2007 John Deere Classic prize money
Jonathan Byrd won the 2007 John Deere Classic on 15 July 2007 and took $738,000. Below is every one of the 30 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,077 Jerry Smith collected for finishing T71.
Every cheque at the 2007 John Deere Classic
15 July 2007
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -18 | 266 | $738,000 |
| T3 | Troy Matteson | USA | -15 | 269 | $237,800 |
| 5 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -14 | 270 | $164,000 |
| T6 | Heath Slocum | USA | -13 | 271 | $128,330 |
| T6 | Jason Dufner | USA | -13 | 271 | $128,330 |
| T6 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -13 | 271 | $128,330 |
| T11 | Lucas Glover | USA | -12 | 272 | $90,200 |
| T18 | Brian Gay | USA | -10 | 274 | $55,350 |
| T22 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T22 | Chris Couch | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T22 | Chris Stroud | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T22 | Dicky Pride | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T22 | George McNeill | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T22 | Ted Purdy | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T22 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -9 | 275 | $34,235 |
| T32 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T32 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T32 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T32 | Kevin Na | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T32 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T32 | Steve Allan | AUS | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T32 | Tim Herron | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,274 |
| T41 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -7 | 277 | $13,594 |
| T50 | Paul Goydos | USA | -6 | 278 | $9,984 |
| T54 | John Merrick | USA | -5 | 279 | $9,430 |
| T57 | Brady Schnell | USA | -4 | 280 | $9,102 |
| T57 | Tom Johnson | USA | -4 | 280 | $9,102 |
| T62 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -3 | 281 | $8,692 |
| T62 | Jason Gore | USA | -3 | 281 | $8,692 |
| T71 | Jerry Smith | USA | 5 | 289 | $8,077 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,909,985 between them, against $225,591 shared by the other fifteen players paid.
The 30 cheques above come to $2,135,576 between them. We hold 57 players for the week in all, so 27 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 2006 ladder is the edition before this one, won by John Senden. The 2008 ladder is the one after. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2007 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2007 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2007 was the $1,620,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Phil Mickelson.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2007 John Deere Classic?
Jonathan Byrd, on 15 July 2007. The win paid $738,000.
How much did the 2007 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 30 cheques on this page come to $2,135,576 between them, from $738,000 at the top down to $8,077.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2007 John Deere Classic?
$8,077, which Jerry Smith collected for finishing T71.
How many players were paid at the 2007 John Deere Classic?
30. We hold 57 players for that week in all, so 27 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.