2015 John Deere Classic prize money
Jordan Spieth won the 2015 John Deere Classic on 12 July 2015 and took $846,000. Below is every one of the 66 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,259 Ryo Ishikawa collected for finishing T72.
Jordan Spieth 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 2015 John Deere Classic
12 July 2015
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -20 | 264 | $846,000 |
| T3 | Danny Lee | NZL | -19 | 265 | $272,600 |
| T3 | Zach Johnson | USA | -19 | 265 | $272,600 |
| T5 | Chris Stroud | USA | -18 | 266 | $171,550 |
| T5 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -18 | 266 | $171,550 |
| T5 | Justin Thomas | USA | -18 | 266 | $171,550 |
| T8 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -16 | 268 | $131,600 |
| T8 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -16 | 268 | $131,600 |
| T8 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | -16 | 268 | $131,600 |
| T8 | Willy Wilcox | USA | -16 | 268 | $131,600 |
| T12 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -15 | 269 | $103,400 |
| T12 | Jason Bohn | USA | -15 | 269 | $103,400 |
| T14 | Robert Streb | USA | -14 | 270 | $84,600 |
| T14 | Scott Piercy | USA | -14 | 270 | $84,600 |
| 17 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -13 | 271 | $75,200 |
| T18 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -12 | 272 | $59,220 |
| T18 | Brian Stuard | USA | -12 | 272 | $59,220 |
| T18 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -12 | 272 | $59,220 |
| T18 | Roger Sloan | CAN | -12 | 272 | $59,220 |
| T18 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -12 | 272 | $59,220 |
| T24 | Brian Harman | USA | -11 | 273 | $40,068 |
| T24 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -11 | 273 | $40,068 |
| T24 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -11 | 273 | $40,068 |
| T24 | Ryan Moore | USA | -11 | 273 | $40,068 |
| T28 | Alex Prugh | USA | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T28 | Bryce Molder | USA | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T28 | Chad Campbell | USA | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T28 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | ESP | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T28 | Josh Teater | USA | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T28 | Michael Putnam | USA | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T28 | Steven Alker | NZL | -10 | 274 | $30,584 |
| T35 | Hudson Swafford | USA | -9 | 275 | $22,678 |
| T35 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -9 | 275 | $22,678 |
| T35 | Max Homa | USA | -9 | 275 | $22,678 |
| T35 | Scott Langley | USA | -9 | 275 | $22,678 |
| T35 | Shawn Stefani | USA | -9 | 275 | $22,678 |
| T35 | Steve Stricker | USA | -9 | 275 | $22,678 |
| T41 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -8 | 276 | $18,330 |
| T41 | William McGirt | USA | -8 | 276 | $18,330 |
| T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -7 | 277 | $14,210 |
| T44 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -7 | 277 | $14,210 |
| T44 | Roberto Castro | USA | -7 | 277 | $14,210 |
| T44 | Sam Saunders | USA | -7 | 277 | $14,210 |
| T44 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -7 | 277 | $14,210 |
| T44 | Zack Sucher | USA | -7 | 277 | $14,210 |
| T50 | Chris Naegel | USA | -6 | 278 | $11,336 |
| T50 | John Huh | USA | -6 | 278 | $11,336 |
| T50 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | -6 | 278 | $11,336 |
| T50 | Spencer Levin | USA | -6 | 278 | $11,336 |
| T50 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -6 | 278 | $11,336 |
| T55 | Alex Cejka | GER | -5 | 279 | $10,622 |
| T55 | Derek Fathauer | USA | -5 | 279 | $10,622 |
| T55 | Michael Thompson | USA | -5 | 279 | $10,622 |
| T55 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | 279 | $10,622 |
| T55 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | RSA | -5 | 279 | $10,622 |
| T60 | Charles Howell III | USA | -4 | 280 | $10,293 |
| T60 | Ryan Armour | USA | -4 | 280 | $10,293 |
| T62 | Cameron Percy | AUS | -3 | 281 | $10,058 |
| T62 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -3 | 281 | $10,058 |
| T65 | Chez Reavie | USA | -2 | 282 | $9,823 |
| T67 | David Hearn | CAN | -1 | 283 | $9,635 |
| T67 | Ken Duke | USA | -1 | 283 | $9,635 |
| T69 | Boo Weekley | USA | 2 | 286 | $9,447 |
| T69 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 2 | 286 | $9,447 |
| T72 | Harris English | USA | 3 | 287 | $9,259 |
| T72 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 3 | 287 | $9,259 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,883,450 between them, against $1,145,445 shared by the other 51 players paid.
The 66 cheques above come to $4,028,895 between them. We hold 130 players for the week in all, so 64 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 2014 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Brian Harman. The 2016 ladder is the one after, won by Ryan Moore. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2015 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2015 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2015 was the $1,800,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Jordan Spieth.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2015 John Deere Classic?
Jordan Spieth, on 12 July 2015, in a playoff. The win paid $846,000.
How much did the 2015 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 66 cheques on this page come to $4,028,895 between them, from $846,000 at the top down to $9,259.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2015 John Deere Classic?
$9,259, which Ryo Ishikawa collected for finishing T72.
How many players were paid at the 2015 John Deere Classic?
66. We hold 130 players for that week in all, so 64 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.