2008 Greater Milwaukee Open prize money
Richard Johnson won the 2008 Greater Milwaukee Open on 20 July 2008 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the 32 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,760 John Merrick collected for finishing 73.
Every cheque at the 2008 Greater Milwaukee Open
20 July 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -16 | 264 | $720,000 |
| 2 | Ken Duke | USA | -15 | 265 | $432,000 |
| T3 | Chad Campbell | USA | -13 | 267 | $208,000 |
| T6 | George McNeill | USA | -12 | 268 | $125,200 |
| T6 | Troy Matteson | USA | -12 | 268 | $125,200 |
| T11 | Chad Collins | USA | -11 | 269 | $77,000 |
| T11 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | 269 | $77,000 |
| T11 | Jason Gore | USA | -11 | 269 | $77,000 |
| T11 | Omar Uresti | USA | -11 | 269 | $77,000 |
| T11 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -11 | 269 | $77,000 |
| T19 | Bill Haas | USA | -10 | 270 | $42,089 |
| T19 | Brian Davis | ENG | -10 | 270 | $42,089 |
| T19 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -10 | 270 | $42,089 |
| T19 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -10 | 270 | $42,089 |
| T19 | Mark Wilson | USA | -10 | 270 | $42,089 |
| T28 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -9 | 271 | $24,933 |
| T28 | Kevin Na | USA | -9 | 271 | $24,933 |
| T28 | Ryan Armour | USA | -9 | 271 | $24,933 |
| T37 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -8 | 272 | $17,200 |
| T37 | Tim Herron | USA | -8 | 272 | $17,200 |
| T44 | Chez Reavie | USA | -7 | 273 | $12,093 |
| T44 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -7 | 273 | $12,093 |
| T44 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -7 | 273 | $12,093 |
| T50 | Eric Axley | USA | -6 | 274 | $9,573 |
| T56 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -5 | 275 | $8,960 |
| T56 | James Driscoll | USA | -5 | 275 | $8,960 |
| T56 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -5 | 275 | $8,960 |
| T56 | Steve Marino | USA | -5 | 275 | $8,960 |
| T64 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -3 | 277 | $8,360 |
| T64 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -3 | 277 | $8,360 |
| T70 | Martin Laird | SCO | -1 | 279 | $7,960 |
| 73 | John Merrick | USA | 1 | 281 | $7,760 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,205,845 between them, against $223,331 shared by the other seventeen players paid.
The 32 cheques above come to $2,429,176 between them. We hold 53 players for the week in all, so 21 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 Greater Milwaukee Open years
ten editions, 1999 to 2009
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Bo Van Pelt. The Greater Milwaukee Open 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 Greater Milwaukee Open?
Richard Johnson, on 20 July 2008. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2008 Greater Milwaukee Open pay out?
The 32 cheques on this page come to $2,429,176 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $7,760.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Greater Milwaukee Open?
$7,760, which John Merrick collected for finishing 73.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Greater Milwaukee Open?
32. We hold 53 players for that week in all, so 21 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.