2008 PGA Championship prize money
Padraig Harrington won the 2008 PGA Championship on 10 August 2008 and took $1,350,000. Below is every one of the 46 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $13,700 Louis Oosthuizen collected for finishing 73.
Every cheque at the 2008 PGA Championship
10 August 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -3 | 277 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -1 | 279 | $660,000 |
| T4 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 1 | 281 | $330,000 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 1 | 281 | $330,000 |
| T7 | Andres Romero | ARG | 4 | 284 | $231,250 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 4 | 284 | $231,250 |
| T9 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 5 | 285 | $176,725 |
| T9 | Justin Rose | ENG | 5 | 285 | $176,725 |
| T13 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 6 | 286 | $137,250 |
| T13 | Ken Duke | USA | 6 | 286 | $137,250 |
| T15 | David Toms | USA | 7 | 287 | $107,060 |
| T15 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 7 | 287 | $107,060 |
| T15 | Paul Casey | ENG | 7 | 287 | $107,060 |
| T15 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 7 | 287 | $107,060 |
| T20 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 8 | 288 | $78,900 |
| T20 | Boo Weekley | USA | 8 | 288 | $78,900 |
| T20 | Brian Gay | USA | 8 | 288 | $78,900 |
| T24 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 9 | 289 | $57,000 |
| T24 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 9 | 289 | $57,000 |
| T24 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | 9 | 289 | $57,000 |
| T24 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 9 | 289 | $57,000 |
| T29 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 10 | 290 | $47,550 |
| T29 | Jim Furyk | USA | 10 | 290 | $47,550 |
| T31 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T31 | Ernie Els | RSA | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T31 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T31 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T31 | Paul Goydos | USA | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T31 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T31 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 11 | 291 | $38,825 |
| T39 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 12 | 292 | $30,200 |
| T39 | Steve Stricker | USA | 12 | 292 | $30,200 |
| T42 | John Senden | AUS | 13 | 293 | $24,500 |
| T42 | Mike Weir | CAN | 13 | 293 | $24,500 |
| T42 | Tom Lehman | USA | 13 | 293 | $24,500 |
| T47 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 14 | 294 | $18,070 |
| T47 | Charles Howell III | USA | 14 | 294 | $18,070 |
| T52 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 15 | 295 | $16,250 |
| T52 | John Merrick | USA | 15 | 295 | $16,250 |
| T58 | Justin Leonard | USA | 17 | 297 | $15,375 |
| T58 | Pat Perez | USA | 17 | 297 | $15,375 |
| T60 | Chez Reavie | USA | 18 | 298 | $15,000 |
| T60 | Steve Marino | USA | 18 | 298 | $15,000 |
| T68 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 20 | 300 | $14,150 |
| 70 | Bubba Watson | USA | 21 | 301 | $14,000 |
| 73 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | 26 | 306 | $13,700 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,267,590 between them, against $1,057,815 shared by the other 31 players paid.
The 46 cheques above come to $5,325,405 between them. We hold 78 players for the week in all, so 32 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 PGA Championship years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Y.E. Yang. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2008 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2008 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2008 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Sergio Garcia.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2008 PGA Championship?
Padraig Harrington, on 10 August 2008. The win paid $1,350,000.
How much did the 2008 PGA Championship pay out?
The 46 cheques on this page come to $5,325,405 between them, from $1,350,000 at the top down to $13,700.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 PGA Championship?
$13,700, which Louis Oosthuizen collected for finishing 73.
How many players were paid at the 2008 PGA Championship?
46. We hold 78 players for that week in all, so 32 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.