Kenny Perry finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 12th PGA Tour win, and 16% of the $4,663,794 he earned that season.
How the 2008 John Deere Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2008 John Deere Classic 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 | Kenny Perry | USA | -16 | $738,000 | $756,000 +2% |
| T2 | Brad Adamonis | USA | -16 | $442,800 | $369,600 |
| T2 | Jay Williamson | USA | -16 | $442,800 | $369,600 |
| T4 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -15 | $173,600 | |
| T4 | Eric Axley | USA | -15 | $173,600 | |
| T4 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -15 | $173,600 | |
| 7 | Chad Campbell | USA | -14 | $140,700 | |
| 8 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -13 | $130,200 | |
| T9 | Jeff Gove | USA | -12 | $113,400 | |
| T9 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -12 | $113,400 | |
| T9 | Woody Austin | USA | -12 | $113,400 | |
| T12 | Bob Tway | USA | -11 | $79,800 | |
| T12 | Brian Gay | USA | -11 | $79,800 | |
| T12 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -11 | $79,800 | |
| T12 | Craig Kanada | USA | -11 | $79,800 | |
| T12 | Scott Sterling | USA | -11 | $79,800 | |
| T12 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -11 | $79,800 | |
| T18 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -10 | $55,350 | $52,920 |
| T18 | Jin Park | South Korea | -10 | $55,350 | $52,920 |
| T18 | John Riegger | USA | -10 | $55,350 | $52,920 |
| T18 | Ken Duke | USA | -10 | $55,350 | $52,920 |
| T18 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -10 | $55,350 | $52,920 |
| T18 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -10 | $55,350 | $52,920 |
| T24 | David Lutterus | Australia | -9 | $34,860 | |
| T24 | Garrett Willis | USA | -9 | $34,860 | |
| T24 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -9 | $34,860 | |
| T24 | Jeff Overton | USA | -9 | $34,860 | |
| T24 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -9 | $34,860 | |
| T29 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -8 | $27,300 | |
| T29 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -8 | $27,300 | |
| T29 | Martin Laird | Scotland | -8 | $27,300 | |
| T29 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -8 | $27,300 | |
| T29 | Todd Hamilton | USA | -8 | $27,300 | |
| T34 | Bob Sowards | USA | -7 | $21,210 | |
| T34 | Brian Davis | England | -7 | $21,210 | |
| T34 | Dean Wilson | USA | -7 | $21,210 | |
| T34 | Kent Jones | USA | -7 | $21,210 | |
| T34 | Paul Claxton | USA | -7 | $21,210 | |
| T34 | Philip Francis | Australia | -7 | — | |
| T34 | Rich Beem | USA | -7 | $21,210 | |
| T41 | Bubba Watson | USA | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Chez Reavie | USA | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Gavin Coles | Australia | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Heath Slocum | USA | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Jason Day | Australia | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Steve Marino | USA | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T41 | Ted Purdy | USA | -6 | $13,594 | $14,719 |
| T50 | Andrew Buckle | Australia | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T50 | Chad Collins | USA | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T50 | Jim McGovern | USA | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T50 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T50 | Kirk Triplett | USA | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T50 | Nick Flanagan | Australia | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T50 | Ryan Armour | USA | -5 | $9,984 | $10,176 |
| T57 | Glen Day | USA | -4 | $9,102 | $9,408 |
| T57 | Jon Mills | Canada | -4 | $9,102 | $9,408 |
| T57 | Lee Janzen | USA | -4 | $9,102 | $9,408 |
| T57 | Marco Dawson | USA | -4 | $9,102 | $9,408 |
| T57 | Ron Whittaker | USA | -4 | $9,102 | $9,408 |
| T62 | Chris Stroud | USA | -3 | $8,692 | $9,030 |
| T62 | Parker McLachlin | USA | -3 | $8,692 | $9,030 |
| T62 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -3 | $8,692 | $9,030 |
| T62 | Tag Ridings | USA | -3 | $8,692 | $9,030 |
| T66 | Bart Bryant | USA | -2 | $8,736 | |
| T66 | Nathan Green | Australia | -2 | $8,736 | |
| T66 | Pat Perez | USA | -2 | $8,736 | |
| T69 | Mark Wilson | USA | -1 | $8,282 | $8,484 |
| T69 | Michael Letzig | USA | -1 | $8,282 | $8,484 |
| T69 | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | $8,282 | $8,484 |
| T72 | Dan Forsman | USA | +1 | $8,274 | |
| T72 | Scott McCarron | USA | +1 | $8,274 | |
| T74 | Chris Riley | USA | +2 | $8,106 | |
| T74 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | +2 | — | |
| T74 | Ryan Moore | USA | +2 | $8,106 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Elder | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brady Schnell | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Carroll | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Proehl | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Charley Hoffman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Cody Freeman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Deane Pappas | South Africa | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug LaBelle II | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -4 | $0 | |
| MC | George McNeill | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Dufner | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Knutzon | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | J.B. Holmes | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Merrick | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morse | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | J.T. Kohut | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Bolli | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenneth Ferrie | England | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Thompson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Omar Uresti | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Stankowski | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Johnson | Wales | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Brehm | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean McCarty | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Demsey | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Scherrer | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Perkins | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | E | $0 |
John Deere Classic winner's share over time
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2008 John Deere Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2008 John Deere Classic get?
Kenny Perry won $756,000 from a $4,200,000 purse.
What was the 2008 John Deere Classic purse?
$4,200,000.
How much did last place get at the 2008 John Deere Classic?
The smallest check was $8,106, to Ryan Moore (T74).
How many players made the cut at the 2008 John Deere Classic?
76 players made the cut and finished, and 83 players missed it.