Ian Poulter finished -19 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 47% of the $2,691,361 he earned that season.
How the 2018 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.
2018 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 | Ian Poulter | England | -19 | $1,260,000 | $1,260,000 |
| 2 | Beau Hossler | USA | -19 | $756,000 | $756,000 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | -16 | $406,000 | $406,000 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -16 | $406,000 | $406,000 |
| 5 | Sam Ryder | USA | -15 | $280,000 | $280,000 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -14 | $252,000 | $243,250 |
| T6 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -14 | $252,000 | $243,250 |
| T8 | Abraham Ancer | Mexico | -13 | $210,000 | $182,000 |
| T8 | Julian Suri | USA | -13 | $210,000 | $182,000 |
| T8 | Matt Every | USA | -13 | $210,000 | $182,000 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -13 | $210,000 | $182,000 |
| T8 | Paul Dunne | Ireland | -13 | $210,000 | $182,000 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | USA | -13 | $210,000 | $182,000 |
| T14 | Grayson Murray | USA | -12 | $122,500 | |
| T14 | Michael Thompson | USA | -12 | $122,500 | |
| T14 | Nicholas Lindheim | USA | -12 | $122,500 | |
| T14 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | -12 | $122,500 | |
| T18 | Bud Cauley | USA | -11 | $88,200 | |
| T18 | Charles Howell III | USA | -11 | $88,200 | |
| T18 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -11 | $88,200 | |
| T18 | Daniel Berger | USA | -11 | $88,200 | |
| T18 | Nate Lashley | USA | -11 | $88,200 | |
| T18 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -11 | $88,200 | |
| T24 | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Luke List | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Martin Piller | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Scott Piercy | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Shawn Stefani | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T24 | Tony Finau | USA | -10 | $54,162 | |
| T32 | Aaron Wise | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | James Hahn | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | John Huh | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Kevin Tway | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Lucas Glover | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Nick Watney | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Rob Oppenheim | USA | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Roberto Díaz | Mexico | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T32 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | South Africa | -9 | $34,809 | |
| T43 | Ben Crane | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Brett Stegmaier | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Ryan Armour | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T43 | Troy Merritt | USA | -8 | $20,860 | |
| T52 | Bobby Gates | USA | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Byeong Hun An | South Korea | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Justin Rose | England | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Matt Jones | Australia | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Seung-su Han | South Korea | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T52 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -7 | $16,082 | |
| T60 | Adam Schenk | USA | -6 | $15,190 | |
| T60 | Brandon Harkins | USA | -6 | $15,190 | |
| T60 | Séamus Power | Ireland | -6 | $15,190 | |
| T60 | Tom Hoge | USA | -6 | $15,190 | |
| T64 | Chad Campbell | USA | -5 | $14,630 | |
| T64 | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -5 | $14,630 | |
| T64 | Jason Dufner | USA | -5 | $14,630 | |
| T64 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -5 | $14,630 | |
| T68 | Dawie van der Walt | South Africa | -4 | $14,280 | $14,210 |
| T68 | Tom Lovelady | USA | -4 | $14,280 | $14,210 |
| T70 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -3 | $13,930 | |
| T70 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -3 | $13,930 | |
| T72 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -2 | $13,650 | |
| T72 | Sam Saunders | USA | -2 | $13,650 | |
| 74 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -1 | $13,440 | |
| 75 | Ethan Tracy | USA | E | $13,300 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Loupe | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Silverman | Canada | -1 | $12,320 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | -2 | $12,950 | |
| MC | Blayne Barber | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +1 | $11,550 | |
| MC | Brian Stuard | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brice Garnett | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Tringale | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Kirk | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Cody Gribble | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Conners | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | C.T. Pan | Chinese Taipei | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Fathauer | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dominic Bozzelli | USA | +4 | $11,200 | |
| MC | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | E | $11,830 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Harold Varner III | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Harris English | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Kokrak | USA | -1 | $12,320 | |
| MC | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +1 | $11,550 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | JJ Wood | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Dahmen | USA | -2 | $12,950 | |
| MC | Jon Curran | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -2 | $12,950 | |
| MC | Jonathan Randolph | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Kraft | USA | -1 | $12,320 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanto Griffin | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | -1 | $12,320 | |
| MC | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Flores | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Kim | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +3 | $11,340 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Malnati | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Uihlein | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Richy Werenski | USA | E | $11,830 | |
| MC | Robert Streb | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Knox | Scotland | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Baca | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Blaum | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Brown | USA | -2 | $12,950 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | -1 | $12,320 | |
| MC | Shubhankar Sharma | India | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Smylie Kaufman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephan Jaeger | Germany | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Talor Gooch | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Whee Kim | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Xinjun Zhang | China | E | $0 | |
| MC | Yuta Ikeda | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Cabra | USA | E | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2018 Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2018 Houston Open get?
Ian Poulter won $1,260,000 from a $7,000,000 purse.
What was the 2018 Houston Open purse?
$7,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2018 Houston Open?
The smallest check was $11,200, to Dominic Bozzelli (None).
How many players made the cut at the 2018 Houston Open?
75 players made the cut and finished, and 69 players missed it.