2008 BellSouth Classic prize money
Ryuji Imada won the 2008 BellSouth Classic on 18 May 2008 and took $990,000. Below is every one of the 31 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,560 Shane Bertsch collected for finishing 74.
Ryuji Imada 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 2008 BellSouth Classic
18 May 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -15 | 273 | $990,000 |
| 3 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -14 | 274 | $374,000 |
| 4 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -13 | 275 | $264,000 |
| T5 | James Driscoll | USA | -12 | 276 | $200,750 |
| T5 | Parker McLachlin | USA | -12 | 276 | $200,750 |
| T8 | Charles Howell III | USA | -11 | 277 | $165,000 |
| T8 | Heath Slocum | USA | -11 | 277 | $165,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -10 | 278 | $148,500 |
| T11 | Bill Haas | USA | -9 | 279 | $102,667 |
| T11 | Bubba Watson | USA | -9 | 279 | $102,667 |
| T11 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | 279 | $102,667 |
| T11 | Stewart Cink | USA | -9 | 279 | $102,667 |
| T20 | David Toms | USA | -8 | 280 | $61,820 |
| T20 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -8 | 280 | $61,820 |
| T20 | Omar Uresti | USA | -8 | 280 | $61,820 |
| T25 | Brian Gay | USA | -7 | 281 | $42,900 |
| T25 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -7 | 281 | $42,900 |
| T30 | Ted Purdy | USA | -6 | 282 | $34,925 |
| T34 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -5 | 283 | $27,775 |
| T34 | Zach Johnson | USA | -5 | 283 | $27,775 |
| T40 | Chez Reavie | USA | -4 | 284 | $22,000 |
| T44 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -3 | 285 | $15,895 |
| T44 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -3 | 285 | $15,895 |
| T44 | Troy Matteson | USA | -3 | 285 | $15,895 |
| T52 | Brian Davis | ENG | -2 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T52 | Chris Kirk | USA | -2 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T52 | Rich Beem | USA | -2 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T63 | Eric Axley | USA | 2 | 290 | $11,495 |
| T63 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 2 | 290 | $11,495 |
| T69 | Kyle Thompson | USA | 3 | 291 | $10,945 |
| 74 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 8 | 296 | $10,560 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,104,128 between them, against $329,395 shared by the other sixteen players paid.
The 31 cheques above come to $3,433,523 between them. We hold 57 players for the week in all, so 26 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 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Zach Johnson. The BellSouth Classic 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 BellSouth Classic?
Ryuji Imada, on 18 May 2008, in a playoff. The win paid $990,000.
How much did the 2008 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The 31 cheques on this page come to $3,433,523 between them, from $990,000 at the top down to $10,560.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 BellSouth Classic?
$10,560, which Shane Bertsch collected for finishing 74.
How many players were paid at the 2008 BellSouth Classic?
31. We hold 57 players for that week in all, so 26 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.