Shaun Micheel finished -4 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 59% of the $1,816,050 he earned that season.
How the 2003 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 68% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2003 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 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -4 | $990,000 | $1,080,000 +9% |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | $594,000 | $648,000 +9% |
| 3 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -1 | $374,000 | $408,000 +9% |
| 4 | Alex Cejka | Germany | E | $235,000 | $288,000 +23% |
| T5 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +2 | $214,000 | |
| T5 | Jay Haas | USA | +2 | $214,000 | |
| T7 | Fred Funk | USA | +4 | $172,000 | $175,667 |
| T7 | Loren Roberts | USA | +4 | $172,000 | $175,667 |
| T7 | Mike Weir | Canada | +4 | $172,000 | $175,667 |
| T10 | Billy Andrade | USA | +5 | $110,714 | $135,500 |
| T10 | Charles Howell III | USA | +5 | $110,714 | $135,500 |
| T10 | Kenny Perry | USA | +5 | $110,714 | $135,500 |
| T10 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +5 | $110,714 | $135,500 |
| T14 | Robert Gamez | USA | +6 | $98,250 | |
| T14 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +6 | $98,250 | |
| T14 | Scott McCarron | USA | +6 | $98,250 | |
| T14 | Tim Herron | USA | +6 | $98,250 | |
| T18 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +7 | $73,000 | |
| T18 | Jim Furyk | USA | +7 | $73,000 | |
| T18 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +7 | $73,000 | |
| T18 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +7 | $73,000 | |
| T18 | Toshi Izawa | Japan | +7 | $73,000 | |
| T23 | Adam Scott | Australia | +8 | $44,250 | $52,000 |
| T23 | Luke Donald | England | +8 | $44,250 | $52,000 |
| T23 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +8 | $44,250 | $52,000 |
| T23 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +8 | $44,250 | $52,000 |
| T27 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +9 | $43,000 | |
| T27 | Woody Austin | USA | +9 | $43,000 | |
| T29 | David Toms | USA | +10 | $33,500 | $36,600 |
| T29 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +10 | $33,500 | $36,600 |
| T29 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +10 | $33,500 | $36,600 |
| T29 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +10 | $33,500 | $36,600 |
| T29 | Todd Hamilton | USA | +10 | $33,500 | $36,600 |
| T34 | Fred Couples | USA | +11 | $26,300 | $29,000 |
| T34 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +11 | $26,300 | $29,000 |
| T34 | J.L. Lewis | USA | +11 | $26,300 | $29,000 |
| T34 | Lee Janzen | USA | +11 | $26,300 | $29,000 |
| T34 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +11 | $26,300 | $29,000 |
| T39 | Briny Baird | USA | +12 | $21,500 | $22,000 |
| T39 | Hal Sutton | USA | +12 | $21,500 | $22,000 |
| T39 | Joe Durant | USA | +12 | $21,500 | $22,000 |
| T39 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +12 | $21,500 | $22,000 |
| T39 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +12 | $21,500 | $22,000 |
| T39 | Tiger Woods | USA | +12 | $21,500 | $22,000 |
| T45 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +13 | $17,500 | |
| T45 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +13 | $17,500 | |
| T45 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +13 | $17,500 | |
| T48 | Ben Crane | USA | +14 | $13,120 | $14,733 |
| T48 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +14 | $13,120 | $14,733 |
| T48 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +14 | $13,120 | $14,733 |
| T51 | Brian Gay | USA | +15 | $13,320 | |
| T51 | Gary Evans | England | +15 | $13,320 | |
| T51 | José Coceres | Argentina | +15 | $13,320 | |
| T51 | José María Olazábal | Spain | +15 | $13,320 | |
| T51 | Len Mattiace | USA | +15 | $13,320 | |
| 56 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +16 | $12,700 | |
| T57 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +17 | $12,450 | |
| T57 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +17 | $12,450 | |
| T57 | Bob Estes | USA | +17 | $12,450 | |
| T57 | Scott Hoch | USA | +17 | $12,450 | |
| T61 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +18 | $12,000 | |
| T61 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | +18 | $12,000 | |
| T61 | Ian Poulter | England | +18 | $12,000 | |
| T61 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +18 | $12,000 | |
| T61 | Phil Tataurangi | New Zealand | +18 | $12,000 | |
| 66 | Paul Casey | England | +19 | $11,700 | |
| 67 | Bob Burns | USA | +20 | $11,600 | |
| 68 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +22 | $10,500 | $11,500 +10% |
| T69 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +24 | $10,400 | $11,350 |
| T69 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +24 | $10,400 | $11,350 |
| MC | Alan Morin | USA | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Andre Stolz | Australia | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Sowards | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Dredge | Wales | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Cary Sciorra | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Chip Sullivan | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Parry | Australia | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Spengler | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Tentis | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Dino Lucchesi | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Berry | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Norman | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | J.C. Anderson | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeffrey Lankford | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Guyton | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Jacobs | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Schall | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Burton | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Combs Amateur | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Schuchart | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul McGinley | Ireland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Jacobsen | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Price | Wales | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Pierre Fulke | Sweden | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricardo Gonzalez | Argentina | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Schuller | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Labritz | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronald Philo | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Porter | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean Farren | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Schneiter | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Hatch | USA | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Fleming | USA | +27 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Thelen | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Watson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Wayne DeFrancesco | USA | +9 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2003 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2003 PGA Championship get?
Shaun Micheel won $1,080,000 from a $6,000,000 purse.
What was the 2003 PGA Championship purse?
$6,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2003 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $11,350, to Michael Campbell (T69).
How many players made the cut at the 2003 PGA Championship?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 87 players missed it.