2000 Tournament Purses

Tournament Date Location Purse Winner
Mercedes Championships 6-Jan Kapula, HI $2,900,000 $522,000
Sony Open in Hawaii 13-Jan Honolulu, HI $2,900,000 $522,000
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 19-Jan La Quinta, CA $3,000,000 $540,000
Phoenix Open 27-Jan Scottsdale, AZ $3,200,000 $576,000
AT&T Pebble Beach National 3-Feb Pebble Beach, CA $4,000,000 $720,000
Buick Invitational 10-Feb La Jolla, CA $3,000,000 $540,000
Nissan Open 17-Feb Pacific Palisades, CA $3,100,000 $558,000
WGC - Andersen Match Play 23-Feb Carlsbad, CA $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Touchstone Energy Tucson Open 24-Feb Tucson, AZ $3,000,000 $540,000
Doral-Ryder Open 2-Mar Miami, FL $3,000,000 $540,000
Honda Classic 9-Mar Coral Springs, FL $2,900,000 $522,000
Bay Hill Invitational 16-Mar Orlando, FL $2,800,000 $504,000
THE PLAYERS Championship 23-Mar Ponte Vedra Beach, FL $6,000,000 $1,080,000
BellSouth Classic 30-Mar Duluth, GA $2,800,000 $504,000
Masters Tournament 6-Apr Augusta, GA $4,462,828 $828,000
MCI Classic - The Heritage of Golf 13-Apr Hilton Head Island, SC $3,000,000 $540,000
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic 20-Apr Greensboro, NC $3,000,000 $542,000
Shell Houston Open 27-Apr The Woodlands, TX $2,800,000 $504,000
Compaq Classic of New Orleans 4-May New Orleans, LA $3,400,000 $612,000
GTE Byron Nelson Classic 11-May Irving, TX $4,000,000 $720,000
MasterCard Colonial 18-May Ft. Worth, TX $3,300,000 $594,000
Memorial Tournament 25-May Dublin, OH $2,550,000 $504,000
Kemper Open 1-Jun Potomac, MD $3,000,000 $540,000
Buick Classic 8-Jun Harrison, NY $2,800,000 $504,000
U.S. Open Championship 15-Jun Pebble Beach, CA $4,500,000 $800,000
FedEx St. Jude Classic 22-Jun Memphis, TN $2,800,000 $504,000
Canon Greater Hartford Open 29-Jun Cromwell, CT $2,800,000 $500,000
Advil Western Open 6-Jul Lemont, IL $3,000,000 $540,000
Greater Milwaukee Open 13-Jul Milwaukee, WI $2,500,000 $450,000
The British Open Championship 20-Jul St. Andrews, Scotland $4,000,000 $760,000
B.C. Open 20-Jul Endicott, NY $2,000,000 $360,000
John Deere Classic 27-Jul Silvis, IL $2,600,000 $468,000
The International 3-Aug Castle Rock, CO $3,500,000 $630,000
Buick Open 10-Aug Grand Blanc, MI $2,700,000 $486,000
PGA Championship 17-Aug Louisville, KY $5,000,000 $900,000
WGC - NEC Invitational 24-Aug Akron, OH $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Reno-Tahoe Open 24-Aug Reno, NV $3,000,000 $540,000
Air Canada Championship 31-Aug Surrey, BC $2,800,000 $504,000
Bell Canadian Open 7-Sep Oakville, ON $3,100,000 $558,000
Pennsylvania Classic 14-Sep Paoli, PA $3,000,000 $540,000
Westin Texas Open 21-Sep San Antonio, TX $2,600,000 $468,000
Buick Challenge 28-Sep Pine Mountain, GA $2,100,000 $378,000
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill 5-Oct Williamsburg, VA $3,000,000 $540,000
Las Vegas Invitational 11-Oct Las Vegas, NV $4,250,000 $765,000
Tampa Bay Classic 19-Oct Tampa Bay, FL $2,400,000 $432,000
National Car Rental Classic 26-Oct Lake Buena Vista, FL $3,000,000 $540,000
THE TOUR Championship 2-Nov Atlanta, GA $5,000,000 $900,000
Southern Farm Bureau Classic 2-Nov Madison, MS $2,200,000 $396,000
WGC - Stroke Play 9-Nov Sotogrande, Spain $5,000,000 $1,000,000

Note:  Purses sometimes are increased at the last minute.