Hunter Mahan finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 5th PGA Tour win, and 27% of the $4,019,193 he earned that season.
How the 2012 Shell Houston Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2012 Shell Houston 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 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -16 | $1,062,000 | $1,080,000 +2% |
| 2 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -15 | $519,200 | $648,000 +25% |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -14 | $408,000 | |
| T4 | Brian Davis | England | -12 | $259,600 | $236,250 |
| T4 | Jeff Overton | USA | -12 | $259,600 | $236,250 |
| T4 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -12 | $259,600 | $236,250 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -12 | $259,600 | $236,250 |
| T8 | Bud Cauley | USA | -11 | $159,300 | $168,000 |
| T8 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -11 | $159,300 | $168,000 |
| T8 | James Driscoll | USA | -11 | $159,300 | $168,000 |
| T8 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -11 | $159,300 | $168,000 |
| T12 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -10 | $132,000 | |
| T12 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | $132,000 | |
| T14 | Boo Weekley | USA | -9 | $105,000 | |
| T14 | Greg Owen | England | -9 | $105,000 | |
| T14 | Jim Herman | USA | -9 | $105,000 | |
| T14 | John Huh | USA | -9 | $105,000 | |
| T18 | Bryce Molder | USA | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T18 | Harris English | USA | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T18 | John Senden | Australia | -8 | $84,000 | |
| T21 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Lee Westwood | England | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Marc Leishman | Australia | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Scott Piercy | USA | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T21 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -7 | $56,325 | |
| T29 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T29 | Jeff Maggert | USA | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T29 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T29 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T29 | Mark Anderson | USA | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T29 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T29 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | -6 | $37,329 | |
| T36 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -5 | $27,189 | $27,650 |
| T36 | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -5 | $27,189 | $27,650 |
| T36 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | -5 | $27,189 | $27,650 |
| T36 | Roberto Castro | USA | -5 | $27,189 | $27,650 |
| T36 | Shawn Stefani | USA | -5 | $27,189 | $27,650 |
| T36 | Steve Stricker | USA | -5 | $27,189 | $27,650 |
| T42 | Blake Adams | USA | -4 | $20,060 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | -4 | $20,060 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Erik Compton | USA | -4 | $20,060 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -4 | $20,060 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -4 | $20,060 | $21,000 |
| T47 | Chad Campbell | USA | -3 | $16,140 | |
| T47 | Fred Couples | USA | -3 | $16,140 | |
| T47 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | -3 | $16,140 | |
| T47 | Troy Kelly | USA | -3 | $16,140 | |
| T51 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -2 | $13,885 | $14,208 |
| T51 | John Merrick | USA | -2 | $13,885 | $14,208 |
| T51 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | -2 | $13,885 | $14,208 |
| T51 | Tommy Biershenk | USA | -2 | $13,885 | $14,208 |
| T51 | Will Claxton | USA | -2 | $13,885 | $14,208 |
| T56 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -1 | $13,380 | |
| T56 | Jason Bohn | USA | -1 | $13,380 | |
| T56 | John Mallinger | USA | -1 | $13,380 | |
| T56 | Nathan Green | Australia | -1 | $13,380 | |
| T56 | Tim Herron | USA | -1 | $13,380 | |
| T56 | Troy Matteson | USA | -1 | $13,380 | |
| 62 | Shaun Micheel | USA | E | $12,960 | |
| T63 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +1 | $12,660 | |
| T63 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +1 | $12,660 | |
| T63 | Rickie Fowler | USA | +1 | $12,660 | |
| T63 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | +1 | $12,660 | |
| T67 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +2 | $12,300 | |
| T67 | Ricky Barnes | USA | +2 | $12,300 | |
| T69 | Miguel Angel Carballo | Argentina | +3 | $12,060 | |
| T69 | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | +3 | $12,060 | |
| T71 | Bill Lunde | USA | E | $11,700 | |
| T71 | Jimmy Walker | USA | E | $11,700 | |
| T71 | Omar Uresti | USA | E | $11,700 | |
| T71 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | E | $11,700 | |
| T75 | Brian Harman | USA | +1 | $11,210 | $11,160 |
| T75 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +1 | $11,210 | $11,160 |
| T75 | Hunter Haas | USA | +1 | $11,210 | $11,160 |
| T75 | Kris Blanks | USA | +1 | $11,210 | $11,160 |
| T75 | Kyle Stanley | USA | +1 | $11,210 | $11,160 |
| T80 | Chris Stroud | USA | +2 | $10,740 | |
| T80 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +2 | $10,740 | |
| T82 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +3 | $10,380 | |
| T82 | Kevin Stadler | USA | +3 | $10,380 | |
| T82 | Lucas Glover | USA | +3 | $10,380 | |
| T82 | William McGirt | USA | +3 | $10,380 | |
| 86 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +4 | $10,080 | |
| 87 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | +5 | $9,960 | |
| 88 | Ryan Moore | USA | +6 | $9,840 | |
| 89 | Colt Knost | USA | +7 | $9,720 | |
| 90 | Justin Leonard | USA | +8 | $9,600 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | E | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Kim | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Arjun Atwal | India | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Hurley III | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Gates | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Steele | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Couch | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Mathis | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Lamely | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Graham DeLaet | Canada | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Kokrak | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Curl | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | JJ Killeen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Josh Teater | USA | -68 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lonny Alexander | United Arab Emirates | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Flores | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Every | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Hanson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Richard H. Lee | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Knox | Scotland | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | E | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
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2012 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2012 Shell Houston Open get?
Hunter Mahan won $1,080,000 from a $6,000,000 purse.
What was the 2012 Shell Houston Open purse?
$6,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2012 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $9,600, to Justin Leonard (90).
How many players made the cut at the 2012 Shell Houston Open?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 54 players missed it.