Vijay Singh finished -24 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 28th PGA Tour win, and 10% of the $8,017,336 he earned that season.
How the 2005 Buick Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 Buick Open 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 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -24 | $810,000 | $828,000 +2% |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | USA | -20 | $486,000 | $404,800 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | USA | -20 | $486,000 | $404,800 |
| 4 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -18 | $220,800 | |
| 5 | Dudley Hart | USA | -17 | $180,000 | $184,000 +2% |
| T6 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -16 | $156,375 | $159,850 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | USA | -16 | $156,375 | $159,850 |
| T8 | Craig Barlow | USA | -15 | $135,000 | $128,800 |
| T8 | Heath Slocum | USA | -15 | $135,000 | $128,800 |
| T8 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | -15 | $135,000 | $128,800 |
| T8 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -15 | $135,000 | $128,800 |
| T12 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -14 | $94,500 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -14 | $94,500 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Fred Funk | USA | -14 | $94,500 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -14 | $94,500 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | -14 | $94,500 | $87,400 |
| T12 | Steve Lowery | USA | -14 | $94,500 | $87,400 |
| T18 | Briny Baird | USA | -13 | $56,700 | $62,100 |
| T18 | John Cook | USA | -13 | $56,700 | $62,100 |
| T18 | Larry Mize | USA | -13 | $56,700 | $62,100 |
| T18 | Olin Browne | USA | -13 | $56,700 | $62,100 |
| T22 | Chris Anderson | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Hunter Haas | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Jason Bohn | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | John Senden | Australia | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Justin Rose | England | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Paul Claxton | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Rocco Mediate | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Roland Thatcher | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T22 | Steve Stricker | USA | -12 | $38,410 | |
| T32 | Charles Warren | USA | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T32 | Franklin Langham | USA | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T32 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T32 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T32 | Omar Uresti | USA | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T32 | Paul Goydos | USA | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T32 | Steve Elkington | Australia | -11 | $24,906 | |
| T39 | Bob Tway | USA | -10 | $19,350 | $18,400 |
| T39 | Brendan Jones | Australia | -10 | $19,350 | $18,400 |
| T39 | J.J. Henry | USA | -10 | $19,350 | $18,400 |
| T39 | Nick Watney | USA | -10 | $19,350 | $18,400 |
| T39 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -10 | $19,350 | $18,400 |
| T39 | Scott Verplank | USA | -10 | $19,350 | $18,400 |
| T45 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -9 | $13,469 | |
| T45 | Darron Stiles | USA | -9 | $13,469 | |
| T45 | Jeff Hart | USA | -9 | $13,469 | |
| T45 | Ted Purdy | USA | -9 | $13,469 | |
| T45 | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | -9 | $13,469 | |
| T50 | Colby Beckstrom | USA | -8 | $11,095 | |
| T50 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -8 | $11,095 | |
| T50 | Mario Tiziani | USA | -8 | $11,095 | |
| T50 | Tjaart van der Walt | South Africa | -8 | $11,095 | |
| T50 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -8 | $11,095 | |
| T55 | Ian Leggatt | Canada | -7 | $10,488 | |
| T55 | Tag Ridings | USA | -7 | $10,488 | |
| T55 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -7 | $10,488 | |
| T58 | Bob Estes | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | D.J. Brigman | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | Joey Sindelar | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | John Rollins | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | Lee Janzen | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | Scott McCarron | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T58 | Tom Byrum | USA | -6 | $9,982 | |
| T66 | Bob Heintz | USA | -5 | $9,430 | |
| T66 | John Daly | USA | -5 | $9,430 | |
| T66 | Michael Harris | USA | -5 | $9,430 | |
| T66 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -5 | $9,430 | |
| T70 | Mark O'Meara | USA | -4 | $9,000 | $9,154 |
| T70 | Paul Gow | Australia | -4 | $9,000 | $9,154 |
| 72 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -3 | $9,016 | |
| T73 | Doug Barron | USA | -2 | $8,878 | |
| T73 | Mark Brooks | USA | -2 | $8,878 | |
| 75 | Andrew Magee | USA | E | $8,740 | |
| T76 | Joey Snyder III | USA | +1 | $8,602 | |
| T76 | Matt Davidson | USA | +1 | $8,602 | |
| 78 | Steve Allan | Australia | +4 | $8,464 | |
| 79 | Ryan Brehm | USA | +6 | — | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy McKay | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Ackerman | +1 | $0 | ||
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Boyd Summerhays | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Watts | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Bowden | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Briggs | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Ping | +8 | $0 | ||
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Walters | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Chestnut | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Pollack | +14 | $0 | ||
| MC | John Elliott | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Maginnes | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Morgan | England | +146 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morgan | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Bolli | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Black | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Gogel | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Seppanen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Long | New Zealand | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Price | Wales | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Green | Australia | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean Murphy | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Gillis | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tripp Isenhour | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | -3 | $0 |
Buick Open winner's share over time
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2005 Buick Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 Buick Open get?
Vijay Singh won $828,000 from a $4,600,000 purse.
What was the 2005 Buick Open purse?
$4,600,000.
How much did last place get at the 2005 Buick Open?
The smallest check was $8,464, to Steve Allan (78).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 Buick Open?
79 players made the cut and finished, and 78 players missed it.