2005 John Deere Classic prize money
Sean O'Hair won the 2005 John Deere Classic on 10 July 2005 and took $720,000. Below is every one of the 24 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,520 Ted Purdy collected for finishing 76.
Every cheque at the 2005 John Deere Classic
10 July 2005
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -16 | 268 | $720,000 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -13 | 271 | $124,667 |
| T7 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -13 | 271 | $124,667 |
| T10 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -12 | 272 | $100,000 |
| T10 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -12 | 272 | $100,000 |
| T13 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -11 | 273 | $68,571 |
| T13 | Heath Slocum | USA | -11 | 273 | $68,571 |
| T13 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -11 | 273 | $68,571 |
| T13 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -11 | 273 | $68,571 |
| T20 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -10 | 274 | $39,156 |
| T29 | John Senden | AUS | -9 | 275 | $24,886 |
| T29 | Omar Uresti | USA | -9 | 275 | $24,886 |
| T29 | Stewart Cink | USA | -9 | 275 | $24,886 |
| T36 | Zach Johnson | USA | -8 | 276 | $19,250 |
| T40 | David Toms | USA | -7 | 277 | $15,200 |
| T46 | David Hearn | CAN | -6 | 278 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -6 | 278 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Steve Stricker | USA | -6 | 278 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -6 | 278 | $10,080 |
| T58 | Arjun Atwal | IND | -5 | 279 | $8,920 |
| T63 | Paul Goydos | USA | -3 | 281 | $8,480 |
| T66 | Michael Bradley | USA | -2 | 282 | $8,240 |
| T73 | Olin Browne | USA | 3 | 287 | $7,680 |
| 76 | Ted Purdy | USA | 6 | 290 | $7,520 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,591,882 between them, against $81,160 shared by the other nine players paid.
The 24 cheques above come to $1,673,042 between them. We hold 44 players for the week in all, so twenty 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 2004 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2006 ladder is the one after, won by John Senden. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2005 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2005 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2005 was the $1,440,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Funk.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2005 John Deere Classic?
Sean O'Hair, on 10 July 2005. The win paid $720,000.
How much did the 2005 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 24 cheques on this page come to $1,673,042 between them, from $720,000 at the top down to $7,520.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2005 John Deere Classic?
$7,520, which Ted Purdy collected for finishing 76.
How many players were paid at the 2005 John Deere Classic?
24. We hold 44 players for that week in all, so twenty 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.