So with the $720,000 first-place check, Love had a head start on what he hopes will be a lucrative year.

But the leaders were happy they still had a chance to win the $450,000 first-place check.

The $720,000 first-place check is the biggest on the Tour.

The $540,000 first-place check increased Woods's 2000 earnings to more than $2.58 million.

At least Scott received the trophy and the first-place check.

She was determined not to let the victory and the $180,000 first-place check slip away.

The tournament will feature a 78-player field, no cut and a first-place check of $1 million.

But the race for the $540,000 first-place check will apparently not include the two men who have dominated the game this year.

All have a tremendous chance to win Sunday's $720,000 first-place check, and each of the leaders has something important at stake.

Four players will start the final round within two strokes of the lead and the $540,000 first-place check.