Jim Herman finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 59% of the $2,091,274 he earned that season.
How the 2016 Shell Houston 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.
2016 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 | Jim Herman | USA | -15 | $1,188,000 | $1,224,000 +3% |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -14 | $580,800 | $734,400 +26% |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -13 | $462,400 | |
| 4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | -12 | $316,800 | $326,400 +3% |
| T5 | Daniel Berger | USA | -11 | $231,825 | $258,400 |
| T5 | Russell Henley | USA | -11 | $231,825 | $258,400 |
| T7 | Charles Howell III | USA | -10 | $211,933 | |
| T7 | Chez Reavie | USA | -10 | $211,933 | |
| T7 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -10 | $211,933 | |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | USA | -9 | $178,200 | $170,000 |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -9 | $178,200 | $170,000 |
| T10 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -9 | $178,200 | $170,000 |
| T13 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | -8 | $123,760 | |
| T13 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -8 | $123,760 | |
| T13 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -8 | $123,760 | |
| T13 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | $123,760 | |
| T13 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | -8 | $123,760 | |
| 18 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -7 | $102,000 | |
| T19 | Cameron Smith | Australia | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Jamie Donaldson | Wales | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Scott Piercy | USA | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T19 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -6 | $73,950 | |
| T27 | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | -5 | $47,260 | |
| T27 | Chris Stroud | USA | -5 | $47,260 | |
| T27 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | -5 | $47,260 | |
| T27 | Luke List | USA | -5 | $47,260 | |
| T27 | Michael Kim | USA | -5 | $47,260 | |
| T27 | Roberto Castro | USA | -5 | $47,260 | |
| T33 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -4 | $36,720 | |
| T33 | David Toms | USA | -4 | $36,720 | |
| T33 | Gary Woodland | USA | -4 | $36,720 | |
| T33 | Stewart Cink | USA | -4 | $36,720 | |
| T33 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | -4 | $36,720 | |
| T38 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Colt Knost | USA | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Rafael Campos | Puerto Rico | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Scott Pinckney | USA | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T38 | Zac Blair | USA | -3 | $27,200 | |
| T46 | Andrew Loupe | USA | -2 | $18,496 | |
| T46 | Bryce Molder | USA | -2 | $18,496 | |
| T46 | David Hearn | Canada | -2 | $18,496 | |
| T46 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -2 | $18,496 | |
| T46 | John Senden | Australia | -2 | $18,496 | |
| T46 | Nick Taylor | Canada | -2 | $18,496 | |
| T52 | Ben Martin | USA | -1 | $15,858 | |
| T52 | Brian Harman | USA | -1 | $15,858 | |
| T52 | Rhein Gibson | Australia | -1 | $15,858 | |
| T52 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | -1 | $15,858 | |
| T52 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | South Africa | -1 | $15,858 | |
| T57 | Boo Weekley | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T57 | Cameron Tringale | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T57 | Davis Love III | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T57 | Erik Compton | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T57 | Harris English | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T57 | Justin Hicks | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T57 | Lucas Glover | USA | E | $14,454 | $14,960 |
| T64 | Andres Gonzales | USA | +1 | $14,348 | |
| T64 | Whee Kim | South Korea | +1 | $14,348 | |
| T66 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +2 | $14,076 | |
| T66 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +2 | $14,076 | |
| 68 | Jason Kokrak | USA | +3 | $13,872 | |
| 69 | Sung Kang | South Korea | +5 | $13,736 | |
| 70 | Jon Curran | USA | +6 | $13,200 | $13,600 +3% |
| 71 | Scott Brown | USA | +7 | $13,068 | $13,464 +3% |
| T72 | D.A. Points | USA | +2 | $13,056 | |
| T72 | Derek Fathauer | USA | +2 | $13,056 | |
| T72 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +2 | $13,056 | |
| T72 | Steve Marino | USA | +2 | $13,056 | |
| T72 | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | +2 | $13,056 | |
| 77 | J.J. Henry | USA | +4 | $12,648 | |
| 78 | Matt Dobyns | USA | +5 | $12,512 | |
| 79 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +6 | $12,376 | |
| 80 | Matt Every | USA | +8 | $12,240 | |
| 81 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | +9 | $12,104 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Anirban Lahiri | India | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Blayne Barber | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Steele | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Stegmaier | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brooks Koepka | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Ortiz | Mexico | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Case Cochran | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Collins | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Beljan | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dawie van der Walt | South Africa | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | E | $0 | |
| MC | Harold Varner III | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hiroshi Iwata | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Hudson Swafford | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | James Hahn | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Keegan Bradley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Chappell | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kramer Hickok | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Guthrie | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Morgan Hoffmann | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Cochran | +2 | $0 | ||
| MC | Omar Uresti | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Patton Kizzire | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul McConnell | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Malnati | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rodolfo Cazaubòn | Mexico | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Langley | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Sebastián Vázquez | Mexico | E | $0 | |
| MC | Shane Lowry | Ireland | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Shawn Stefani | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Finau | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Wilcox | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | +2 | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2016 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2016 Shell Houston Open get?
Jim Herman won $1,224,000 from a $6,800,000 purse.
What was the 2016 Shell Houston Open purse?
$6,800,000.
How much did last place get at the 2016 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $12,104, to Jonas Blixt (81).
How many players made the cut at the 2016 Shell Houston Open?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 64 players missed it.