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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

John Deere Classic cut and the last cheque

We hold 140 players at the 2026 John Deere Classic. 78 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,584,000 the winner took down to the $16,632 Ryan Brehm collected for 79th. 61 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 78 of 140 held
MISSED THE CUT 61
LAST CHEQUE $16,632
SHARE PAID 56% 6th lowest of 66

Every John Deere Classic cut we hold

Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.

2,522 results held
Every John Deere Classic edition held here, with the players we hold, how many the ladder paid, how many missed the cut, the share paid, and what the last place and the median place on the ladder were worth.
YEAR HELD PAID MISSED CUT SHARE PAID LAST CHEQUE MEDIAN CHEQUE
2026 140 78 61 56% $16,632 $36,520
2025 151 63 83 42% $18,396 $44,940
2024 151 76 73 50% $15,440 $39,200
2023 152 67 82 44% $15,614 $36,947
2022 149 69 76 46% $14,697 $39,082
2021 147 71 70 48% $12,462 $30,956
2019 149 80 67 54% $10,800 $24,000
2018 146 79 58 54% $10,208 $27,453
2017 151 79 66 52% $10,192 $22,960
2016 129 67 58 52% $9,312 $24,240
2015 130 66 61 51% $9,259 $22,678
2014 118 68 50 58% $8,883 $20,709
2013 112 56 53 50% $9,108 $33,350
2012 106 53 49 50% $8,740 $27,945
2011 94 49 42 52% $8,865 $18,450
2010 79 42 35 53% $8,580 $36,419
2009 84 54 30 64% $8,428 $22,188
2008 74 32 41 43% $8,106 $17,964
2007 57 30 25 53% $8,077 $27,755
2006 52 32 18 62% $7,280 $15,200
2005 44 24 17 55% $7,520 $24,886
2004 43 28 14 65% $7,258 $14,820
2003 39 21 15 54% $6,755 $15,070
2002 25 17 8 68% $6,480 $20,850

Held is every player we hold a result for at that edition. Paid is the players the finishing ladder paid, and missed cut is the players whose week ended at the cut. Where the two do not add up to the held count, the rest withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

How many the ladder paid

Players paid at each edition, 2006 to 2026

What the last place paid was worth

The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2006 to 2026

In 2026 the winner took 95 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $36,520, which is where the middle of a paid field sits: much nearer the bottom cheque than the top one.

Missed the cut here most often

Across the 24 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the John Deere Classic, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
D.A. Points 16 1 15
Arjun Atwal 14 4 10
Charlie Wi 11 2 9
Mark Wilson 17 9 8
D.J. Trahan 15 7 8
Ricky Barnes 14 6 8
Ryan Palmer 14 6 8
Sean O'Hair 13 5 8
Brice Garnett 11 3 8
Nick Watney 13 6 7
Troy Matteson 13 6 7
Brendon Todd 11 4 7
Daniel Chopra 11 4 7
Kevin Stadler 10 3 7
Tag Ridings 9 2 7

Never missed the cut here

Players paid at every edition they started, three or more times

The players who have made the cut at every John Deere Classic they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Chad Campbell 12
Seamus Power 7
Derek Fathauer 5
Jordan Spieth 5
Chun-an Yu 4
Davis Thompson 4
Jamie Lovemark 4
Lee Hodges 4
Roger Sloan 4
Russell Henley 4

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 John Deere Classic?

78 of the 140 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 61 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the John Deere Classic win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 79th, and Ryan Brehm took $16,632. The winner's cheque was 95 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the John Deere Classic?

Across the 24 editions we hold, 52% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,301 of 2,522. That is the 6th lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the John Deere Classic most often?

D.A. Points, fifteen times in sixteen starts we hold, ahead of Arjun Atwal on ten.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

John Deere Classic prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the John Deere Classic all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the cut at every golf tournament ranks all 66 by the share of players the ladder pays. The twenty closest to this one on that order: 3M Open, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Rocket Classic, Genesis Scottish Open, U.S. Open, The RSM Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Wyndham Championship, The Greenbrier Classic, Procore Championship, Farmers Insurance Open, Valspar Championship, The American Express, THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Valero Texas Open, Travelers Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Texas Children's Houston Open.