2012 Charles Schwab Challenge prize money
Zach Johnson won the 2012 Charles Schwab Challenge on 27 May 2012 and took $1,152,000. Below is every one of the 65 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,648 Justin Leonard collected for finishing 79.
Every cheque at the 2012 Charles Schwab Challenge
27 May 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | USA | -12 | 268 | $1,152,000 |
| 2 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | 269 | $691,200 |
| 3 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -7 | 273 | $435,200 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | 274 | $307,200 |
| T5 | Chris Kirk | USA | -5 | 275 | $216,960 |
| T5 | Harris English | USA | -5 | 275 | $216,960 |
| T5 | John Huh | USA | -5 | 275 | $216,960 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -5 | 275 | $216,960 |
| T5 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -5 | 275 | $216,960 |
| T10 | Ben Crane | USA | -3 | 277 | $160,000 |
| T10 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -3 | 277 | $160,000 |
| T10 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | 277 | $160,000 |
| T13 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -2 | 278 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Chris Stroud | USA | -2 | 278 | $113,067 |
| T13 | David Hearn | CAN | -2 | 278 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Kevin Na | USA | -2 | 278 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -2 | 278 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -2 | 278 | $113,067 |
| T19 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -1 | 279 | $72,229 |
| T19 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -1 | 279 | $72,229 |
| T19 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -1 | 279 | $72,229 |
| T19 | Roberto Castro | USA | -1 | 279 | $72,229 |
| T19 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -1 | 279 | $72,229 |
| T26 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 0 | 280 | $47,360 |
| T26 | Ken Duke | USA | 0 | 280 | $47,360 |
| T26 | Martin Flores | USA | 0 | 280 | $47,360 |
| T26 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 0 | 280 | $47,360 |
| T26 | Ryan Moore | USA | 0 | 280 | $47,360 |
| T31 | Boo Weekley | USA | 1 | 281 | $37,120 |
| T31 | Bryce Molder | USA | 1 | 281 | $37,120 |
| T31 | Greg Owen | ENG | 1 | 281 | $37,120 |
| T31 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 1 | 281 | $37,120 |
| T31 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 1 | 281 | $37,120 |
| T37 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 2 | 282 | $29,440 |
| T37 | John Senden | AUS | 2 | 282 | $29,440 |
| T37 | Sung Kang | KOR | 2 | 282 | $29,440 |
| T41 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 3 | 283 | $23,040 |
| T41 | Chad Campbell | USA | 3 | 283 | $23,040 |
| T41 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 3 | 283 | $23,040 |
| T41 | John Daly | USA | 3 | 283 | $23,040 |
| T41 | Kevin Chappell | USA | 3 | 283 | $23,040 |
| T47 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 4 | 284 | $16,240 |
| T47 | Michael Thompson | USA | 4 | 284 | $16,240 |
| T47 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 4 | 284 | $16,240 |
| T47 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 4 | 284 | $16,240 |
| T55 | Bill Haas | USA | 5 | 285 | $14,656 |
| T57 | Jason Bohn | USA | 6 | 286 | $14,144 |
| T57 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 6 | 286 | $14,144 |
| T57 | Josh Teater | USA | 6 | 286 | $14,144 |
| T57 | Kelly Kraft | USA | 6 | 286 | $14,144 |
| T57 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 6 | 286 | $14,144 |
| T63 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 7 | 287 | $13,568 |
| T63 | Pat Perez | USA | 7 | 287 | $13,568 |
| T63 | William McGirt | USA | 7 | 287 | $13,568 |
| T66 | Andres Romero | ARG | 8 | 288 | $13,120 |
| T66 | Bobby Gates | USA | 8 | 288 | $13,120 |
| T66 | Mark Wilson | USA | 8 | 288 | $13,120 |
| T66 | Miguel Angel Carballo | ARG | 8 | 288 | $13,120 |
| T70 | George McNeill | USA | 9 | 289 | $12,736 |
| 72 | Nick Watney | USA | 10 | 290 | $12,544 |
| T73 | Brendon Todd | USA | 6 | 216 | $12,224 |
| T73 | Gary Woodland | USA | 6 | 216 | $12,224 |
| 77 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | 7 | 217 | $11,904 |
| 78 | Heath Slocum | USA | 8 | 218 | $11,776 |
| 79 | Justin Leonard | USA | 9 | 219 | $11,648 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,489,601 between them, against $1,654,842 shared by the other 50 players paid.
The 65 cheques above come to $6,144,443 between them. We hold 102 players for the week in all, so 37 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 Charles Schwab Challenge years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2011 ladder is the edition before this one, won by David Toms. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Boo Weekley. The Charles Schwab Challenge roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Charles Schwab Challenge?
Zach Johnson, on 27 May 2012. The win paid $1,152,000.
How much did the 2012 Charles Schwab Challenge pay out?
The 65 cheques on this page come to $6,144,443 between them, from $1,152,000 at the top down to $11,648.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 Charles Schwab Challenge?
$11,648, which Justin Leonard collected for finishing 79.
How many players were paid at the 2012 Charles Schwab Challenge?
65. We hold 102 players for that week in all, so 37 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.