Vijay Singh finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 27th PGA Tour win, and 13% of the $8,017,336 he earned that season.
How the 2005 Wachovia Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 Wachovia 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 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -12 | $1,008,000 | $1,080,000 +7% |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | USA | -12 | $604,800 | $528,000 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -12 | $604,800 | $528,000 |
| 4 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -8 | $288,000 | |
| T5 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -6 | $196,700 | $228,000 |
| T5 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -6 | $196,700 | $228,000 |
| T7 | Greg Owen | England | -5 | $193,500 | |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -5 | $193,500 | |
| 9 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -4 | $162,400 | $174,000 +7% |
| 10 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -3 | $128,800 | $162,000 +26% |
| T11 | Kenny Perry | USA | -2 | $127,200 | |
| T11 | Nick Watney | USA | -2 | $127,200 | |
| T11 | Scott Verplank | USA | -2 | $127,200 | |
| T11 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | -2 | $127,200 | |
| T11 | Tiger Woods | USA | -2 | $127,200 | |
| T16 | Adam Scott | Australia | -1 | $87,000 | |
| T16 | Brett Quigley | USA | -1 | $87,000 | |
| T16 | Fred Funk | USA | -1 | $87,000 | |
| T16 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -1 | $87,000 | |
| T16 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -1 | $87,000 | |
| T16 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden | -1 | $87,000 | |
| T22 | Bill Haas | USA | E | $55,700 | |
| T22 | Brandt Jobe | USA | E | $55,700 | |
| T22 | Charles Howell III | USA | E | $55,700 | |
| T22 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | E | $55,700 | |
| T22 | John Rollins | USA | E | $55,700 | |
| T22 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | E | $55,700 | |
| T28 | Bart Bryant | USA | +1 | $38,920 | $40,800 |
| T28 | Hank Kuehne | USA | +1 | $38,920 | $40,800 |
| T28 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +1 | $38,920 | $40,800 |
| T28 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +1 | $38,920 | $40,800 |
| T28 | Woody Austin | USA | +1 | $38,920 | $40,800 |
| T33 | Chad Campbell | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Craig Barlow | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Dean Wilson | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Jay Haas | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Joey Sindelar | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Steve Flesch | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T33 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +2 | $28,473 | |
| T44 | Brad Faxon | USA | +3 | $16,931 | $18,140 |
| T44 | Brian Gay | USA | +3 | $16,931 | $18,140 |
| T44 | J.L. Lewis | USA | +3 | $16,931 | $18,140 |
| T44 | Justin Rose | England | +3 | $16,931 | $18,140 |
| T44 | Marco Dawson | USA | +3 | $16,931 | $18,140 |
| T44 | Steve Allan | Australia | +3 | $16,931 | $18,140 |
| T50 | Andrew Magee | USA | +4 | $13,403 | $14,360 |
| T50 | Dennis Paulson | USA | +4 | $13,403 | $14,360 |
| T50 | Kevin Na | USA | +4 | $13,403 | $14,360 |
| T50 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +4 | $13,403 | $14,360 |
| T50 | Tag Ridings | USA | +4 | $13,403 | $14,360 |
| T50 | Ted Purdy | USA | +4 | $13,403 | $14,360 |
| T56 | Arjun Atwal | India | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Ben Curtis | USA | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Heath Slocum | USA | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Paul Azinger | USA | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Shaun Micheel | USA | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Tom Byrum | USA | +5 | $12,544 | $13,260 |
| T64 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +6 | $11,816 | $12,540 |
| T64 | Robert Damron | USA | +6 | $11,816 | $12,540 |
| T64 | Scott Hend | Australia | +6 | $11,816 | $12,540 |
| T64 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +6 | $11,816 | $12,540 |
| T68 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +7 | $12,060 | |
| T68 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +7 | $12,060 | |
| T68 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +7 | $12,060 | |
| T68 | Jay Williamson | USA | +7 | $12,060 | |
| 72 | Steve Lowery | USA | +8 | $10,976 | $11,760 +7% |
| 73 | Skip Kendall | USA | +9 | $11,640 | |
| 74 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +10 | $11,520 | |
| T75 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +11 | $11,280 | |
| T75 | Robert Gamez | USA | +11 | $11,280 | |
| T75 | Todd Hamilton | USA | +11 | $11,280 | |
| 78 | Tom Kite | USA | +13 | $11,040 | |
| 79 | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +15 | $10,920 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Arron Oberholser | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Anderson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Briggs | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Franklin Langham | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Haas | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Poulter | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | -75 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Haas | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Snyder III | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Mitchum | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Gogel | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Randy Joyner | +27 | $0 | ||
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Robin Freeman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Nash | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Woodard | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Levet | France | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Barranger | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Gillis | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +16 | $0 |
Wells Fargo Championship winner's share over time
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2005 Wachovia Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 Wachovia Championship get?
Vijay Singh won $1,080,000 from a $6,000,000 purse.
What was the 2005 Wachovia Championship purse?
$6,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2005 Wachovia Championship?
The smallest check was $10,920, to Craig Perks (79).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 Wachovia Championship?
79 players made the cut and finished, and 77 players missed it.