2008 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money
Johnson Wagner won the 2008 Texas Children's Houston Open on 6 April 2008 and took $1,008,000. Below is every one of the 43 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,088 Carl Pettersson collected for finishing 71.
Every cheque at the 2008 Texas Children's Houston Open
6 April 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -16 | 272 | $1,008,000 |
| T2 | Chad Campbell | USA | -14 | 274 | $492,800 |
| T2 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -14 | 274 | $492,800 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | USA | -13 | 275 | $246,400 |
| T6 | Bob Estes | USA | -12 | 276 | $194,600 |
| T6 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -12 | 276 | $194,600 |
| T8 | Jason Day | AUS | -10 | 278 | $162,400 |
| T8 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | 278 | $162,400 |
| T11 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -9 | 279 | $128,800 |
| T11 | Steve Stricker | USA | -9 | 279 | $128,800 |
| T14 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -8 | 280 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -8 | 280 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Lucas Glover | USA | -8 | 280 | $92,400 |
| T14 | Ryan Armour | USA | -8 | 280 | $92,400 |
| T20 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | 281 | $67,573 |
| T23 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | 282 | $53,760 |
| T23 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -6 | 282 | $53,760 |
| T23 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -6 | 282 | $53,760 |
| T26 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T26 | J.J. Henry | USA | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T26 | John Merrick | USA | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T26 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T26 | Kevin Na | USA | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T26 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T26 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -5 | 283 | $38,920 |
| T34 | Chez Reavie | USA | -4 | 284 | $30,240 |
| T34 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -4 | 284 | $30,240 |
| T37 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -3 | 285 | $26,880 |
| T39 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -2 | 286 | $21,280 |
| T39 | Justin Leonard | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,280 |
| T39 | Omar Uresti | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,280 |
| T39 | Tim Herron | USA | -2 | 286 | $21,280 |
| T47 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | 287 | $13,933 |
| T47 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -1 | 287 | $13,933 |
| T57 | Bubba Watson | USA | 0 | 288 | $12,432 |
| T57 | Martin Laird | SCO | 0 | 288 | $12,432 |
| T62 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 1 | 289 | $11,928 |
| T62 | Craig Barlow | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,928 |
| T62 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,928 |
| T62 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,928 |
| T66 | Steve Marino | USA | 2 | 290 | $11,480 |
| T66 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 2 | 290 | $11,480 |
| 71 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 7 | 295 | $11,088 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,648,773 between them, against $740,690 shared by the other 28 players paid.
The 43 cheques above come to $4,389,463 between them. We hold 78 players for the week in all, so 35 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 Texas Children's Houston Open years
27 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Adam Scott. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Paul Casey. The Texas Children's Houston 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 Texas Children's Houston Open?
Johnson Wagner, on 6 April 2008. The win paid $1,008,000.
How much did the 2008 Texas Children's Houston Open pay out?
The 43 cheques on this page come to $4,389,463 between them, from $1,008,000 at the top down to $11,088.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Texas Children's Houston Open?
$11,088, which Carl Pettersson collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Texas Children's Houston Open?
43. We hold 78 players for that week in all, so 35 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.