2008 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches prize money
Ernie Els won the 2008 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on 2 March 2008 and took $990,000. Below is every one of the 41 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,340 Tim Herron collected for finishing 76.
Every cheque at the 2008 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
2 March 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | RSA | -6 | 274 | $990,000 |
| 2 | Luke Donald | ENG | -5 | 275 | $594,000 |
| T4 | Matt Jones | AUS | -3 | 277 | $227,333 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -3 | 277 | $227,333 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | GER | -2 | 278 | $160,050 |
| T7 | Brian Davis | ENG | -2 | 278 | $160,050 |
| T12 | Ben Crane | USA | -1 | 279 | $115,500 |
| T15 | John Merrick | USA | 0 | 280 | $88,000 |
| T15 | Justin Rose | ENG | 0 | 280 | $88,000 |
| T15 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 0 | 280 | $88,000 |
| T20 | Chad Campbell | USA | 1 | 281 | $64,075 |
| T20 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 1 | 281 | $64,075 |
| T24 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 2 | 282 | $44,550 |
| T24 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 2 | 282 | $44,550 |
| T24 | Steve Marino | USA | 2 | 282 | $44,550 |
| T30 | Davis Love III | USA | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T30 | J.J. Henry | USA | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T30 | Justin Leonard | USA | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T30 | Paul Goydos | USA | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T30 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T30 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T30 | Zach Johnson | USA | 3 | 283 | $31,969 |
| T38 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 4 | 284 | $23,650 |
| T38 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | 4 | 284 | $23,650 |
| T43 | Heath Slocum | USA | 5 | 285 | $17,637 |
| T43 | John Senden | AUS | 5 | 285 | $17,637 |
| T43 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 5 | 285 | $17,637 |
| T43 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 5 | 285 | $17,637 |
| T49 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 6 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T49 | Eric Axley | USA | 6 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T49 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 6 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T49 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 6 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T49 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | 6 | 286 | $12,980 |
| T60 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 7 | 287 | $11,880 |
| T60 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 7 | 287 | $11,880 |
| T60 | Tag Ridings | USA | 7 | 287 | $11,880 |
| T65 | Will MacKenzie | USA | 8 | 288 | $11,385 |
| T69 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 9 | 289 | $11,055 |
| T72 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 11 | 291 | $10,725 |
| T74 | Boo Weekley | USA | 12 | 292 | $10,505 |
| 76 | Tim Herron | USA | 13 | 293 | $10,340 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,000,066 between them, against $496,181 shared by the other 26 players paid.
The 41 cheques above come to $3,496,247 between them. We hold 75 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 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Mark Wilson. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Y.E. Yang. The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 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 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
Ernie Els, on 2 March 2008. The win paid $990,000.
How much did the 2008 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches pay out?
The 41 cheques on this page come to $3,496,247 between them, from $990,000 at the top down to $10,340.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
$10,340, which Tim Herron collected for finishing 76.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
41. We hold 75 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.