The Johnnie Walker Classic is Asia's largest golf tournament. Throughout its 10-year history the tournament has offered a rich purse, helping earn it distinction among the top events on the European, Asian, and This year's Johnnie Walker Charity Classic offers a purse of ￡ 800,000 (over NT $ 40 million), while Tiger Woods will take home over US $ 1 million in appearance fees.
約翰走路菁英賽盃是亞洲規模最大的高爾夫球賽，它的歷史已有十年，但獎金向來很高，因此被歐、亞、澳三個國際高球巡迴賽共同認定為高壇重要賽程。今年在桃園大溪球場舉行的九九年菁英賽總獎金共八十萬英鎊，相當於四千多萬台幣，光是伍茲的出場費便超過一百萬美金。