Phil Mickelson finished -55 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 18th PGA Tour win, and 14% of the $4,395,963 he earned that season.
How the 2001 Buick Invitational purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 63% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2001 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 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -55 | $540,000 | $630,000 +17% |
| T2 | Davis Love III | USA | -48 | $264,000 | $308,000 |
| T2 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -55 | $264,000 | $308,000 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | USA | -17 | $144,000 | $168,000 +17% |
| T5 | Brent Geiberger | USA | -16 | $109,500 | $133,000 |
| T5 | Mike Weir | Canada | -16 | $109,500 | $133,000 |
| T7 | Greg Kraft | USA | -15 | $109,083 | |
| T7 | Jay Don Blake | USA | -15 | $109,083 | |
| T7 | Jay Williamson | USA | -15 | $109,083 | |
| T10 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -14 | $72,000 | $87,500 |
| T10 | Chris Smith | USA | -14 | $72,000 | $87,500 |
| T10 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -14 | $72,000 | $87,500 |
| T13 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T13 | Jean Van de Velde | France | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T13 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T13 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T13 | Mike Sposa | USA | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T13 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T13 | Tom Lehman | USA | -13 | $60,000 | |
| T20 | Bob Tway | USA | -12 | $39,340 | |
| T20 | Brent Schwarzrock | USA | -12 | $39,340 | |
| T20 | Chris Riley | USA | -12 | $39,340 | |
| T20 | Dennis Paulson | USA | -12 | $39,340 | |
| T20 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -12 | $39,340 | |
| T25 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | -11 | $29,400 | |
| T25 | Frank Nobilo | New Zealand | -11 | $29,400 | |
| T27 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | Bob May | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | Chris Tidland | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | Corey Pavin | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | David Morland IV | Canada | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | Fred Funk | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | J.J. Henry | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | Ronnie Black | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T27 | Steve Jones | USA | -10 | $22,808 | |
| T36 | Jason Gore | USA | -9 | $16,485 | |
| T36 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -9 | $16,485 | |
| T36 | Joe Durant | USA | -9 | $16,485 | |
| T36 | Robin Freeman | USA | -9 | $16,485 | |
| T36 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | -9 | $16,485 | |
| T41 | Bob Estes | USA | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T41 | Chris Perry | USA | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T41 | Hal Sutton | USA | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T41 | Joe Ozaki | Japan | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T41 | Lee Porter | USA | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T41 | Michael Muehr | USA | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T41 | Rich Beem | USA | -8 | $10,500 | $12,250 |
| T48 | Blaine McCallister | USA | -7 | $7,740 | $8,797 |
| T48 | Doug Barron | USA | -7 | $7,740 | $8,797 |
| T48 | Fred Couples | USA | -7 | $7,740 | $8,797 |
| T48 | John Daly | USA | -7 | $7,740 | $8,797 |
| T48 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -7 | $7,740 | $8,797 |
| T48 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | -7 | $7,740 | $8,797 |
| T54 | Bob Burns | USA | -6 | $8,015 | |
| T54 | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | -6 | $8,015 | |
| T54 | Hunter Haas | USA | -6 | $8,015 | |
| T54 | Steve Lowery | USA | -6 | $8,015 | |
| T58 | Brad Faxon | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Craig Kanada | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | David Berganio Jr | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Edward Fryatt | England | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Paul Goydos | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Skip Kendall | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Spike McRoy | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Ted Tryba | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T58 | Tripp Isenhour | USA | -5 | $6,600 | $7,490 |
| T69 | Jeff Gallagher | USA | -4 | $7,000 | |
| T69 | Mark O'Meara | USA | -4 | $7,000 | |
| T69 | Paul Stankowski | USA | -4 | $7,000 | |
| T72 | Craig Barlow | USA | -3 | $6,790 | |
| T72 | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | -3 | $6,790 | |
| T72 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -3 | $6,790 | |
| T75 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -2 | $6,580 | |
| T75 | Kirk Triplett | USA | -2 | $6,580 | |
| T75 | Tommy Tolles | USA | -2 | $6,580 | |
| T78 | Jeremy Anderson | USA | -1 | $6,370 | |
| T78 | Kent Jones | USA | -1 | $6,370 | |
| T78 | Rocky Walcher | USA | -1 | $6,370 | |
| 81 | Robert Damron | USA | E | $6,230 | |
| T82 | Fuzzy Zoeller | USA | +2 | $6,125 | |
| T82 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +2 | $6,125 | |
| 84 | Sean Murphy | USA | +3 | $6,020 | |
| 85 | David Stephens | +9 | $5,950 | ||
| MC | Andrew McLardy | Zimbabwe | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crenshaw | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Ferguson | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Ray Brown | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Elder | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandel Chamblee | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Henninger | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Wilson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Charley Hoffman | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stadler | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dane Staton | -1 | $0 | ||
| MC | Danny Ellis | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Dunakey | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Emanuele Canonica | Italy | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Wadsworth | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Fulton Allem | South Africa | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gabriel Hjertstedt | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Waite | New Zealand | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Leggatt | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Haas | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Hart | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Julian | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeffrey Cranford | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Edwards | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | John Lieber | +11 | $0 | ||
| MC | John Riegger | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kaname Yokoo | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Clearwater | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Grunewald Amateur | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Johnson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Magnus Carlsson | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Fergin | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Gow | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Holtby | +1 | $0 | ||
| MC | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Richie Coughlan | Ireland | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Mahlberg | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Simpson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Stan Watkins | +8 | $0 | ||
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Toshi Izawa | Japan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +7 | $0 |
Farmers Insurance Open winner's share over time
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2001 Buick Invitational payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2001 Buick Invitational get?
Phil Mickelson won $630,000 from a $3,500,000 purse.
What was the 2001 Buick Invitational purse?
$3,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2001 Buick Invitational?
The smallest check was $5,950, to David Stephens (85).
How many players made the cut at the 2001 Buick Invitational?
85 players made the cut and finished, and 71 players missed it.