2007 BellSouth Classic prize money
Zach Johnson won the 2007 BellSouth Classic on 20 May 2007 and took $972,000. Below is every one of the 34 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,692 Eric Axley collected for finishing 71.
Zach Johnson won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2007 BellSouth Classic
20 May 2007
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | USA | -15 | 273 | $972,000 |
| 2 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -15 | 273 | $583,200 |
| T3 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -12 | 276 | $280,800 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -12 | 276 | $280,800 |
| T3 | Troy Matteson | USA | -12 | 276 | $280,800 |
| T6 | Bob Estes | USA | -11 | 277 | $180,900 |
| T6 | Steve Marino | USA | -11 | 277 | $180,900 |
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -10 | 278 | $135,000 |
| T9 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -10 | 278 | $135,000 |
| T9 | Olin Browne | USA | -10 | 278 | $135,000 |
| T16 | Parker McLachlin | USA | -8 | 280 | $81,000 |
| T21 | Brian Davis | ENG | -7 | 281 | $60,480 |
| T24 | John Merrick | USA | -6 | 282 | $43,740 |
| T24 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -6 | 282 | $43,740 |
| T24 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -6 | 282 | $43,740 |
| T24 | Stewart Cink | USA | -6 | 282 | $43,740 |
| T30 | Bill Haas | USA | -5 | 283 | $30,720 |
| T30 | David Toms | USA | -5 | 283 | $30,720 |
| T30 | Tag Ridings | USA | -5 | 283 | $30,720 |
| T39 | Jason Bohn | USA | -4 | 284 | $22,680 |
| T39 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | 284 | $22,680 |
| T39 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -4 | 284 | $22,680 |
| T43 | Dicky Pride | USA | -3 | 285 | $17,820 |
| T43 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -3 | 285 | $17,820 |
| T43 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -3 | 285 | $17,820 |
| T48 | Jerry Smith | USA | -2 | 286 | $13,298 |
| T48 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -2 | 286 | $13,298 |
| T56 | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | 287 | $12,096 |
| T56 | J.J. Henry | USA | -1 | 287 | $12,096 |
| T56 | Michael Putnam | USA | -1 | 287 | $12,096 |
| T56 | Tom Johnson | USA | -1 | 287 | $12,096 |
| T65 | Ryan Armour | USA | 4 | 292 | $11,232 |
| T68 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 6 | 294 | $10,908 |
| 71 | Eric Axley | USA | 7 | 295 | $10,692 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,437,100 between them, against $365,212 shared by the other nineteen players paid.
The 34 cheques above come to $3,802,312 between them. We hold 68 players for the week in all, so 34 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 BellSouth Classic years
twelve editions, 1996 to 2008
The 2006 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 2008 ladder is the one after, won by Ryuji Imada. The BellSouth Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2007 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2007 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2007 was the $1,620,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Phil Mickelson.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2007 BellSouth Classic?
Zach Johnson, on 20 May 2007, in a playoff. The win paid $972,000.
How much did the 2007 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The 34 cheques on this page come to $3,802,312 between them, from $972,000 at the top down to $10,692.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2007 BellSouth Classic?
$10,692, which Eric Axley collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2007 BellSouth Classic?
34. We hold 68 players for that week in all, so 34 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.