2009 John Deere Classic prize money
Steve Stricker won the 2009 John Deere Classic on 12 July 2009 and took $774,000. Below is every one of the 54 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,428 Steve Marino collected for finishing T66.
Every cheque at the 2009 John Deere Classic
12 July 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Stricker | USA | -20 | 264 | $774,000 |
| T2 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -17 | 267 | $321,067 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | USA | -17 | 267 | $321,067 |
| T5 | J.J. Henry | USA | -16 | 268 | $156,950 |
| T5 | Matt Jones | AUS | -16 | 268 | $156,950 |
| T5 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -16 | 268 | $156,950 |
| 8 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -15 | 269 | $133,300 |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -14 | 270 | $103,200 |
| T9 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -14 | 270 | $103,200 |
| T9 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -14 | 270 | $103,200 |
| T9 | Greg Owen | ENG | -14 | 270 | $103,200 |
| T15 | Chad Campbell | USA | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T15 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T15 | Chris Stroud | USA | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T15 | George McNeill | USA | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T15 | Jason Day | AUS | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T15 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T15 | Spencer Levin | USA | -13 | 271 | $64,500 |
| T23 | Charles Howell III | USA | -11 | 273 | $38,270 |
| T23 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -11 | 273 | $38,270 |
| T23 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -11 | 273 | $38,270 |
| T23 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -11 | 273 | $38,270 |
| T30 | Bryce Molder | USA | -9 | 275 | $27,305 |
| T30 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -9 | 275 | $27,305 |
| T30 | Pat Perez | USA | -9 | 275 | $27,305 |
| T34 | Heath Slocum | USA | -8 | 276 | $22,188 |
| T34 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -8 | 276 | $22,188 |
| T34 | Ryan Moore | USA | -8 | 276 | $22,188 |
| T39 | Jason Bohn | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,340 |
| T39 | Jason Dufner | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,340 |
| T39 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,340 |
| T39 | Ted Purdy | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,340 |
| T39 | Webb Simpson | USA | -7 | 277 | $16,340 |
| T48 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -6 | 278 | $11,045 |
| T48 | Ken Duke | USA | -6 | 278 | $11,045 |
| T48 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -6 | 278 | $11,045 |
| T48 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -6 | 278 | $11,045 |
| T55 | Brian Davis | ENG | -5 | 279 | $9,847 |
| T55 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -5 | 279 | $9,847 |
| T55 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | 279 | $9,847 |
| T59 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -4 | 280 | $9,589 |
| T62 | Casey Wittenberg | USA | -2 | 282 | $9,331 |
| T66 | Bob Estes | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Derek Fathauer | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Dicky Pride | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Eric Axley | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | John Senden | AUS | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Lucas Glover | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Michael Bradley | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Rich Beem | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Scott Piercy | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
| T66 | Steve Marino | USA | -3 | 139 | $8,428 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,691,084 between them, against $770,536 shared by the other 39 players paid.
The 54 cheques above come to $3,461,620 between them. We hold 84 players for the week in all, so 30 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 2008 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Steve Stricker. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2009 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2009 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2009 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Henrik Stenson.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2009 John Deere Classic?
Steve Stricker, on 12 July 2009. The win paid $774,000.
How much did the 2009 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 54 cheques on this page come to $3,461,620 between them, from $774,000 at the top down to $8,428.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 John Deere Classic?
$8,428, which Steve Marino collected for finishing T66.
How many players were paid at the 2009 John Deere Classic?
54. We hold 84 players for that week in all, so 30 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.