2012 John Deere Classic prize money
Zach Johnson won the 2012 John Deere Classic on 15 July 2012 and took $828,000. Below is every one of the 53 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,740 Mark Anderson collected for finishing 76.
Zach Johnson won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2012 John Deere Classic
15 July 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | USA | -20 | 264 | $828,000 |
| 2 | Troy Matteson | USA | -20 | 264 | $496,800 |
| 3 | Scott Piercy | USA | -18 | 266 | $312,800 |
| 4 | John Senden | AUS | -17 | 267 | $220,800 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | USA | -16 | 268 | $174,800 |
| 7 | Scott Brown | USA | -15 | 269 | $154,100 |
| T8 | Billy Hurley III | USA | -14 | 270 | $124,200 |
| T8 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -14 | 270 | $124,200 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | USA | -14 | 270 | $124,200 |
| T13 | Ben Crane | USA | -13 | 271 | $81,267 |
| T13 | Erik Compton | USA | -13 | 271 | $81,267 |
| T13 | J.J. Henry | USA | -13 | 271 | $81,267 |
| T13 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -13 | 271 | $81,267 |
| T13 | Nick Watney | USA | -13 | 271 | $81,267 |
| T13 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -13 | 271 | $81,267 |
| T19 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -12 | 272 | $53,820 |
| T19 | Brian Harman | USA | -12 | 272 | $53,820 |
| T19 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -12 | 272 | $53,820 |
| T19 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -12 | 272 | $53,820 |
| T19 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | -12 | 272 | $53,820 |
| T25 | Alex Cejka | GER | -11 | 273 | $35,880 |
| T25 | Dicky Pride | USA | -11 | 273 | $35,880 |
| T25 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -11 | 273 | $35,880 |
| T25 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -11 | 273 | $35,880 |
| T30 | Bobby Gates | USA | -10 | 274 | $27,945 |
| T30 | Chris Couch | USA | -10 | 274 | $27,945 |
| T30 | Chris Kirk | USA | -10 | 274 | $27,945 |
| T30 | Danny Lee | NZL | -10 | 274 | $27,945 |
| T30 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -10 | 274 | $27,945 |
| T36 | Bill Lunde | USA | -9 | 275 | $19,806 |
| T36 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -9 | 275 | $19,806 |
| T36 | Chad Campbell | USA | -9 | 275 | $19,806 |
| T36 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -9 | 275 | $19,806 |
| T36 | Josh Teater | USA | -9 | 275 | $19,806 |
| T36 | Spencer Levin | USA | -9 | 275 | $19,806 |
| T45 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -8 | 276 | $12,461 |
| T45 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -8 | 276 | $12,461 |
| T45 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | 276 | $12,461 |
| T45 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -8 | 276 | $12,461 |
| T45 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -8 | 276 | $12,461 |
| T45 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -8 | 276 | $12,461 |
| T54 | Billy Horschel | USA | -7 | 277 | $10,534 |
| T54 | John Merrick | USA | -7 | 277 | $10,534 |
| T54 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -7 | 277 | $10,534 |
| T58 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -6 | 278 | $10,028 |
| T58 | Martin Flores | USA | -6 | 278 | $10,028 |
| T58 | Matt Every | USA | -6 | 278 | $10,028 |
| T58 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | -6 | 278 | $10,028 |
| T66 | Ted Potter, Jr. | USA | -5 | 279 | $9,614 |
| T68 | Chez Reavie | USA | -4 | 280 | $9,430 |
| T68 | Chris Stroud | USA | -4 | 280 | $9,430 |
| 72 | Bud Cauley | USA | -2 | 282 | $9,108 |
| 76 | Mark Anderson | USA | 5 | 289 | $8,740 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,047,502 between them, against $863,983 shared by the other 38 players paid.
The 53 cheques above come to $3,911,485 between them. We hold 106 players for the week in all, so 53 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 2011 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Steve Stricker. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Jordan Spieth. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 John Deere Classic?
Zach Johnson, on 15 July 2012, in a playoff. The win paid $828,000.
How much did the 2012 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 53 cheques on this page come to $3,911,485 between them, from $828,000 at the top down to $8,740.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 John Deere Classic?
$8,740, which Mark Anderson collected for finishing 76.
How many players were paid at the 2012 John Deere Classic?
53. We hold 106 players for that week in all, so 53 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.