Fred Couples finished -21 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 15th PGA Tour win, and 45% of the $1,793,495 he earned that season.
How the 2003 Shell Houston Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 65% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2003 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 | Fred Couples | USA | -21 | $720,000 | $810,000 +12% |
| T2 | Hank Kuehne | USA | -17 | $432,000 | $336,000 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -17 | $432,000 | $336,000 |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -17 | $432,000 | $336,000 |
| 5 | Jay Haas | USA | -16 | $180,000 | |
| 6 | Jeff Maggert | USA | -15 | $129,500 | $162,000 +25% |
| T7 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -13 | $145,125 | |
| T7 | John Daly | USA | -13 | $145,125 | |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -12 | $117,000 | |
| T9 | Peter Jacobsen | USA | -12 | $117,000 | |
| T9 | Steve Flesch | USA | -12 | $117,000 | |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -12 | $117,000 | |
| T13 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -11 | $84,375 | |
| T13 | David Sutherland | USA | -11 | $84,375 | |
| T13 | John Riegger | USA | -11 | $84,375 | |
| T13 | Scott McCarron | USA | -11 | $84,375 | |
| T17 | Briny Baird | USA | -10 | $54,133 | $65,250 |
| T17 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -10 | $54,133 | $65,250 |
| T17 | Robert Gamez | USA | -10 | $54,133 | $65,250 |
| T17 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | -10 | $54,133 | $65,250 |
| T21 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T21 | Bob May | USA | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T21 | Chad Campbell | USA | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T21 | Darron Stiles | USA | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T21 | Garrett Willis | USA | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T21 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T21 | Paul Stankowski | USA | -9 | $43,521 | |
| T28 | Jim Carter | USA | -8 | $31,950 | |
| T28 | Olin Browne | USA | -8 | $31,950 | |
| T28 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | $31,950 | |
| T31 | Arron Oberholser | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Ben Curtis | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Kenneth Staton | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Thomas Levet | France | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T31 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | -7 | $24,800 | $24,975 |
| T39 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | $18,450 | |
| T39 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -6 | $18,450 | |
| T39 | Heath Slocum | USA | -6 | $18,450 | |
| T39 | Marco Dawson | USA | -6 | $18,450 | |
| T39 | Tom Byrum | USA | -6 | $18,450 | |
| T44 | Brian Bateman | USA | -5 | $13,986 | |
| T44 | Fred Funk | USA | -5 | $13,986 | |
| T44 | Ian Leggatt | Canada | -5 | $13,986 | |
| T44 | John Senden | Australia | -5 | $13,986 | |
| T44 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -5 | $13,986 | |
| T49 | David Berganio Jr | USA | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | David Peoples | USA | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | David Toms | USA | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | Deane Pappas | South Africa | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | Justin Leonard | USA | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | Paul Goydos | USA | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T49 | Robert Damron | USA | -4 | $10,750 | |
| T58 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -3 | $10,035 | |
| T58 | Tom Gillis | USA | -3 | $10,035 | |
| T60 | Andrew Magee | USA | -2 | $9,810 | |
| T60 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -2 | $9,810 | |
| T60 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -2 | $9,810 | |
| T63 | Brian Henninger | USA | -1 | $8,480 | $9,495 |
| T63 | Dan Forsman | USA | -1 | $8,480 | $9,495 |
| T63 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -1 | $8,480 | $9,495 |
| T63 | Woody Austin | USA | -1 | $8,480 | $9,495 |
| T67 | David Frost | South Africa | +2 | $9,225 | |
| T67 | Phil Blackmar | USA | +2 | $9,225 | |
| 69 | Carl Paulson | USA | +4 | $9,090 | |
| 70 | José Coceres | Argentina | +9 | $8,000 | $9,000 +12% |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Aaron Barber | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Akio Sadakata | Japan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Miller | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Painter | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Elder | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Lardon | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Schwarzrock | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Smith | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Watts | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Yancey | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Anderson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Kanada | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Stockton, Jr. | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lundstrom | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Donnie Hammond | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Fulton Allem | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | James McLean | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Buha | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Caron | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Don Blake | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Klein | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Kribel | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Gibson | +4 | $0 | ||
| MC | John Huston | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Maginnes | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morgan | England | +145 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morgan | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kaname Yokoo | Japan | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Green | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kenichi Kuboya | Japan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Gogel | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Pearson Amateur | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Grob | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Hulbert | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sposa | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Bates | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Gow | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Zokol | Canada | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Thompson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Hamilton | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | USA | +143 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Alker | New Zealand | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Barranger | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Vance Veazey | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Wilfredo Morales | Puerto Rico | +4 | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
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2003 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2003 Shell Houston Open get?
Fred Couples won $810,000 from a $4,500,000 purse.
What was the 2003 Shell Houston Open purse?
$4,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2003 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $9,000, to José Coceres (70).
How many players made the cut at the 2003 Shell Houston Open?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 94 players missed it.