Bubba Watson finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 33% of the $3,477,811 he earned that season.
How the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 65% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 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 | Bubba Watson | USA | -15 | $1,152,000 | $1,152,000 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | USA | -15 | $691,200 | $691,200 |
| T3 | Jason Dufner | USA | -13 | $435,200 | $332,800 |
| T3 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -13 | $435,200 | $332,800 |
| T3 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -13 | $435,200 | $332,800 |
| T6 | George McNeill | USA | -12 | $230,400 | $222,400 |
| T6 | Matt Jones | Australia | -12 | $230,400 | $222,400 |
| T8 | Andres Romero | Argentina | -10 | $172,800 | |
| T8 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -10 | $172,800 | |
| T8 | David Mathis | USA | -10 | $172,800 | |
| T8 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -10 | $172,800 | |
| T8 | Luke Donald | England | -10 | $172,800 | |
| T13 | Charles Howell III | USA | -9 | $123,733 | |
| T13 | John Senden | Australia | -9 | $123,733 | |
| T13 | Steve Stricker | USA | -9 | $123,733 | |
| T16 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -8 | $96,000 | $105,600 |
| T16 | Josh Teater | USA | -8 | $96,000 | $105,600 |
| T18 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -7 | $92,800 | |
| T18 | David Toms | USA | -7 | $92,800 | |
| T20 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | $69,333 | |
| T20 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -6 | $69,333 | |
| T20 | Hunter Haas | USA | -6 | $69,333 | |
| T20 | Joe Durant | USA | -6 | $69,333 | |
| T20 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | -6 | $69,333 | |
| T20 | Nick Watney | USA | -6 | $69,333 | |
| T26 | Aron Price | Australia | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Billy Horschel | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Blake Adams | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Chris Stroud | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Dean Wilson | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | John Merrick | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | John Rollins | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Peter Tomasulo | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Tag Ridings | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T26 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -5 | $39,269 | |
| T40 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -4 | $24,320 | |
| T40 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -4 | $24,320 | |
| T40 | Marc Turnesa | USA | -4 | $24,320 | |
| T40 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -4 | $24,320 | |
| T40 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -4 | $24,320 | |
| T40 | Troy Matteson | USA | -4 | $24,320 | |
| T46 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -3 | $17,741 | |
| T46 | David Hearn | Canada | -3 | $17,741 | |
| T46 | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | -3 | $17,741 | |
| T46 | Michael Bradley | USA | -3 | $17,741 | |
| T46 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -3 | $17,741 | |
| T51 | Alexandre Rocha | Brazil | -2 | $15,155 | |
| T51 | Brian Gay | USA | -2 | $15,155 | |
| T51 | Chris Couch | USA | -2 | $15,155 | |
| T51 | Lee Janzen | USA | -2 | $15,155 | |
| T51 | Tim Herron | USA | -2 | $15,155 | |
| T56 | Brian Davis | England | -1 | $14,464 | |
| T56 | Colt Knost | USA | -1 | $14,464 | |
| T56 | D.A. Points | USA | -1 | $14,464 | |
| T59 | Jeff Maggert | USA | E | $14,080 | |
| T59 | Matt Bettencourt | USA | E | $14,080 | |
| T59 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | E | $14,080 | |
| T62 | Kevin Streelman | USA | +1 | $13,568 | $13,696 |
| T62 | Nate Smith | USA | +1 | $13,568 | $13,696 |
| T62 | Steve Flesch | USA | +1 | $13,568 | $13,696 |
| T65 | Joseph Bramlett | USA | +2 | $13,376 | |
| T65 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +2 | $13,376 | |
| T67 | Jason Bohn | USA | +4 | $13,056 | $13,120 |
| T67 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +4 | $13,056 | $13,120 |
| 69 | Jeff Overton | USA | +5 | $12,928 | |
| 70 | Chez Reavie | USA | +11 | $12,736 | $12,800 +1% |
| 71 | Martin Piller | USA | +16 | $12,672 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Prugh | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Gonzales | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Loupe | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Martin | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bio Kim | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Gates | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Boo Weekley | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Percy | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Collins | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Baryla | Canada | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Tidland | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Bowden | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Summerhays | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Bradshaw | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Brigman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Funk | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Klauk | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Herman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Renner | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | John Mallinger | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Hicks | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Chappell | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Blanks | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Stanley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Every | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt McQuillan | Canada | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Connell | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Putnam | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Sim | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Stankowski | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Hanson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Schmitt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Saunders | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gordon | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Merritt | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Strickler | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Zack Miller | USA | +13 | $0 |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner's share over time
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2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans get?
Bubba Watson won $1,152,000 from a $6,400,000 purse.
What was the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans purse?
$6,400,000.
How much did last place get at the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
The smallest check was $12,672, to Martin Piller (71).
How many players made the cut at the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 85 players missed it.