Johnson Wagner finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 70% of the $1,431,001 he earned that season.
How the 2008 Shell Houston Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2008 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 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -16 | $990,000 | $1,008,000 +2% |
| T2 | Chad Campbell | USA | -14 | $484,000 | $492,800 |
| T2 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -14 | $484,000 | $492,800 |
| T4 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -13 | $264,000 | $246,400 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | USA | -13 | $264,000 | $246,400 |
| T6 | Bob Estes | USA | -12 | $194,600 | |
| T6 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -12 | $194,600 | |
| T8 | Jason Day | Australia | -10 | $170,500 | $162,400 |
| T8 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -10 | $170,500 | $162,400 |
| T8 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | $170,500 | $162,400 |
| T11 | Bart Bryant | USA | -9 | $128,800 | |
| T11 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -9 | $128,800 | |
| T11 | Steve Stricker | USA | -9 | $128,800 | |
| T14 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -8 | $93,500 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Jeff Quinney | USA | -8 | $93,500 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -8 | $93,500 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Lucas Glover | USA | -8 | $93,500 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Ryan Armour | USA | -8 | $93,500 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Steve Elkington | Australia | -8 | $93,500 | $92,400 |
| T20 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | $67,573 | |
| T20 | Dean Wilson | USA | -7 | $67,573 | |
| T20 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | -7 | $67,573 | |
| T23 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | $53,760 | |
| T23 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -6 | $53,760 | |
| T23 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -6 | $53,760 | |
| T26 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | J.J. Henry | USA | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | John Merrick | USA | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | Kevin Na | USA | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T26 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -5 | $38,920 | |
| T34 | Anders Hansen | Denmark | -4 | $30,388 | $30,240 |
| T34 | Chez Reavie | USA | -4 | $30,388 | $30,240 |
| T34 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -4 | $30,388 | $30,240 |
| T37 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -3 | $26,880 | |
| T37 | Scott Sterling | USA | -3 | $26,880 | |
| T39 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | John Riegger | USA | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | Justin Leonard | USA | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | Kenneth Ferrie | England | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | Omar Uresti | USA | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T39 | Tim Herron | USA | -2 | $21,280 | |
| T47 | Ben Curtis | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Briny Baird | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Craig Kanada | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Jeff Overton | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Marco Dawson | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Michael Allen | USA | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T47 | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | -1 | $13,933 | |
| T57 | Bubba Watson | USA | E | $12,432 | |
| T57 | Harrison Frazar | USA | E | $12,432 | |
| T57 | Martin Laird | Scotland | E | $12,432 | |
| T57 | Michael Sim | Australia | E | $12,432 | |
| T57 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | E | $12,432 | |
| T62 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +1 | $11,715 | $11,928 |
| T62 | Craig Barlow | USA | +1 | $11,715 | $11,928 |
| T62 | Robert Garrigus | USA | +1 | $11,715 | $11,928 |
| T62 | Shane Bertsch | USA | +1 | $11,715 | $11,928 |
| T66 | Brett Quigley | USA | +2 | $11,330 | $11,480 |
| T66 | Nathan Green | Australia | +2 | $11,330 | $11,480 |
| T66 | Steve Marino | USA | +2 | $11,330 | $11,480 |
| T66 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +2 | $11,330 | $11,480 |
| 70 | Brett Wetterich | USA | +5 | $11,200 | |
| 71 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +7 | $11,088 | |
| 72 | Justin Bolli | USA | +9 | $10,976 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | -5 | $0 | |
| MC | Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Parr | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Kim | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Rumford | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Collins | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Cody Freeman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lutterus | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dustin Johnson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | George McNeill | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jin Park | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Mallinger | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Mills | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Thompson | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Lonny Alexander | United Arab Emirates | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Letzig | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Flanagan | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Parker McLachlin | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Johnson | Wales | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tripp Isenhour | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +1 | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
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2008 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2008 Shell Houston Open get?
Johnson Wagner won $1,008,000 from a $5,600,000 purse.
What was the 2008 Shell Houston Open purse?
$5,600,000.
How much did last place get at the 2008 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $10,976, to Justin Bolli (72).
How many players made the cut at the 2008 Shell Houston Open?
72 players made the cut and finished, and 72 players missed it.