Hal Sutton finished -10 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 14th PGA Tour win, and 35% of the $1,723,946 he earned that season.
How the 2001 Shell Houston Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2001 Shell Houston Open 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 | Hal Sutton | USA | -10 | $504,000 | $612,000 +21% |
| T2 | Joe Durant | USA | -7 | $302,400 | $299,200 |
| T2 | Lee Janzen | USA | -7 | $302,400 | $299,200 |
| T4 | John Cook | USA | -6 | $149,600 | |
| T4 | Justin Leonard | USA | -6 | $149,600 | |
| T6 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -5 | $113,900 | |
| T6 | Len Mattiace | USA | -5 | $113,900 | |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -5 | $113,900 | |
| T9 | Ben Ferguson | Australia | -4 | $88,400 | |
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -4 | $88,400 | |
| T9 | David Toms | USA | -4 | $88,400 | |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -4 | $88,400 | |
| T13 | Brian Gay | USA | -3 | $65,733 | |
| T13 | Joel Edwards | USA | -3 | $65,733 | |
| T13 | Stewart Cink | USA | -3 | $65,733 | |
| T16 | Chris Riley | USA | -2 | $49,300 | |
| T16 | David Frost | South Africa | -2 | $49,300 | |
| T16 | Marco Dawson | USA | -2 | $49,300 | |
| T16 | Paul Gow | Australia | -2 | $49,300 | |
| T16 | Phil Blackmar | USA | -2 | $49,300 | |
| T16 | Scott Hoch | USA | -2 | $49,300 | |
| T22 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -1 | $34,000 | |
| T22 | Fred Couples | USA | -1 | $34,000 | |
| T22 | Nick Faldo | England | -1 | $34,000 | |
| T22 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -1 | $34,000 | |
| T26 | Brandt Jobe | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | Brian Henninger | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | Chris Smith | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | David Duval | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | Jeremy Anderson | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | Jim Carter | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | John Daly | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T26 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | E | $23,139 | |
| T35 | Briny Baird | USA | +1 | $16,405 | |
| T35 | Carl Paulson | USA | +1 | $16,405 | |
| T35 | David Morland IV | Canada | +1 | $16,405 | |
| T35 | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +1 | $16,405 | |
| T35 | Mike Sposa | USA | +1 | $16,405 | |
| T35 | Scott Simpson | USA | +1 | $16,405 | |
| T41 | Brad Elder | USA | +2 | $12,580 | |
| T41 | Bradley Hughes | Australia | +2 | $12,580 | |
| T41 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +2 | $12,580 | |
| T41 | Robert Gamez | USA | +2 | $12,580 | |
| T41 | Tim Thelen | USA | +2 | $12,580 | |
| T46 | Brian Wilson | USA | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | Fred Funk | USA | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | Jerry Smith | USA | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | J.J. Henry | USA | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | Kaname Yokoo | Japan | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | Stephen Ames | Canada | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T46 | Tom Byrum | USA | +3 | $8,959 | |
| T54 | Andrew Magee | USA | +4 | $7,718 | |
| T54 | Craig Kanada | USA | +4 | $7,718 | |
| T54 | Garrett Willis | USA | +4 | $7,718 | |
| T54 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +4 | $7,718 | |
| T54 | Jimmy Green | USA | +4 | $7,718 | |
| T54 | Shaun Micheel | USA | +4 | $7,718 | |
| T60 | Doug Barron | USA | +5 | $6,048 | $7,446 |
| T60 | Matt Gogel | USA | +5 | $6,048 | $7,446 |
| T62 | Adam Scott | Australia | +6 | $7,208 | |
| T62 | Greg Kraft | USA | +6 | $7,208 | |
| T62 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +6 | $7,208 | |
| T62 | Lee Porter | USA | +6 | $7,208 | |
| T62 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +6 | $7,208 | |
| T67 | Paul Stankowski | USA | +7 | $5,656 | $6,936 |
| T67 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +7 | $5,656 | $6,936 |
| T70 | Cliff Kresge | USA | +8 | $6,766 | |
| T70 | Steve Pate | USA | +8 | $6,766 | |
| 72 | J.P. Hayes | USA | +9 | $5,432 | $6,664 +23% |
| 73 | Jeff Gallagher | USA | +11 | $6,596 | |
| MC | Andrew McLardy | Zimbabwe | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Ray Brown | USA | +26 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob May | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandel Chamblee | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Schwarzrock | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bret Nutt | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chip Craig | +8 | $0 | ||
| MC | Chris Tidland | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Spence | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stadler | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Strange | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Ellis | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Stockton, Jr. | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Dunakey | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Fiori | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Fryatt | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Emanuele Canonica | Italy | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gabriel Hjertstedt | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Nicklaus | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Haas | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Leggatt | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Haas | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Burns | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Hart | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Julian | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Sindelar | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | John Riegger | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Clearwater | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Grunewald Amateur | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Perry | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Johnson | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Wentworth | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Gortana | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wiebe | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Muehr | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Kullberg | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Pete Jordan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Fehr | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MDF | Robert Thompson | USA | +295 | $6,936 | |
| MC | Robin Freeman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocky Walcher | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean Murphy | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jurgensen | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Tryba | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Tolles | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tripp Isenhour | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +2 | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
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2001 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2001 Shell Houston Open get?
Hal Sutton won $612,000 from a $3,400,000 purse.
What was the 2001 Shell Houston Open purse?
$3,400,000.
How much did last place get at the 2001 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $6,596, to Jeff Gallagher (73).
How many players made the cut at the 2001 Shell Houston Open?
72 players made the cut and finished, and 83 players missed it.