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1999 Open Championship payout Major

Paul Lawrie won $546,805 from a $2,000,000 purse. 73 players were paid, and the smallest check was $9,374.

Carnoustie Golf Links Championship Course

$2.0MPurse
$547KWinner's share
$9KSmallest check
73Players paid
67%To the top 10
81Missed the cut

Paul Lawrie finished +6 and took 27% of the purse. That $546,805 is worth about $1,090,631 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1999 Open Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 67% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$200K$400K$600K1$547K6T10T15T18T24T30T30T37T45T49T49T5866T72Smallest check $9K

1999 Open Championship prize money for every player

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

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Paul Lawrie+6$493,500$546,805 +11%
T2Jean Van de Velde+6$309,260$289,026
T2Justin Leonard+6$309,260$289,026
T4Craig Parry+7$126,117$156,230
T4Ángel Cabrera+7$126,117$156,230
6Greg Norman+9$109,361
T7David Frost+10$78,115
T7Davis Love III+10$78,115
T7Tiger Woods+10$78,115
T10Scott Dunlap+11$54,368
T10Jim Furyk+11$54,368
T10Retief Goosen+11$54,368
T10Jesper Parnevik+11$54,368
T10Hal Sutton+11$54,368
T15Scott Verplank+12$38,904$40,620
T15Colin Montgomerie+12$38,904$40,620
T15Tsuyoshi Yoneyama+12$38,904$40,620
T18Lee Westwood+13$32,027
T18Patrik Sjöland+13$32,027
T18Frank Nobilo+13$32,027
T18Costantino Rocca+13$32,027
T18Andrew Coltart+13$32,027
T18Bernhard Langer+13$32,027
T24Miguel Angel Martin+14$20,530$23,903
T24Brian Watts+14$20,530$23,903
T24Ian Woosnam+14$20,530$23,903
T24Peter O'Malley+14$20,530$23,903
T24Ernie Els+14$20,530$23,903
29Padraig Harrington+15$16,499$21,091 +28%
T30Pierre Fulke+16$18,056
T30Thomas Bjørn+16$18,056
T30Tim Herron+16$18,056
T30Darren Clarke+16$18,056
T30Payne Stewart+16$18,056
T30Len Mattiace+16$18,056
T30Jeff Maggert+16$18,056
T37Mark McNulty+17$14,842
T37Nick Price+17$14,842
T37Peter Baker+17$14,842
T37Mike Weir+17$14,842
T37Dudley Hart+17$14,842
T37Paul Affleck+17$14,842
T43Duffy Waldorf+18$13,592
T43Mark James+18$13,592
T45Joe Ozaki+19$12,675
T45Jeff Sluman+19$12,675
T45Steve Pate+19$12,675
T45David Howell+19$12,675
T49Peter Lonard+20$11,275
T49Dean Robertson+20$11,275
T49Steve Allan+20$11,275
T49Neil Price+20$11,275
T49K.J. Choi+20$11,275
T49Bob Estes+20$11,275
T49Bradley Hughes+20$11,275
T49Katsuyoshi Tomori+20$11,275
T49Thomas Levet+20$11,275
T58Dennis Paulson+21$10,253
T58Jeremy Robinson+21$10,253
T58Santiago Luna+21$10,253
T58Phillip Price+21$10,253
T62Johan Ryström+22$9,921
T62Mark Brooks+22$9,921
T62David Duval+22$9,921
65Jarmo Sandelin+23$9,764
66Sven Struver+24$9,541$9,686 +2%
67Lee Thompson+25$9,608
T68Brian Davis+26$9,491
T68John Huston+26$9,491
70Lee Janzen+27$9,374
71Shingo Katayama+28$9,374
T72Derrick Cooper+29$9,294$9,374
T72Martyn Thompson+29$9,294$9,374
MCStuart Appleby+17$0
MCMichael Campbell+14$0
MCMichael Long+14$0
MCHidemichi Tanaka+14$0
MCRichard Green+16$0
MCRod Pampling+15$0
MCDavid Carter+17$0
MCPaul Eales+14$0
MCPer Nyman+14$0
MCScott Watson+13$0
MCJarrod Moseley+17$0
MCGreg Owen+17$0
MCJong-Duck Kim+17$0
MCRoss McFarlane+13$0
MCEduardo Herrera+25$0
MCSimon McCarthy+29$0
MCRich Beem+19$0
MCAndrew Raitt+14$0
MCGilberto Morales+14$0
MCAllan MacDonald+23$0
MCDavid Park+16$0
MCGraeme Storm+19$0
MCPaddy Gribben+18$0
MCJon Bevan+19$0
MCLuke Donald+14$0
MCZane Scotland+21$0
MCGeoff Ogilvy+17$0
MCCraig Spence+18$0
MCPrayad Marksaeng+28$0
MCJustin Rose+14$0
MCChristopher Hanell+15$0
MCJean Hugo+13$0
MCAnders Hansen+24$0
MCFabrice Tarnaud+17$0
MCRaymond Russell+18$0
MCKazuhiko Hosokawa+23$0
MCGabriel Hjertstedt+15$0
MCSergio Garcia+30$0
MCMark Allen+24$0
MCPaul McGinley+18$0
MCShigeki Maruyama+16$0
MCCarlos Franco+14$0
MCStewart Cink+20$0
MCStephen Gallacher+19$0
MCMathias Gronberg+16$0
MCStephen Leaney+14$0
MCPeter Linhart+13$0
MCWarren Bennett+15$0
MCMiguel Angel Jiménez+13$0
MCRobert Karlsson+16$0
MCAndrew Sherborne+25$0
MCCraig Hainline+13$0
MCDes Smyth+15$0
MCMarc Farry+19$0
MCGreg Turner+14$0
MCPer-Ulrik Johansson+18$0
MCGlen Day+16$0
MCSteve Stricker+15$0
MCVijay Singh+19$0
MCBrandt Jobe+14$0
MCScott Gump+17$0
MCTony Jacklin+25$0
MCJosé María Olazábal+15$0
MCMark Calcavecchia+17$0
MCBob Charles+22$0
MCSteve Elkington+15$0
MCNick Faldo+15$0
MCBilly Andrade+17$0
MCSeve Ballesteros+24$0
MCRocco Mediate+13$0
MCPhil Mickelson+13$0
MCBilly Mayfair+19$0
MCTom Lehman+14$0
MCSandy Lyle+24$0
MCAndrew Magee+14$0
MCCorey Pavin+14$0
MCGary Player+22$0
MCMark O'Meara+15$0
MCTed Tryba+20$0
MCBob Tway+14$0
MCTom Watson+13$0
WDFred Funk+12Not known
WDTom Gillis+19Not known

The Open winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M3437464952555861646770737679818285878991939598$547K010407101316192326

1999 Open Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1999 Open Championship get?

Paul Lawrie won $546,805 from a $2,000,000 purse.

What was the 1999 Open Championship purse?

$2,000,000.

How much did last place get at the 1999 Open Championship?

The smallest check was $9,374, to Martyn Thompson (T72).

How many players made the cut at the 1999 Open Championship?

73 players made the cut and finished, and 81 players missed it.

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