2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 16 March 2008 and took $1,044,000. Below is every one of the 49 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,600 Heath Slocum collected for finishing 71.
Every cheque at the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational
16 March 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -10 | 270 | $1,044,000 |
| T3 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -7 | 273 | $301,600 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -7 | 273 | $301,600 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -6 | 274 | $201,550 |
| T6 | Ken Duke | USA | -6 | 274 | $201,550 |
| T8 | Alex Cejka | GER | -4 | 276 | $150,800 |
| T8 | Bubba Watson | USA | -4 | 276 | $150,800 |
| T8 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -4 | 276 | $150,800 |
| T8 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | 276 | $150,800 |
| T14 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -3 | 277 | $104,400 |
| T14 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -3 | 277 | $104,400 |
| T14 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -3 | 277 | $104,400 |
| T17 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -2 | 278 | $84,100 |
| T17 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -2 | 278 | $84,100 |
| T21 | Boo Weekley | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T21 | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T21 | Chad Campbell | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T21 | Dicky Pride | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T21 | Nick Watney | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T21 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T21 | Steve Marino | USA | -1 | 279 | $51,620 |
| T31 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 0 | 280 | $31,513 |
| T31 | Jim Furyk | USA | 0 | 280 | $31,513 |
| T31 | J.J. Henry | USA | 0 | 280 | $31,513 |
| T31 | Pat Perez | USA | 0 | 280 | $31,513 |
| T31 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 0 | 280 | $31,513 |
| T31 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | 0 | 280 | $31,513 |
| T41 | D.A. Points | USA | 1 | 281 | $23,780 |
| T41 | John Rollins | USA | 1 | 281 | $23,780 |
| T41 | Lucas Glover | USA | 1 | 281 | $23,780 |
| T44 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,720 |
| T44 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 2 | 282 | $19,720 |
| T44 | Will MacKenzie | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,720 |
| T48 | Andres Romero | ARG | 3 | 283 | $15,099 |
| T48 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 3 | 283 | $15,099 |
| T48 | John Senden | AUS | 3 | 283 | $15,099 |
| T48 | Matt Jones | AUS | 3 | 283 | $15,099 |
| T48 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 3 | 283 | $15,099 |
| T54 | Brian Davis | ENG | 4 | 284 | $13,363 |
| T54 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 4 | 284 | $13,363 |
| T54 | Mark Wilson | USA | 4 | 284 | $13,363 |
| T54 | Zach Johnson | USA | 4 | 284 | $13,363 |
| T59 | Ben Crane | USA | 5 | 285 | $12,876 |
| T59 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 5 | 285 | $12,876 |
| T62 | Davis Love III | USA | 6 | 286 | $12,586 |
| T62 | George McNeill | USA | 6 | 286 | $12,586 |
| T64 | Fred Couples | USA | 7 | 287 | $12,238 |
| T64 | Paul Goydos | USA | 7 | 287 | $12,238 |
| 71 | Heath Slocum | USA | 14 | 294 | $11,600 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,186,520 between them, against $845,245 shared by the other 34 players paid.
The 49 cheques above come to $4,031,765 between them. We hold 73 players for the week in all, so 24 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Vijay Singh. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2008 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2008 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2008 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Sergio Garcia.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods, on 16 March 2008. The win paid $1,044,000.
How much did the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 49 cheques on this page come to $4,031,765 between them, from $1,044,000 at the top down to $11,600.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$11,600, which Heath Slocum collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
49. We hold 73 players for that week in all, so 24 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.