2026 John Deere Classic prize money
Chris Gotterup won the 2026 John Deere Classic on 5 July 2026 and took $1,584,000. Below is every one of the 78 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $16,632 Ryan Brehm collected for finishing 79.
Every cheque at the 2026 John Deere Classic
5 July 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -20 | 264 | $1,584,000$1.6m |
| 2 | Max Homa | USA | -19 | 265 | $959,200 |
| T3 | Ben Kohles | USA | -18 | 266 | $466,400 |
| T3 | Lee Hodges | USA | -18 | 266 | $466,400 |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | USA | -18 | 266 | $466,400 |
| T6 | Doug Ghim | USA | -17 | 267 | $297,000 |
| T6 | Jackson Suber | USA | -17 | 267 | $297,000 |
| T6 | Mac Meissner | USA | -17 | 267 | $297,000 |
| T9 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | -16 | 268 | $239,800 |
| T9 | Zac Blair | USA | -16 | 268 | $239,800 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | USA | -16 | 268 | $239,800 |
| T12 | Blades Brown | -15 | 269 | $187,000 | |
| T12 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | -15 | 269 | $187,000 |
| T12 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -15 | 269 | $187,000 |
| T15 | Chandler Phillips | USA | -14 | 270 | $143,000 |
| T15 | Chun-an Yu | TPE | -14 | 270 | $143,000 |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -14 | 270 | $143,000 |
| T15 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -14 | 270 | $143,000 |
| T15 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -14 | 270 | $143,000 |
| T21 | Ben Griffin | USA | -13 | 271 | $100,056 |
| T21 | David Lipsky | USA | -13 | 271 | $100,056 |
| T21 | Harry Higgs | USA | -13 | 271 | $100,056 |
| T21 | Troy Merritt | USA | -13 | 271 | $100,056 |
| T21 | Zecheng Dou | CHN | -13 | 271 | $100,056 |
| T26 | Davis Thompson | USA | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T26 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T26 | Erik van Rooyen | RSA | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T26 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T26 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T26 | Pontus Nyholm | SWE | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T26 | William Mouw | USA | -12 | 272 | $66,189 |
| T33 | David Skinns | ENG | -11 | 273 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Davis Chatfield | USA | -11 | 273 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Matt Wallace | ENG | -11 | 273 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Michael Brennan | AUS | -11 | 273 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Nick Dunlap | USA | -11 | 273 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Tom Hoge | USA | -11 | 273 | $49,133 |
| T39 | Aaron Wise | USA | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T39 | Beau Hossler | USA | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T39 | Eric Cole | USA | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T39 | Karl Vilips | AUS | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T39 | Lanto Griffin | USA | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T39 | Pierceson Coody | USA | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T39 | Trace Crowe | USA | -10 | 274 | $36,520 |
| T46 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -9 | 275 | $26,206 |
| T46 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | -9 | 275 | $26,206 |
| T46 | Keita Nakajima | JPN | -9 | 275 | $26,206 |
| T46 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | -9 | 275 | $26,206 |
| T46 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -9 | 275 | $26,206 |
| T51 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | BEL | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T51 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T51 | Chan Kim | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T51 | J.T. Poston | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T51 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T51 | Luke Gutschewski | US | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T51 | Max McGreevy | USA | -8 | 276 | $21,359 |
| T58 | Austin Eckroat | USA | -7 | 277 | $19,888 |
| T58 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -7 | 277 | $19,888 |
| T58 | Hayden Springer | USA | -7 | 277 | $19,888 |
| T58 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -7 | 277 | $19,888 |
| T58 | Peter Malnati | USA | -7 | 277 | $19,888 |
| T58 | Tony Finau | USA | -7 | 277 | $19,888 |
| 64 | Will Gordon | USA | -6 | 278 | $19,272 |
| T65 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -5 | 279 | $19,008 |
| T65 | Davis Riley | USA | -5 | 279 | $19,008 |
| T67 | Patrick Fishburn | USA | -4 | 280 | $18,480 |
| T67 | Rafael Campos | PUR | -4 | 280 | $18,480 |
| T67 | Steven Fisk | USA | -4 | 280 | $18,480 |
| T67 | Zach Bauchou | USA | -4 | 280 | $18,480 |
| T71 | A.J. Ewart | CAN | -3 | 281 | $17,864 |
| T71 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | 281 | $17,864 |
| T71 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -3 | 281 | $17,864 |
| T74 | Fabián Gómez | ARG | -2 | 282 | $17,336 |
| T74 | Michael Feagles | USA | -2 | 282 | $17,336 |
| T74 | Nicholas Lindheim | USA | -2 | 282 | $17,336 |
| 77 | Ryan Voois | US | 0 | 284 | $16,984 |
| 78 | Gordon Sargent | 2 | 286 | $16,808 | |
| 79 | Ryan Brehm | USA | 4 | 288 | $16,632 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,256,800 between them, against $2,773,144 shared by the other 63 players paid.
The 78 cheques above come to $9,029,944 between them. We hold 140 players for the week in all, so 62 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 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Brian Campbell. The John Deere Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 John Deere Classic?
Chris Gotterup, on 5 July 2026. The win paid $1,584,000.
How much did the 2026 John Deere Classic pay out?
The 78 cheques on this page come to $9,029,944 between them, from $1,584,000 at the top down to $16,632.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 John Deere Classic?
$16,632, which Ryan Brehm collected for finishing 79.
How many players were paid at the 2026 John Deere Classic?
78. We hold 140 players for that week in all, so 62 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.