Tiger Woods finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 41st PGA Tour win, and 8% of the $10,628,024 he earned that season.
How the 2005 Buick Invitational purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 Buick Invitational 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 | Tiger Woods | USA | -16 | $864,000 | $864,000 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | USA | -13 | $422,400 | $358,400 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | England | -13 | $422,400 | $358,400 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | USA | -13 | $422,400 | $358,400 |
| 5 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | -11 | $192,000 | |
| T6 | Arron Oberholser | USA | -10 | $150,240 | |
| T6 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -10 | $150,240 | |
| T6 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -10 | $150,240 | |
| T6 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | $150,240 | |
| T6 | Scott McCarron | USA | -10 | $150,240 | |
| T11 | Jason Bohn | USA | -9 | $110,400 | |
| T11 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -9 | $110,400 | |
| T11 | Tom Gillis | USA | -9 | $110,400 | |
| T14 | Brett Quigley | USA | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T14 | Dudley Hart | USA | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T14 | Peter Lonard | Australia | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T14 | Robert Damron | USA | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T18 | Bill Haas | USA | -7 | $69,600 | |
| T18 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -7 | $69,600 | |
| T20 | Bob Estes | USA | -6 | $55,920 | |
| T20 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -6 | $55,920 | |
| T20 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -6 | $55,920 | |
| T20 | Scott Hend | Australia | -6 | $55,920 | |
| T24 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -5 | $38,880 | |
| T24 | James Driscoll | USA | -5 | $38,880 | |
| T24 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -5 | $38,880 | |
| T24 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | -5 | $38,880 | |
| T24 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -5 | $38,880 | |
| T24 | Zach Johnson | USA | -5 | $38,880 | |
| T30 | Brian Davis | England | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T30 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T30 | Charles Warren | USA | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T30 | Craig Barlow | USA | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T30 | Joe Durant | USA | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T30 | John Rollins | USA | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T30 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -4 | $28,526 | $28,526 |
| T37 | Chris Smith | USA | -3 | $22,560 | $21,600 |
| T37 | Fred Couples | USA | -3 | $22,560 | $21,600 |
| T37 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | $22,560 | $21,600 |
| T37 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -3 | $22,560 | $21,600 |
| T37 | Woody Austin | USA | -3 | $22,560 | $21,600 |
| T42 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -2 | $17,760 | |
| T42 | J.J. Henry | USA | -2 | $17,760 | |
| T42 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -2 | $17,760 | |
| T45 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Bob Tway | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Danny Briggs | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Darron Stiles | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Franklin Langham | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Jay Haas | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Kevin Na | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Mario Tiziani | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Mark Wilson | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Roland Thatcher | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T45 | Ted Purdy | USA | -1 | $13,212 | $12,655 |
| T56 | Alex Cejka | Germany | E | $10,656 | |
| T56 | Charley Hoffman | USA | E | $10,656 | |
| T56 | Corey Pavin | USA | E | $10,656 | |
| T56 | Dennis Paulson | USA | E | $10,656 | |
| T56 | D.J. Brigman | USA | E | $10,656 | |
| T56 | Phil Mickelson | USA | E | $10,656 | |
| T56 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | E | $10,656 | |
| 63 | J.L. Lewis | USA | +1 | $10,272 | |
| T64 | Len Mattiace | USA | +2 | $10,128 | |
| T64 | Phillip Price | Wales | +2 | $10,128 | |
| T66 | Brendan Jones | Australia | +3 | $9,744 | $9,936 |
| T66 | Skip Kendall | USA | +3 | $9,744 | $9,936 |
| T68 | J.P. Hayes | USA | +4 | $9,744 | |
| T68 | Michael Allen | USA | +4 | $9,744 | |
| T70 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +5 | $9,552 | |
| T70 | Paul Gow | Australia | +5 | $9,552 | |
| T72 | Carl Paulson | USA | +6 | $9,216 | $9,264 |
| T72 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +6 | $9,216 | $9,264 |
| T72 | John Daly | USA | +6 | $9,216 | $9,264 |
| T72 | Michael Long | New Zealand | +6 | $9,216 | $9,264 |
| T76 | Bill Glasson | USA | +7 | $8,976 | |
| T76 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +7 | $8,976 | |
| T78 | Harrison Frazar | USA | +8 | $8,784 | |
| T78 | Scott Simpson | USA | +8 | $8,784 | |
| 80 | Will MacKenzie | USA | +9 | $8,592 | $8,640 +1% |
| 81 | Joey Sindelar | USA | +10 | $8,544 | |
| MC | Andre Stolz | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Boyd Summerhays | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Anderson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Perry | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Starkjohann | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | -81 | $0 | |
| MC | Dick Mast | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Walters | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gregory Casagranda | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Haas | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Poulter | England | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Hart | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Snyder III | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Elliott | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Bolli | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Davidson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Beard | +14 | $0 | ||
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Omar Uresti | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Claxton | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Holtby | +4 | $0 | ||
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Fehr | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Rashell | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Alker | New Zealand | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Hakes | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Levet | France | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -1 | $0 |
Farmers Insurance Open winner's share over time
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2005 Buick Invitational payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 Buick Invitational get?
Tiger Woods won $864,000 from a $4,800,000 purse.
What was the 2005 Buick Invitational purse?
$4,800,000.
How much did last place get at the 2005 Buick Invitational?
The smallest check was $8,544, to Joey Sindelar (81).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 Buick Invitational?
81 players made the cut and finished, and 75 players missed it.