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1996 Nissan Open payout

Craig Stadler won $216,000 from a $1,200,000 purse. 75 players were paid, and the smallest check was $2,280.

$1.2MPurse
$216KWinner's share
$2KSmallest check
75Players paid
66%To the top 10
67Missed the cut

Craig Stadler finished -6 and took 18% of the purse. That $216,000 is worth about $457,535 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1996 Nissan Open purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K1$216KT6T1016T21T26T26T34T40T44T44T52T60T64T7175Smallest check $2K

1996 Nissan Open prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Craig Stadler-6$216,000$216,000
T2Scott Simpson-5$105,600$79,200
T2Mark Wiebe-5$105,600$79,200
T2Mark Brooks-5$105,600$79,200
T2Fred Couples-5$105,600$79,200
T6Kelly Gibson-4$43,200$38,850
T6Tom Lehman-4$43,200$38,850
T6Lanny Wadkins-4$43,200$38,850
T6Hugh Royer III-4$43,200$38,850
T10Omar Uresti-3$28,800
T10Bob Tway-3$28,800
T10Peter Jacobsen-3$28,800
T10Steve Elkington-3$28,800
T14Jay Don Blake-2$20,400$22,200
T14Sean Murphy-2$20,400$22,200
16Neal Lancaster-1$20,400
T17Corey PavinE$17,400
T17Don PooleyE$17,400
T17John DalyE$17,400
T17Billy MayfairE$17,400
T21Bob Lohr+1$12,480
T21Brad Fabel+1$12,480
T21Gil Morgan+1$12,480
T21Patrick Burke+1$12,480
T21Kevin Sutherland+1$12,480
T26Franklin Langham+2$8,340
T26Scott McCarron+2$8,340
T26Howard Twitty+2$8,340
T26Kirk Triplett+2$8,340
T26Rick Fehr+2$8,340
T26Lennie Clements+2$8,340
T26Brandel Chamblee+2$8,340
T26Phil Blackmar+2$8,340
T34Joel Edwards+3$6,060
T34Rocco Mediate+3$6,060
T34Robin Freeman+3$6,060
T34Robert Wrenn+3$6,060
T34Mike Reid+3$6,060
T34Paul Goydos+3$6,060
T40Mike Brisky+4$4,800
T40Joe Ozaki+4$4,800
T40Steve Lowery+4$4,800
T40Chip Beck+4$4,800
T44Olin Browne+5$3,468
T44Curt Byrum+5$3,468
T44Jay Haas+5$3,468
T44Jeff Hart+5$3,468
T44David Toms+5$3,468
T44Scott Verplank+5$3,468
T44Bobby Wadkins+5$3,468
T44Glen Day+5$3,468
T52Mike Riedel+6$2,784$2,798
T52Tom Purtzer+6$2,784$2,798
T52Kenny Perry+6$2,784$2,798
T52Clarence Rose+6$2,784$2,798
T52Jim Carter+6$2,784$2,798
T57Dan Pohl+7$2,688
T57Larry Mize+7$2,688
T57Yoshinori Mizumaki+7$2,688
T60Guy Boros+8$2,604
T60Keith Clearwater+8$2,604
T60Tom Kite+8$2,604
T60Tim Herron+8$2,604
T64Mike Heinen+9$2,532$2,508
T64Shane Bertsch+9$2,532$2,508
T64Steve Jurgensen+9$2,532$2,508
T64Mike Swartz+9$2,532$2,508
T68Chris Smith+10$2,424
T68John Mahaffey+10$2,424
T68Blaine McCallister+10$2,424
T71Brian Kamm+12$2,328$2,364
T71Hidemichi Tanaka+12$2,328$2,364
73John Maginnes+13$2,328
74Steve Stricker+14$2,304
75Kevin Riley+18$2,280
MCPaul Stankowski+13$0
MCBryan Gorman+11$0
MCDicky Pride+10$0
MCJay Williamson+5$0
MCJohn Wilson+4$0
MCBrad Sherfy+8$0
MCJohn Elliott+6$0
MCBrian Henninger+7$0
MCSteve Rintoul+4$0
MCRandy Peterson+5$0
MCDavid Berganio Jr+6$0
MCDave Stockton, Jr.+19$0
MCAllen Doyle+7$0
MCWoody Austin+5$0
MCJerry Kelly+4$0
MCBrian Hull+12$0
MCBilly Andrade+8$0
MCTom Scherrer+9$0
MCAhmad Bateman+13$0
MCJoe Daley+10$0
MCRon Whittaker+8$0
MCJoe Acosta Jr+5$0
MCCarl Paulson+7$0
MCHisayuki Sasaki+4$0
MCChris Zambri+4$0
MCJarmo Sandelin+11$0
MCJin Park+14$0
MCLucas Parsons+12$0
MCJim Furyk+8$0
MCSeiki Okuda+14$0
MCJustin Leonard+5$0
MCFrank Lickliter II+6$0
MCJoey Gullion+15$0
MCScott Medlin+5$0
MCFred Funk+4$0
MCBob Estes+8$0
MCMike Hulbert+7$0
MCJohn Inman+11$0
MCPhil Mickelson+8$0
MCBruce Lietzke+6$0
MCLen Mattiace+8$0
MCJeff Julian+9$0
MCTom Byrum+6$0
MCKeith Fergus+5$0
MCEd Fiori+11$0
MCDan Forsman+16$0
MCRuss Cochran+8$0
MCJohn Cook+11$0
MCJay Delsing+5$0
MCEd Dougherty+4$0
MCDavid Edwards+9$0
MCTaylor Smith+4$0
MCMike Springer+8$0
MCMike Standly+5$0
MCHal Sutton+11$0
MCTed Schulz+7$0
MCDavid Peoples+4$0
MCJeff Sluman+6$0
MCBrian Tennyson+4$0
MCJim Thorpe+10$0
MCPete Jordan+9$0
MCNobumitsu Yuhara+13$0
MCGreg Kraft+12$0
MCMarco Dawson+4$0
MCScott Dunlap+9$0
MCJeff Gallagher+9$0
MCGary Rusnak+8$0
WDBen Crenshaw+3Not known
WDRonnie Black+13Not known

The Northern Trust winner's share over time

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1996 Nissan Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1996 Nissan Open get?

Craig Stadler won $216,000 from a $1,200,000 purse.

What was the 1996 Nissan Open purse?

$1,200,000.

How much did last place get at the 1996 Nissan Open?

The smallest check was $2,280, to Kevin Riley (75).

How many players made the cut at the 1996 Nissan Open?

75 players made the cut and finished, and 67 players missed it.

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