J.B. Holmes finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 4th PGA Tour win, and 29% of the $4,037,430 he earned that season.
How the 2015 Shell Houston Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2015 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 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -16 | $1,152,000 | $1,188,000 +3% |
| T2 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -16 | $691,200 | $580,800 |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -16 | $691,200 | $580,800 |
| 4 | Russell Henley | USA | -14 | $307,200 | $316,800 +3% |
| T5 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | -13 | $256,000 | $231,825 |
| T5 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -13 | $256,000 | $231,825 |
| T5 | Charles Howell III | USA | -13 | $256,000 | $231,825 |
| T5 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -13 | $256,000 | $231,825 |
| 9 | Paul Casey | England | -12 | $191,400 | |
| 10 | Scott Piercy | USA | -11 | $178,200 | |
| T11 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -10 | $135,300 | |
| T11 | Austin Cook | USA | -10 | $135,300 | |
| T11 | Chad Collins | USA | -10 | $135,300 | |
| T11 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -10 | $135,300 | |
| T11 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -10 | $135,300 | |
| T11 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | $135,300 | |
| T17 | Charlie Beljan | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | Chris Stroud | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | Jason Bohn | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | John Huh | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | Luke Guthrie | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | Patrick Reed | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T17 | Victor Dubuisson | France | -9 | $99,200 | $83,490 |
| T25 | Adam Hadwin | Canada | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Brendan Steele | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Daniel Berger | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | David Hearn | Canada | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Michael Putnam | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Nick Watney | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Shawn Stefani | USA | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T25 | Whee Kim | South Korea | -8 | $44,330 | |
| T37 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | $28,160 | $29,700 |
| T37 | Chez Reavie | USA | -7 | $28,160 | $29,700 |
| T37 | Justin Rose | England | -7 | $28,160 | $29,700 |
| T37 | Scott Brown | USA | -7 | $28,160 | $29,700 |
| T37 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -7 | $28,160 | $29,700 |
| T42 | Alex Prugh | USA | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Cody Gribble | USA | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | Spain | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Kelvin Day | England | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T42 | Tony Finau | USA | -6 | $21,236 | |
| T50 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -5 | $15,919 | |
| T50 | Justin Thomas | USA | -5 | $15,919 | |
| T50 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -5 | $15,919 | |
| T50 | Stewart Cink | USA | -5 | $15,919 | |
| T50 | Sung Joon Park | South Korea | -5 | $15,919 | |
| T55 | Erik Compton | USA | -4 | $15,114 | |
| T55 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | -4 | $15,114 | |
| T57 | Blayne Barber | USA | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | Derek Ernst | USA | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | Jim Herman | USA | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | J.J. Henry | USA | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T57 | Ryan Moore | USA | -3 | $14,454 | |
| T65 | Sam Saunders | USA | -2 | $13,312 | $13,794 |
| T65 | Tom Hoge | USA | -2 | $13,312 | $13,794 |
| T67 | Michael Thompson | USA | -1 | $13,464 | |
| T67 | Oscar Fraustro | Mexico | -1 | $13,464 | |
| T67 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -1 | $13,464 | |
| 70 | Matt Kuchar | USA | E | $13,200 | |
| 71 | Rickie Fowler | USA | +3 | $12,672 | $13,068 +3% |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Landry | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Svoboda | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Anirban Lahiri | India | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Willman | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Hurley III | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Blake Adams | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Harman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brice Garnett | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Percy | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Ortiz | Mexico | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Willett | England | E | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lingmerth | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Fathauer | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hudson Swafford | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Donaldson | Wales | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Kokrak | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Renner | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Merrick | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Curran | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Randolph | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Chappell | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hubbard | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Flores | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Kaymer | Germany | E | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Max Homa | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mikko Ilonen | Finland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Streb | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Sloan | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Langley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Pinckney | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | -70 | $0 | |
| MC | Smylie Kaufman | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Merritt | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Zac Blair | USA | +1 | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2015 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2015 Shell Houston Open get?
J.B. Holmes won $1,188,000 from a $6,600,000 purse.
What was the 2015 Shell Houston Open purse?
$6,600,000.
How much did last place get at the 2015 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $13,068, to Rickie Fowler (71).
How many players made the cut at the 2015 Shell Houston Open?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 73 players missed it.