Tiger Woods finished -14 and took 19% of the purse. It was his 44th PGA Tour win, and 12% of the $10,628,024 he earned that season.
How the 2005 British Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 61% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 British Open 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 | Tiger Woods | USA | -14 | $1,348,272 | $1,261,584 -6% |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | -9 | $805,218 | $753,446 -6% |
| T3 | Fred Couples | USA | -8 | $514,965 | $424,908 |
| T3 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -8 | $514,965 | $424,908 |
| T5 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | -7 | $298,680 | $214,060 |
| T5 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -7 | $298,680 | $214,060 |
| T5 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | -7 | $298,680 | $214,060 |
| T5 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -7 | $298,680 | $214,060 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -7 | $298,680 | $214,060 |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -7 | $298,680 | $214,060 |
| T11 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -6 | $129,834 | $116,959 |
| T11 | Ian Poulter | England | -6 | $129,834 | $116,959 |
| T11 | Kenny Perry | USA | -6 | $129,834 | $116,959 |
| T11 | Nick Faldo | England | -6 | $129,834 | $116,959 |
| T15 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T15 | David Frost | South Africa | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T15 | John Daly | USA | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T15 | Lloyd Saltman | Scotland | -5 | — | |
| T15 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T15 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T15 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T15 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | -5 | $81,102 | |
| T23 | Bart Bryant | USA | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Brad Faxon | USA | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Eric Ramsay | Scotland | -4 | — | |
| T23 | Nick Flanagan | Australia | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Scott Drummond | Scotland | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Scott Verplank | USA | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Tadahiro Takayama | Japan | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T23 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | $56,946 | |
| T32 | Richard Green | Australia | -3 | $46,433 | |
| T32 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | -3 | $46,433 | |
| T34 | Adam Scott | Australia | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T34 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T34 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T34 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T34 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T34 | Simon Dyson | England | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T34 | Thomas Levet | France | -2 | $38,548 | |
| T41 | Bob Tway | USA | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Hiroyuki Fujita | Japan | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Maarten Lafeber | Netherlands | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Simon Khan | England | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Soren Hansen | Denmark | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Steve Webster | England | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Tim Herron | USA | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T41 | Tom Watson | USA | -1 | $26,243 | |
| T52 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Justin Leonard | USA | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Luke Donald | England | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Robert Allenby | Australia | E | $19,154 | |
| T52 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | E | $19,154 | |
| T60 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | +1 | $18,539 | — |
| T60 | Greg Norman | Australia | +1 | $18,539 | $17,522 |
| T60 | John Bickerton | England | +1 | $18,539 | $17,522 |
| T60 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +1 | $18,539 | $17,522 |
| T60 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +1 | $18,539 | $17,522 |
| T60 | Tino Schuster | Germany | +1 | $18,539 | $17,522 |
| 66 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +2 | $17,696 | $16,996 -4% |
| T67 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +3 | $16,383 | |
| T67 | Chris Riley | USA | +3 | $16,383 | |
| T67 | David Smail | New Zealand | +3 | $16,383 | |
| T67 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +3 | $16,383 | |
| T67 | Pat Perez | USA | +3 | $16,383 | |
| T67 | Robert Rock | England | +3 | $16,383 | |
| 73 | Patrik Sjöland | Sweden | +4 | $16,479 | $15,770 -4% |
| T74 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | +5 | $15,419 | |
| T74 | S.K. Ho | South Korea | +5 | $15,419 | |
| T74 | Ted Purdy | USA | +5 | $15,419 | |
| 77 | Steve Flesch | USA | +6 | $15,069 | |
| T78 | Graeme Storm | England | +8 | $14,806 | |
| T78 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +8 | $14,806 | |
| 80 | Matthew Richardson | England | +9 | — | |
| MC | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | André Bossert | Switzerland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Butterfield | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Marshall | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian McElhinney | Ireland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Campbell | South Africa | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Parry | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Chia | Malaysia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Diaz | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug McGuigan | Scotland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Walters | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Funk | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Woosnam | Wales | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Nicklaus | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jean-François Remesy | France | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jean Van de Velde | France | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Joakim Haeggman | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Wade | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenneth Ferrie | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lars Brovold | Norway | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Marcus Fraser | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mardan Mamat | Singapore | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Doyle | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Murray Urquhart | Scotland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Oscar Floren | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Pete Oakley | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Baker | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Fowler | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lawrie | Ireland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Barcelo | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Moir | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Coles | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Steele | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean McDonagh | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Dodd | Wales | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Gallacher | Scotland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Thammanoon Srirot | Thailand | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Jacklin | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Wilhelm Schauman | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +3 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2005 British Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 British Open Championship get?
Tiger Woods won $1,261,584 from a $6,754,555 purse.
What was the 2005 British Open Championship purse?
$6,754,555.
How much did last place get at the 2005 British Open Championship?
The smallest check was $14,806, to Rod Pampling (T78).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 British Open Championship?
80 players made the cut and finished, and 76 players missed it.