2008 RBC Canadian Open prize money
Chez Reavie won the 2008 RBC Canadian Open on 27 July 2008 and took $900,000. Below is every one of the 42 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,200 Jimmy Walker collected for finishing 79.
Every cheque at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open
27 July 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chez Reavie | USA | -17 | 267 | $900,000 |
| T3 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -13 | 271 | $290,000 |
| T3 | Steve Marino | USA | -13 | 271 | $290,000 |
| T5 | Mike Weir | CAN | -12 | 272 | $182,500 |
| T5 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -12 | 272 | $182,500 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | USA | -11 | 273 | $145,000 |
| T11 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -10 | 274 | $115,000 |
| T11 | Ken Duke | USA | -10 | 274 | $115,000 |
| T14 | Bob Estes | USA | -9 | 275 | $82,500 |
| T14 | Brian Davis | ENG | -9 | 275 | $82,500 |
| T14 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -9 | 275 | $82,500 |
| T14 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -9 | 275 | $82,500 |
| T14 | Jim Furyk | USA | -9 | 275 | $82,500 |
| T20 | Eric Axley | USA | -8 | 276 | $62,500 |
| T20 | Fred Couples | USA | -8 | 276 | $62,500 |
| T22 | Mark Wilson | USA | -7 | 277 | $46,417 |
| T22 | Martin Laird | SCO | -7 | 277 | $46,417 |
| T22 | Omar Uresti | USA | -7 | 277 | $46,417 |
| T22 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -7 | 277 | $46,417 |
| T28 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -6 | 278 | $36,250 |
| T30 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -5 | 279 | $29,714 |
| T30 | Parker McLachlin | USA | -5 | 279 | $29,714 |
| T30 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -5 | 279 | $29,714 |
| T30 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -5 | 279 | $29,714 |
| T37 | Bill Haas | USA | -4 | 280 | $21,500 |
| T37 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | 280 | $21,500 |
| T37 | Steve Allan | AUS | -4 | 280 | $21,500 |
| T37 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -4 | 280 | $21,500 |
| T44 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -3 | 281 | $16,000 |
| T44 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -3 | 281 | $16,000 |
| T48 | Chad Collins | USA | -2 | 282 | $12,720 |
| T48 | Jason Day | AUS | -2 | 282 | $12,720 |
| T48 | Jason Dufner | USA | -2 | 282 | $12,720 |
| T53 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -1 | 283 | $11,575 |
| T53 | Ryan Armour | USA | -1 | 283 | $11,575 |
| T58 | Alex Cejka | GER | 0 | 284 | $11,100 |
| T58 | David Hearn | CAN | 0 | 284 | $11,100 |
| T58 | Ted Purdy | USA | 0 | 284 | $11,100 |
| 71 | Cameron Beckman | USA | 7 | 291 | $10,000 |
| T72 | Jason Gore | USA | 1 | 214 | $9,800 |
| 76 | John Senden | AUS | 3 | 216 | $9,500 |
| 79 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 5 | 218 | $9,200 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,757,500 between them, against $591,884 shared by the other 27 players paid.
The 42 cheques above come to $3,349,384 between them. We hold 66 players for the week in all, so 24 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 RBC Canadian Open years
26 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Jim Furyk. The 2009 ladder is the one after. The RBC Canadian Open 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 RBC Canadian Open?
Chez Reavie, on 27 July 2008. The win paid $900,000.
How much did the 2008 RBC Canadian Open pay out?
The 42 cheques on this page come to $3,349,384 between them, from $900,000 at the top down to $9,200.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open?
$9,200, which Jimmy Walker collected for finishing 79.
How many players were paid at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open?
42. We hold 66 players for that week in all, so 24 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.