Woosnam+4$9,491$10,742
T68Gordon Brand Jr.+4$9,491$10,742
T70Tom Kite+6$9,374$10,628
T70Kazuhiko Hosokawa+6$9,374$10,628
T72Lionel Alexandre+7$9,374$10,628
T72Peter Senior+7$9,374$10,628
MCCorey Pavin+4$0
MCChris Perry+5$0
MCGary Player+12$0
MCNick Price+2$0
MCHal Sutton+1$0
MCSteen Tinning+3$0
MCSam Torrance+3$0
MCLee Trevino+13$0
MCJoe Ozaki+5$0
MCYoshinori Mizumaki+4$0
MCJack Nicklaus+6$0
MCJohn Daly+4$0
MCSandy Lyle+5$0
MCMark Brooks+3$0
MCSeve Ballesteros+3$0
MCJim Carter+1$0
MCBob Charles+3$0
MCFred Funk+1$0
MCJohn Huston+2$0
MCMark James+7$0
MCLee Janzen+3$0
MCTony Johnstone+10$0
MCScott Dunlap+2$0
MCChris DiMarco+4$0
MCTed Tryba+3$0
MCBob Tway+7$0
MCScott Verplank+1$0
MCSteve Stricker+3$0
MCTom Scherrer+7$0
MCManny Zerman+2$0
MCBrian Marchbank+4$0
MCColin Gillies+16$0
MCNic Henning+3$0
MCKatsuyoshi Tomori+1$0
MCMarc Farry+1$0
MCHirofumi Miyase+1$0
MCTim Herron+5$0
MCCarlos Franco+4$0
MCPaul Lawrie+9$0
MCRoger Chapman+4$0
MCAndy Oldcorn+3$0
MCShingo Katayama+4$0
MCRobert Karlsson+9$0
MCPhilip Rowe+4$0
MCMikko Ilonen+1$0
MCSimon Khan+4$0
MCJamie Harris+10$0
MCJean-François Remesy+2$0
MCAdam Scott+3$0
MCWei-Tze Yeh+3$0
MCSimon Dyson+2$0
MCDavid Sutherland+3$0
MCStuart Little+7$0
MCDavid Gossett+5$0
MCLuke Donald+4$0
MCPaul Dwyer+7$0
MCPhilip Golding+9$0
MCPaul Affleck+13$0
MCNobuhito Sato+1$0
MCMaarten Lafeber+1$0
MCFreddie Jacobson+11$0
MCBrian Davis+5$0
MCYasuharu Imano+1$0
MCJyoti Randhawa+3$0
MCMichael Campbell+1$0
MCAlex Cejka+4$0
MCPhillip Price+2$0
MCKyi Hla Han+8$0
MCPaul Eales+2$0
MCMichael Jonzon+15$0
MCJohn Bickerton+3$0
MCStephen Leaney+1$0
MCSteve Webster+3$0
MCAdilson da Silva+9$0
MCDarren Fichardt+13$0
MCPatrik Sjöland+4$0
MCGary Emerson+11$0
MCJosé Manuel Carriles+5$0
MCScott Watson+6$0
MCÁngel Cabrera+2$0
MCRaymond Russell+6$0
MCJamie Spence+1$0
WDDudley Hart-1Not known

The Open winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M3437464952555861646770737679818285878991939598$759K010407101316192326

2000 Open Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 2000 Open Championship get?

Tiger Woods won $759,150 from a $2,800,000 purse.

What was the 2000 Open Championship purse?

$2,800,000.

How much did last place get at the 2000 Open Championship?

The smallest check was $10,628, to Peter Senior (T72).

How many players made the cut at the 2000 Open Championship?

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

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