Brad Faxon finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 8th PGA Tour win, and 46% of the $1,671,597 he earned that season.
How the 2005 Buick Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 Buick Championship 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 | Brad Faxon | USA | -14 | $756,000 | $774,000 +2% |
| 2 | Tjaart van der Walt | South Africa | -14 | $453,600 | $464,400 +2% |
| 3 | Justin Rose | England | -13 | $218,400 | $292,400 +34% |
| T4 | Ben Curtis | USA | -12 | $177,733 | |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -12 | $177,733 | |
| T4 | Michael Putnam | USA | -12 | $177,733 | |
| 7 | Kenny Perry | USA | -11 | $144,050 | |
| 8 | Corey Pavin | USA | -10 | $133,300 | |
| T9 | Darron Stiles | USA | -9 | $109,200 | $116,100 |
| T9 | Nick Watney | USA | -9 | $109,200 | $116,100 |
| T9 | Woody Austin | USA | -9 | $109,200 | $116,100 |
| T12 | Glen Day | USA | -8 | $87,075 | |
| T12 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -8 | $87,075 | |
| T12 | Tom Gillis | USA | -8 | $87,075 | |
| T12 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -8 | $87,075 | |
| T16 | Jeff Maggert | USA | -7 | $66,650 | |
| T16 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -7 | $66,650 | |
| T16 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -7 | $66,650 | |
| T16 | Steve Allan | Australia | -7 | $66,650 | |
| T20 | Bart Bryant | USA | -6 | $48,332 | |
| T20 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -6 | $48,332 | |
| T20 | Joey Sindelar | USA | -6 | $48,332 | |
| T20 | Pat Perez | USA | -6 | $48,332 | |
| T20 | Spencer Levin | USA | -6 | $48,332 | |
| T25 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -5 | $32,823 | |
| T25 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -5 | $32,823 | |
| T25 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | -5 | $32,823 | |
| T25 | Jeff Hart | USA | -5 | $32,823 | |
| T25 | John Rollins | USA | -5 | $32,823 | |
| T25 | Peter Lonard | Australia | -5 | $32,823 | |
| T31 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -4 | $25,499 | |
| T31 | J.J. Henry | USA | -4 | $25,499 | |
| T31 | Joe Durant | USA | -4 | $25,499 | |
| T31 | Spike McRoy | USA | -4 | $25,499 | |
| T31 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -4 | $25,499 | |
| T36 | Chris Smith | USA | -3 | $19,816 | |
| T36 | Dudley Hart | USA | -3 | $19,816 | |
| T36 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | $19,816 | |
| T36 | Paul Azinger | USA | -3 | $19,816 | |
| T36 | Paul Gow | Australia | -3 | $19,816 | |
| T36 | Tom Byrum | USA | -3 | $19,816 | |
| T42 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Doug Barron | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Hunter Haas | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Jason Bohn | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Marco Dawson | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T42 | Zach Johnson | USA | -2 | $13,502 | |
| T51 | Dean Wilson | USA | -1 | $10,349 | |
| T51 | Lee Westwood | England | -1 | $10,349 | |
| T51 | Michael Long | New Zealand | -1 | $10,349 | |
| T54 | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T54 | Brian Davis | England | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T54 | Hunter Mahan | USA | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T54 | J.L. Lewis | USA | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T54 | Kevin Na | USA | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T54 | Omar Uresti | USA | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T54 | Tim Herron | USA | E | $9,618 | $9,718 |
| T61 | Mario Tiziani | USA | +1 | $8,946 | $9,331 |
| T61 | Paul Claxton | USA | +1 | $8,946 | $9,331 |
| T63 | Brian Gay | USA | +2 | $9,116 | |
| T63 | Jeff Sluman | USA | +2 | $9,116 | |
| T63 | Matt Gogel | USA | +2 | $9,116 | |
| T66 | Franklin Langham | USA | +3 | $8,858 | |
| T66 | Len Mattiace | USA | +3 | $8,858 | |
| T66 | Neal Lancaster | USA | +3 | $8,858 | |
| T69 | John Huston | USA | +4 | $8,643 | |
| T69 | Robert Gamez | USA | +4 | $8,643 | |
| T71 | D.A. Points | USA | +5 | $8,232 | $8,471 |
| T71 | Joey Snyder III | USA | +5 | $8,232 | $8,471 |
| T73 | Jason Gore | USA | +7 | $8,299 | |
| T73 | Steven Bowditch | Australia | +7 | $8,299 | |
| 75 | Brian Watts | Canada | +8 | $8,022 | $8,170 +2% |
| T76 | Dennis Paulson | USA | +12 | $8,041 | |
| T76 | D.J. Brigman | USA | +12 | $8,041 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Magee | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Sowards | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Jones | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Anderson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Kealey | +22 | $0 | ||
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Briggs | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Walters | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Funk | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim St. Pierre | +17 | $0 | ||
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Iaciofano | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | John Cook | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Elliott | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Maginnes | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Bolli | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Davidson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Doyle | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Price | Wales | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Rashell | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | -70 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Dellostritto | +14 | $0 | ||
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Gleeton | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Hall | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | -68 | $0 |
Travelers Championship winner's share over time
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2005 Buick Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 Buick Championship get?
Brad Faxon won $774,000 from a $4,300,000 purse.
What was the 2005 Buick Championship purse?
$4,300,000.
How much did last place get at the 2005 Buick Championship?
The smallest check was $8,041, to D.J. Brigman (T76).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 Buick Championship?
77 players made the cut and finished, and 79 players missed it.