Jonathan Kaye finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 37% of the $2,463,587 he earned that season.
How the 2003 Buick Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2003 Buick Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -18 | $630,000 | $900,000 +43% |
| 2 | John Rollins | USA | -18 | $261,333 | $540,000 +107% |
| 3 | Joey Sindelar | USA | -11 | $340,000 | |
| T4 | Fred Funk | USA | -10 | $196,875 | |
| T4 | Jay Haas | USA | -10 | $196,875 | |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -10 | $196,875 | |
| T4 | Skip Kendall | USA | -10 | $196,875 | |
| T8 | Brad Faxon | USA | -9 | $145,000 | |
| T8 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -9 | $145,000 | |
| T8 | Tom Lehman | USA | -9 | $145,000 | |
| T11 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -8 | $120,000 | |
| T11 | Scott Verplank | USA | -8 | $120,000 | |
| T13 | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | -7 | $91,000 | |
| T13 | Fred Couples | USA | -7 | $91,000 | |
| T13 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -7 | $91,000 | |
| T13 | Tiger Woods | USA | -7 | $91,000 | |
| T13 | Woody Austin | USA | -7 | $91,000 | |
| T18 | David Toms | USA | -6 | $42,600 | $67,500 |
| T18 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -6 | $42,600 | $67,500 |
| T18 | Tom Gillis | USA | -6 | $42,600 | $67,500 |
| T18 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -6 | $42,600 | $67,500 |
| T22 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -5 | $45,071 | |
| T22 | David Peoples | USA | -5 | $45,071 | |
| T22 | Jim Furyk | USA | -5 | $45,071 | |
| T22 | Loren Roberts | USA | -5 | $45,071 | |
| T22 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | -5 | $45,071 | |
| T22 | Peter Lonard | Australia | -5 | $45,071 | |
| 29 | Dudley Hart | USA | -4 | $35,500 | |
| T30 | Briny Baird | USA | -3 | $31,750 | |
| T30 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -3 | $31,750 | |
| T30 | Kent Jones | USA | -3 | $31,750 | |
| T30 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -3 | $31,750 | |
| T34 | Cliff Kresge | USA | -2 | $27,625 | |
| T34 | Steve Flesch | USA | -2 | $27,625 | |
| T36 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T36 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T36 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T36 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T36 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T36 | Luke Donald | England | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T36 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -1 | $22,536 | |
| T43 | Andrew Magee | USA | E | $16,033 | |
| T43 | Donnie Hammond | USA | E | $16,033 | |
| T43 | John Senden | Australia | E | $16,033 | |
| T43 | Matt Kuchar | USA | E | $16,033 | |
| T43 | Paul Gow | Australia | E | $16,033 | |
| T43 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | E | $16,033 | |
| T49 | Cameron Beckman | USA | +1 | $12,340 | |
| T49 | Deane Pappas | South Africa | +1 | $12,340 | |
| T49 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +1 | $12,340 | |
| T49 | Kenichi Kuboya | Japan | +1 | $12,340 | |
| T49 | Matt Gogel | USA | +1 | $12,340 | |
| T54 | Billy Andrade | USA | +2 | $11,450 | |
| T54 | John Riegger | USA | +2 | $11,450 | |
| T54 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +2 | $11,450 | |
| T54 | Robert Damron | USA | +2 | $11,450 | |
| T58 | Chris Anderson | USA | +3 | $11,050 | |
| T58 | Heath Slocum | USA | +3 | $11,050 | |
| T58 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +3 | $11,050 | |
| T58 | Steve Elkington | Australia | +3 | $11,050 | |
| T62 | Brandel Chamblee | USA | +4 | $10,650 | |
| T62 | Darron Stiles | USA | +4 | $10,650 | |
| T62 | Lee Janzen | USA | +4 | $10,650 | |
| T62 | Richard Zokol | Canada | +4 | $10,650 | |
| T66 | Ben Curtis | USA | +5 | $10,300 | |
| T66 | Mike Grob | USA | +5 | $10,300 | |
| T66 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +5 | $10,300 | |
| T69 | Brett Quigley | USA | +6 | $10,050 | |
| T69 | J.J. Henry | USA | +6 | $10,050 | |
| T71 | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +8 | $6,895 | $9,850 |
| T71 | Joe Durant | USA | +8 | $6,895 | $9,850 |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Aaron Barber | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Akio Sadakata | Japan | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Miller | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Painter | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Hoffhine | +13 | $0 | ||
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Elder | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Lardon | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Yancey | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Bolling | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Ellis | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Stockton, Jr. | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Berganio Jr | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Gossett | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Sutherland | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Fulton Allem | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Norman | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Buha | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Caron | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Don Blake | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Klein | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Kribel | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | John Maginnes | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MDF | John Morgan | England | +279 | $45,071 | |
| MC | Ken Green | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kenneth Staton | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Clark II | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Muehr | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Reilly | +16 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mike Sposa | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Springer | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Bates | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Massey | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richie Coughlan | Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Fauchier | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Laycock | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Alker | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Levet | France | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Barranger | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Carter | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ty Tryon | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Vance Veazey | USA | +2 | $0 |
The Barclays winner's share over time
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2003 Buick Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2003 Buick Classic get?
Jonathan Kaye won $900,000 from a $5,000,000 purse.
What was the 2003 Buick Classic purse?
$5,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2003 Buick Classic?
The smallest check was $9,850, to Joe Durant (T71).
How many players made the cut at the 2003 Buick Classic?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 92 players missed it.