2003 John Deere Classic prize money
Vijay Singh won the 2003 John Deere Classic on 14 September 2003 and took $630,000. Below is every one of the 21 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,755 Nick Watney collected for finishing T66.
Every cheque at the 2003 John Deere Classic
14 September 2003
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -16 | 268 | $630,000 |
| T2 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -12 | 272 | $261,333 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -10 | 274 | $105,000 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -9 | 275 | $91,000 |
| T12 | Pat Perez | USA | -8 | 276 | $73,500 |
| T15 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -7 | 277 | $61,250 |
| T25 | Steven Alker | NZL | -4 | 280 | $29,400 |
| T27 | Brian Gay | USA | -3 | 281 | $22,808 |
| T27 | Davis Love III | USA | -3 | 281 | $22,808 |
| T27 | Paul Goydos | USA | -3 | 281 | $22,808 |
| T36 | Chris Smith | USA | -2 | 282 | $15,070 |
| T36 | Craig Barlow | USA | -2 | 282 | $15,070 |
| T36 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -2 | 282 | $15,070 |
| T36 | Luke Donald | ENG | -2 | 282 | $15,069 |
| T48 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 0 | 284 | $8,904 |
| T53 | Tom Lehman | USA | 1 | 285 | $8,064 |
| T58 | Steve Allan | AUS | 2 | 286 | $7,805 |
| T66 | Dicky Pride | USA | 1 | 143 | $6,755 |
| T66 | Fred Funk | USA | 1 | 143 | $6,755 |
| T66 | Mark Wilson | USA | 1 | 143 | $6,755 |
| T66 | Nick Watney | USA | 1 | 143 | $6,755 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,389,090 between them, against $42,889 shared by the other six players paid.
The 21 cheques above come to $1,431,979 between them. We hold 39 players for the week in all, so eighteen 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 John Deere Classic years
24 editions, 2002 to 2026
The 2002 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2004 ladder is the one after. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2003 golf year
44 other tournaments we hold a 2003 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2003 was the $1,170,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2003 John Deere Classic?
Vijay Singh, on 14 September 2003. The win paid $630,000.
How much did the 2003 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 21 cheques on this page come to $1,431,979 between them, from $630,000 at the top down to $6,755.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2003 John Deere Classic?
$6,755, which Nick Watney collected for finishing T66.
How many players were paid at the 2003 John Deere Classic?
21. We hold 39 players for that week in all, so eighteen 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.