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1998 Nissan Open payout

Billy Mayfair won $378,000 from a $2,100,000 purse. 78 players were paid, and the smallest check was $3,864.

$2.1MPurse
$378KWinner's share
$4KSmallest check
78Players paid
64%To the top 10
63Missed the cut

Billy Mayfair finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. That $378,000 is worth about $770,437 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1998 Nissan 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.

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1$378KT6T10T15T20T24T29T36T36T43T43T56T59T65T7078Smallest check $4K

1998 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
1Billy Mayfair-12$252,000$378,000 +50%
2Tiger Woods-12$151,200$226,800 +50%
3Stephen Ames-9$95,200$142,800 +50%
T4Payne Stewart-8$61,600$92,400
T4John Daly-8$61,600$92,400
T6Bob Estes-7$46,900$67,988
T6Tommy Armour III-7$46,900$67,988
T6Scott Hoch-7$46,900$67,988
T6Jeff Gallagher-7$46,900$67,988
T10Scott Verplank-6$52,500
T10Jay Haas-6$52,500
T10Barry Cheesman-6$52,500
T13Skip Kendall-5$42,000
T13Hal Sutton-5$42,000
T15Kirk Triplett-4$33,600
T15Loren Roberts-4$33,600
T15Bobby Wadkins-4$33,600
T15Kevin Sutherland-4$33,600
T15Fred Funk-4$33,600
T20Jim Carter-2$14,600$24,465
T20Brandel Chamblee-2$14,600$24,465
T20Jerry Kelly-2$14,600$24,465
T20Frank Lickliter II-2$14,600$24,465
T24Guy Hill-1$17,430
T24Brett Quigley-1$17,430
T24Michael Bradley-1$17,430
T24Rick Fehr-1$17,430
T24Tom Pernice Jr.-1$17,430
T29Scott SimpsonE$13,650
T29Mike SpringerE$13,650
T29Mark WiebeE$13,650
T29Dan ForsmanE$13,650
T29Tom KiteE$13,650
T34Omar Uresti+1$11,602
T34Doug Barron+1$11,602
T36Jonathan Kaye+2$9,465
T36Neal Lancaster+2$9,465
T36Tom Lehman+2$9,465
T36Steve Jones+2$9,465
T36John Cook+2$9,465
T36Clarence Rose+2$9,465
T36Lee Rinker+2$9,465
T43Larry Rinker+3$6,258
T43Willie Wood+3$6,258
T43Mike Standly+3$6,258
T43Nick Faldo+3$6,258
T43Bob Friend+3$6,258
T43P.H. Horgan III+3$6,258
T43Chris DiMarco+3$6,258
T43Richie Coughlan+3$6,258
T43Harrison Frazar+3$6,258
T52Niclas Fasth+4$4,924
T52Keiichiro Fukabori+4$4,924
T52Phil Mickelson+4$4,924
T52Andrew Magee+4$4,924
T56D.A. Weibring+5$4,746
T56Robert Gamez+5$4,746
T56Joe Daley+5$4,746
T59Iain Steel+6$4,557
T59Shigeki Maruyama+6$4,557
T59Kent Jones+6$4,557
T59Brad Fabel+6$4,557
T59Fuzzy Zoeller+6$4,557
T59Dennis Paulson+6$4,557
T65Sonny Skinner+7$4,389
T65Fred Couples+7$4,389
T67Ben Bates+8$2,842$4,284
T67Craig Barlow+8$2,842$4,284
T67Brent Geiberger+8$2,842$4,284
T70Lee Porter+9$4,137
T70Kelly Gibson+9$4,137
T70Duffy Waldorf+9$4,137
T70Ted Schulz+9$4,137
T74Mike Reid+10$2,674$3,990
T74Blaine McCallister+10$2,674$3,990
T74Glen Day+10$2,674$3,990
77Kevin Wentworth+11$3,906
78Ken Conant+18$3,864
MCJeff Sanday+6$0
MCDanny Carroll+26$0
MCKeith Nolan+8$0
MCPhil Tataurangi+8$0
MCDerek Gilchrist+13$0
MCVance Veazey+6$0
MCKazuhiko Hosokawa+7$0
MCGabriel Hjertstedt+12$0
MCWoody Austin+9$0
MCJet Ozaki+14$0
MCBrad Sherfy+11$0
MCDavid Sutherland+5$0
MCSpike McRoy+5$0
MCJ.P. Hayes+10$0
MCGlen Hnatiuk+8$0
MCFranklin Langham+5$0
MCTim Conley+6$0
MCDicky Pride+6$0
MCMike Weir+9$0
MCMike Brisky+5$0
MCScott McCarron+8$0
MCJustin Leonard+6$0
MCBradley Hughes+15$0
MCSteve Jurgensen+8$0
MCBrian Kamm+9$0
MCJ.L. Lewis+10$0
MCTim Loustalot+8$0
MCSteve Lowery+5$0
MCSandy Lyle+6$0
MCBob Gilder+9$0
MCWayne Grady+9$0
MCRoger Gunn+12$0
MCPeter Jacobsen+8$0
MCRonnie Black+8$0
MCJay Don Blake+7$0
MCDave Barr+5$0
MCClark Dennis+5$0
MCR.W. Eaks+5$0
MCRuss Cochran+11$0
MCRobin Freeman+11$0
MCJohn Riegger+6$0
MCDon Pooley+9$0
MCCorey Pavin+6$0
MCDavid Ogrin+7$0
MCJoe Ozaki+7$0
MCSteve Pate+9$0
MCCraig Stadler+5$0
MCChris Smith+7$0
MCTed Tryba+6$0
MCBob Tway+5$0
MCDavid Toms+6$0
MCGrant Waite+5$0
MCScott Gump+7$0
MCJim Estes+8$0
MCEsteban Toledo+5$0
MCJim McGovern+5$0
MCPaul Goydos+7$0
MCMark Wurtz+15$0
MCHugh Royer III+7$0
MCLan Gooch+12$0
MCDave Stockton, Jr.+11$0
MCJohn Morse+7$0
MCMike Small+13$0
WDTom Purtzer+5Not known
WDFrank Nobilo+5Not known
WDBobby Gage+9Not known

The Northern Trust winner's share over time

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1998 Nissan Open payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1998 Nissan Open get?

Billy Mayfair won $378,000 from a $2,100,000 purse.

What was the 1998 Nissan Open purse?

$2,100,000.

How much did last place get at the 1998 Nissan Open?

The smallest check was $3,864, to Ken Conant (78).

How many players made the cut at the 1998 Nissan Open?

78 players made the cut and finished, and 63 players missed it.

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