Robert Gamez finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 56% of the $1,115,364 he earned that season.
How the 2005 Valero Texas Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 Valero Texas 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 | Robert Gamez | USA | -18 | $630,000 | $630,000 |
| 2 | Olin Browne | USA | -15 | $378,000 | $378,000 |
| T3 | Mark Wilson | USA | -14 | $203,000 | $203,000 |
| T3 | Woody Austin | USA | -14 | $203,000 | $203,000 |
| T5 | Bob Heintz | USA | -13 | $118,650 | $133,000 |
| T5 | J.J. Henry | USA | -13 | $118,650 | $133,000 |
| 7 | Dean Wilson | USA | -12 | $117,250 | |
| T8 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -11 | $94,500 | |
| T8 | Jay Delsing | USA | -11 | $94,500 | |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | USA | -11 | $94,500 | |
| T8 | John Senden | Australia | -11 | $94,500 | |
| T8 | Steve Lowery | USA | -11 | $94,500 | |
| T13 | Bart Bryant | USA | -10 | $70,000 | |
| T13 | Heath Slocum | USA | -10 | $70,000 | |
| T15 | Bob Estes | USA | -9 | $57,750 | |
| T15 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -9 | $57,750 | |
| T15 | Marco Dawson | USA | -9 | $57,750 | |
| T15 | Paul Claxton | USA | -9 | $57,750 | |
| T19 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -8 | $42,420 | |
| T19 | Bob Tway | USA | -8 | $42,420 | |
| T19 | Brian Gay | USA | -8 | $42,420 | |
| T19 | Chad Campbell | USA | -8 | $42,420 | |
| T19 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -8 | $42,420 | |
| T24 | David Hearn | Canada | -7 | $32,200 | |
| T24 | Michael Putnam | USA | -7 | $32,200 | |
| T26 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T26 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T26 | Jason Bohn | USA | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T26 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T26 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T26 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T26 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -6 | $24,850 | |
| T33 | Brad Lardon | USA | -5 | $18,492 | |
| T33 | Darron Stiles | USA | -5 | $18,492 | |
| T33 | Gavin Coles | Australia | -5 | $18,492 | |
| T33 | José Coceres | Argentina | -5 | $18,492 | |
| T33 | Rocco Mediate | USA | -5 | $18,492 | |
| T33 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -5 | $18,492 | |
| T39 | Larry Mize | USA | -4 | $14,700 | |
| T39 | Omar Uresti | USA | -4 | $14,700 | |
| T39 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -4 | $14,700 | |
| T43 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -3 | $11,550 | |
| T43 | Charles Howell III | USA | -3 | $11,550 | |
| T43 | Corey Pavin | USA | -3 | $11,550 | |
| T43 | Dan Forsman | USA | -3 | $11,550 | |
| T43 | Tag Ridings | USA | -3 | $11,550 | |
| T48 | Briny Baird | USA | -2 | $8,904 | |
| T48 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -2 | $8,904 | |
| T48 | Mike Standly | USA | -2 | $8,904 | |
| T48 | Rich Beem | USA | -2 | $8,904 | |
| T48 | Ted Purdy | USA | -2 | $8,904 | |
| T53 | Arjun Atwal | India | -1 | $8,102 | |
| T53 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | -1 | $8,102 | |
| T53 | Ryan Moore | USA | -1 | $8,102 | |
| T53 | Tom Byrum | USA | -1 | $8,102 | |
| T57 | Lee Janzen | USA | E | $7,840 | |
| T57 | Nick Watney | USA | E | $7,840 | |
| T57 | Phillip Price | Wales | E | $7,840 | |
| T60 | David Duval | USA | +1 | $7,630 | |
| T60 | Matt Davidson | USA | +1 | $7,630 | |
| T60 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +1 | $7,630 | |
| T63 | Akio Sadakata | Japan | +2 | $7,315 | |
| T63 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +2 | $7,315 | |
| T63 | Chris Riley | USA | +2 | $7,315 | |
| T63 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +2 | $7,315 | |
| T63 | John Elliott | USA | +2 | $7,315 | |
| T63 | Notah Begay III | USA | +2 | $7,315 | |
| T69 | David Lundstrom | USA | +3 | $7,000 | |
| T69 | Tripp Isenhour | USA | +3 | $7,000 | |
| T69 | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | +3 | $7,000 | |
| 72 | Brendan Jones | Australia | +4 | $6,860 | $6,860 |
| 73 | Will MacKenzie | USA | +6 | $6,755 | $6,790 +1% |
| 74 | Hal Sutton | USA | +7 | $6,720 | |
| MC | Andrew Magee | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Boyd Summerhays | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Anderson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Clark Dennis | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Bowden | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Briggs | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Rummells | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | -70 | $0 | |
| MC | David Ogrin | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | -70 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Brigman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Walters | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Hart | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Maginnes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MDF | John Morgan | England | +276 | $14,700 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Hall | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | E | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mario Tiziani | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Long | New Zealand | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Gow | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Rashell | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Gillis | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Kite | USA | +7 | $0 |
Valero Texas Open winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2005 Valero Texas Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 Valero Texas Open get?
Robert Gamez won $630,000 from a $3,500,000 purse.
What was the 2005 Valero Texas Open purse?
$3,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2005 Valero Texas Open?
The smallest check was $6,720, to Hal Sutton (74).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 Valero Texas Open?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 70 players missed it.