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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 2002-2026

John Deere Classic all-time earners

Zach Johnson has taken $3,456,841 out of the John Deere Classic in 24 starts, winning it once. That is the most of the 426 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 24 editions from 2002 to 2026, ahead of Steve Stricker on $3,216,818.

TOP EARNER Zach Johnson
THEIR TOTAL $3.5m
GOLFERS PAID 426
EDITIONS 24 2002-2026

The John Deere Classic money list

The top 100 of the 426 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,301 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the John Deere Classic across every edition we hold, with their starts, paid finishes, wins, best finish and total prize money.
# PLAYER STARTS PAID WINS BEST PRIZE MONEY
1 Zach Johnson 24 21 1 1 $3,456,841$3.5m
2 Steve Stricker 15 14 3 1 $3,216,818$3.2m
3 Lucas Glover 17 12 1 1 $2,532,668$2.5m
4 Chris Gotterup 4 3 1 1 $1,995,480$2.0m
5 Ryan Moore 15 12 1 1 $1,969,063$2.0m
6 Jordan Spieth 6 5 2 1 $1,899,676$1.9m
7 Davis Thompson 4 4 1 1 $1,681,649$1.7m
8 Brian Campbell 4 2 1 1 $1,615,200$1.6m
9 Emiliano Grillo 4 3 - 2 $1,613,689$1.6m
10 J.T. Poston 9 6 1 1 $1,597,329$1.6m
11 Jonathan Byrd 19 13 1 1 $1,421,996$1.4m
12 Sepp Straka 4 3 1 1 $1,391,800$1.4m
13 Max Homa 4 3 - 2 $1,260,128
14 John Senden 17 11 1 1 $1,193,299
15 Dylan Frittelli 7 3 1 1 $1,138,006
16 Brian Harman 8 5 1 1 $1,128,088
17 Michael Kim 9 3 1 1 $1,067,947
18 Bryson DeChambeau 2 1 1 1 $1,008,000
19 Brendon Todd 11 4 - T2 $922,675
20 Denny McCarthy 8 5 - T6 $920,689
21 Troy Matteson 13 6 - 2 $903,591
22 Sean O'Hair 13 5 1 1 $880,027
23 Scott Brown 11 7 - T4 $851,670
24 Russell Henley 4 4 - 2 $840,239
25 Vijay Singh 3 3 1 1 $838,845
26 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 4 2 - T2 $818,900
27 Michael Thorbjornsen 4 2 - T2 $803,980
28 C.T. Pan 4 3 - T2 $797,318
29 Patrick Rodgers 12 6 - 2 $789,308
30 Kevin Na 8 5 - T2 $786,197
31 Charles Howell III 12 11 - T5 $785,838
32 Kyle Stanley 13 9 - 2 $783,226
33 Adam Schenk 8 3 - T4 $775,250
34 Alex Smalley 5 3 - T2 $773,742
35 Jerry Kelly 9 7 - T3 $753,929
36 Chad Campbell 12 12 - T7 $729,595
37 Scott Stallings 10 6 - T4 $703,374
38 Vaughn Taylor 15 11 - T6 $696,994
39 Chris Stroud 13 11 - T4 $690,701
40 David Lipsky 5 4 - T3 $670,721
41 Carson Young 4 2 - T5 $638,250
42 Matt Jones 10 5 - 5 $626,407
43 Seamus Power 8 7 - T8 $615,381
44 J.J. Henry 15 11 - T5 $612,150
45 Johnson Wagner 12 6 - T5 $604,749
46 Lee Hodges 4 4 - T3 $595,795
47 Paul Goydos 8 6 - 2 $594,919
48 Andrew Landry 7 5 - 3 $575,900
49 Ben Martin 9 3 - 2 $559,810
50 Chun-an Yu 4 4 - T6 $559,016
51 Jhonattan Vegas 7 6 - T3 $550,564
52 David Hearn 11 7 - 2 $544,107
53 Kevin Roy 3 2 - T3 $542,960
54 Mark Hubbard 9 7 - T6 $542,122
55 Doug Ghim 7 5 - T6 $532,720
56 Kevin Streelman 13 8 - T7 $529,441
57 Sam Ryder 7 5 - T2 $522,416
58 Matt Kuchar 9 6 - T5 $521,417
59 Heath Slocum 13 8 - T3 $510,896
60 Ben Kohles 5 3 - T3 $510,289
61 Daniel Summerhays 8 4 - T4 $505,504
62 Morgan Hoffmann 6 4 - T3 $469,780
63 Ben Griffin 3 2 - T5 $460,056
64 Scott Piercy 12 6 - 3 $453,168
65 Joel Dahmen 7 4 - T2 $451,690
66 Wesley Bryan 6 2 - T3 $449,600
67 Bronson Burgoon 5 4 - T2 $436,076
68 Chez Reavie 12 8 - T5 $418,329
69 Mac Meissner 3 2 - T6 $403,000
70 Brandt Snedeker 6 3 - T2 $387,281
71 Cameron Percy 10 4 - T7 $383,047
72 Francesco Molinari 1 1 - T2 $382,800
73 Bud Cauley 8 7 - T8 $380,746
74 Brendon de Jonge 11 7 - T7 $379,351
75 Jason Bohn 14 9 - T12 $375,589
76 Whee Kim 4 3 - T3 $372,486
77 Carl Pettersson 11 6 - 5 $368,804
78 Keith Mitchell 6 5 - T7 $366,009
79 Tyler Duncan 7 4 - T12 $363,774
80 Harold Varner III 4 3 - 6 $347,424
81 Jacob Bridgeman 3 2 - T5 $344,439
82 Nick Watney 13 6 - T6 $343,530
83 Troy Merritt 12 7 - T17 $336,951
84 Ludvig Aberg 1 1 - T4 $333,000
85 Eric Cole 5 4 - T7 $332,809
86 Greg Chalmers 13 7 - T4 $330,123
87 Beau Hossler 6 5 - T11 $328,710
88 Rick Lamb 1 1 - T3 $324,800
89 Stephan Jaeger 6 3 - T13 $322,682
90 Zac Blair 8 4 - T9 $318,724
91 Andrew Novak 4 3 - T7 $316,387
92 Patton Kizzire 8 5 - T11 $315,341
93 Pat Perez 15 8 - 4 $311,925
94 Brian Gay 14 7 - T9 $309,410
95 Chesson Hadley 9 5 - T10 $308,647
96 Tim Petrovic 11 6 - T5 $301,612
97 Danny Lee 8 2 - T3 $300,545
98 Hayden Springer 3 3 - T7 $297,253
99 Jackson Suber 2 1 - T6 $297,000
100 Maverick McNealy 4 2 - T8 $296,925

