David Toms finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 6th PGA Tour win, and 25% of the $3,791,595 he earned that season.
How the 2001 PGA Championship 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.
2001 PGA Championship 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 | David Toms | USA | -15 | $900,000 | $936,000 +4% |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -14 | $540,000 | $562,000 +4% |
| 3 | Steve Lowery | USA | -12 | $340,000 | $354,000 +4% |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -10 | $198,667 | $222,500 |
| T4 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | -10 | $198,667 | $222,500 |
| 6 | Billy Andrade | USA | -8 | $175,000 | |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | $157,000 | $152,333 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | USA | -6 | $157,000 | $152,333 |
| T7 | Scott Verplank | USA | -6 | $157,000 | $152,333 |
| T10 | David Duval | USA | -5 | $122,000 | |
| T10 | Justin Leonard | USA | -5 | $122,000 | |
| T10 | Kirk Triplett | USA | -5 | $122,000 | |
| T13 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -4 | $94,667 | |
| T13 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -4 | $94,667 | |
| T13 | Steve Flesch | USA | -4 | $94,667 | |
| T16 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -3 | $70,667 | |
| T16 | Dudley Hart | USA | -3 | $70,667 | |
| T16 | José Coceres | Argentina | -3 | $70,667 | |
| T16 | Mike Weir | Canada | -3 | $70,667 | |
| T16 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -3 | $70,667 | |
| T16 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -3 | $70,667 | |
| T22 | Brian Gay | USA | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T22 | Briny Baird | USA | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T22 | Charles Howell III | USA | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T22 | Mark O'Meara | USA | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T22 | Paul Azinger | USA | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T22 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T22 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -2 | $44,286 | |
| T29 | Bob Tway | USA | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | Chris Smith | USA | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | Greg Norman | Australia | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T29 | Tiger Woods | USA | -1 | $29,438 | |
| T37 | Andrew Coltart | Scotland | E | $21,000 | |
| T37 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | E | $21,000 | |
| T37 | Bob Estes | USA | E | $21,000 | |
| T37 | Davis Love III | USA | E | $21,000 | |
| T37 | Fred Couples | USA | E | $21,000 | |
| T37 | José María Olazábal | Spain | E | $21,000 | |
| T37 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | E | $21,000 | |
| T44 | Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T44 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T44 | Hal Sutton | USA | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T44 | Jerry Kelly | USA | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T44 | Kenny Perry | USA | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T44 | Lee Westwood | England | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T44 | Rick Schuller | USA | +1 | $14,250 | |
| T51 | Chris Riley | USA | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Joe Durant | USA | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Nick Faldo | England | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Scott Dunlap | USA | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T51 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +2 | $10,964 | $11,344 |
| T59 | Brad Faxon | USA | +3 | $10,650 | |
| T59 | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +3 | $10,650 | |
| T59 | Phillip Price | Wales | +3 | $10,650 | |
| T59 | Stewart Cink | USA | +3 | $10,650 | |
| T63 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +4 | $10,300 | |
| T63 | Skip Kendall | USA | +4 | $10,300 | |
| T63 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +4 | $10,300 | |
| T66 | Robert Damron | USA | +5 | $9,950 | |
| T66 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +5 | $9,950 | |
| T66 | Steve Stricker | USA | +5 | $9,950 | |
| T66 | Tom Watson | USA | +5 | $9,950 | |
| T70 | Fred Funk | USA | +6 | $9,725 | |
| T70 | Scott McCarron | USA | +6 | $9,725 | |
| 72 | John Huston | USA | +7 | $9,275 | $9,650 +4% |
| 73 | Bob May | USA | +11 | $9,600 | |
| 74 | Paul Stankowski | USA | +13 | $9,150 | $9,550 +4% |
| 75 | Steve Pate | USA | +14 | $9,500 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Loeffler | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Sowards | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Zabriski | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Perry | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stevens | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Strange | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Darrell Kestner | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Gossett | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Prowse | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Berry | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Franklin Langham | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Willis | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Orr | Scotland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Poulter | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | James Blair III | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeffrey Lankford | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Pate | USA | +143 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Woodward | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Blair | +154 | $0 | ||
| MC | Joe Ozaki | Japan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Aber | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John David Mazza | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Schall | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | USA | +171 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Emery | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | Larry Nelson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brown | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark McNulty | Ireland | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Mielke | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Clark II | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Northern | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Pierre Fulke | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Wilkin | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Keppler | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Brady | +13 | $0 | ||
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Schneiter | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Fleming | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Thelen | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Kite | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Wayne DeFrancesco | USA | +10 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2001 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2001 PGA Championship get?
David Toms won $936,000 from a $5,200,000 purse.
What was the 2001 PGA Championship purse?
$5,200,000.
How much did last place get at the 2001 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $9,500, to Steve Pate (75).
How many players made the cut at the 2001 PGA Championship?
75 players made the cut and finished, and 76 players missed it.