Starts are the editions we hold a result for the golfer at, paid or not. Best is the best finish in those editions, and a T is a tie.

The top twenty

Prize money at the John Deere Classic, 2002 to 2026

Zach Johnson $3.5m Steve Stricker $3.2m Lucas Glover $2.5m Chris Gotterup $2.0m Ryan Moore $2.0m Jordan Spieth $1.9m Davis Thompson $1.7m Brian Campbell $1.6m Emiliano Grillo $1.6m J.T. Poston $1.6m Jonathan Byrd $1.4m Sepp Straka $1.4m Max Homa $1.3m John Senden $1.2m Dylan Frittelli $1.1m Brian Harman $1.1m Michael Kim $1.1m Bryson DeChambeau $1.0m Brendon Todd $923k Denny McCarthy $921k

The top ten took $21,578,413, 20% of the $105,864,746 we hold across 1,301 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Emiliano Grillo, 9th on the list.

Paid most per start

Golfers with five or more starts here, total over starts

The golfers with the most prize money per start at the John Deere Classic, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Jordan Spieth 6 $1,899,676$1.9m $316,613
Steve Stricker 15 $3,216,818$3.2m $214,455
J.T. Poston 9 $1,597,329$1.6m $177,481
Dylan Frittelli 7 $1,138,006 $162,572
Alex Smalley 5 $773,742 $154,748
Lucas Glover 17 $2,532,668$2.5m $148,980
Zach Johnson 24 $3,456,841$3.5m $144,035
Brian Harman 8 $1,128,088 $141,011
David Lipsky 5 $670,721 $134,144
Ryan Moore 15 $1,969,063$2.0m $131,271

Zach Johnson has the most starts here, 24, and was paid at 21 of them for $3,456,841.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the John Deere Classic?

Zach Johnson, with $3,456,841 from 21 paid finishes in 24 starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2026.

Who has won the most at the John Deere Classic without winning it?

Emiliano Grillo, 9th on the list with $1,613,689. Best finish 2 in 2025.

Who has won the John Deere Classic the most times?

Steve Stricker, three times in the editions we hold. Across all fifteen starts here that is $3,216,818, 2nd on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the John Deere Classic?

426 across the 24 editions we hold, 1,301 cheques between them. The top ten took 20% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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