2008 CJ CUP Byron Nelson prize money
Adam Scott won the 2008 CJ CUP Byron Nelson on 27 April 2008 and took $1,152,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,288 Omar Uresti collected for finishing 74.
Adam Scott won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2008 CJ CUP Byron Nelson
27 April 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | AUS | -7 | 273 | $1,152,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Moore | USA | -7 | 273 | $691,200 |
| T4 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -2 | 278 | $264,533 |
| T4 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -2 | 278 | $264,533 |
| T7 | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | 279 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -1 | 279 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -1 | 279 | $179,733 |
| T13 | Eric Axley | USA | 0 | 280 | $113,067 |
| T19 | Justin Leonard | USA | 1 | 281 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Luke Donald | ENG | 1 | 281 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 1 | 281 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 1 | 281 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Tim Herron | USA | 1 | 281 | $69,600 |
| T27 | John Senden | AUS | 2 | 282 | $46,400 |
| T27 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 2 | 282 | $46,400 |
| T27 | Michael Bradley | USA | 2 | 282 | $46,400 |
| T27 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 2 | 282 | $46,400 |
| T31 | Nick Watney | USA | 3 | 283 | $38,800 |
| T35 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 4 | 284 | $30,217 |
| T35 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 4 | 284 | $30,217 |
| T35 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 4 | 284 | $30,217 |
| T35 | Ken Duke | USA | 4 | 284 | $30,217 |
| T35 | Ted Purdy | USA | 4 | 284 | $30,217 |
| T42 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 5 | 285 | $22,400 |
| T42 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 5 | 285 | $22,400 |
| T42 | Parker McLachlin | USA | 5 | 285 | $22,400 |
| T42 | Steve Marino | USA | 5 | 285 | $22,400 |
| T47 | John Rollins | USA | 6 | 286 | $17,579 |
| T50 | George McNeill | USA | 7 | 287 | $15,214 |
| T50 | Kevin Na | USA | 7 | 287 | $15,214 |
| T50 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 7 | 287 | $15,214 |
| T57 | Chad Collins | USA | 8 | 288 | $14,272 |
| T57 | J.J. Henry | USA | 8 | 288 | $14,272 |
| T63 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 10 | 290 | $13,568 |
| T63 | Martin Laird | SCO | 10 | 290 | $13,568 |
| T68 | Olin Browne | USA | 12 | 292 | $12,864 |
| 74 | Omar Uresti | USA | 15 | 295 | $12,288 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,465,332 between them, against $516,338 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $3,981,670 between them. We hold 78 players for the week in all, so 41 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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson years
28 editions, 1998 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Rory Sabbatini. The CJ CUP Byron Nelson 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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
Adam Scott, on 27 April 2008, in a playoff. The win paid $1,152,000.
How much did the 2008 CJ CUP Byron Nelson pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $3,981,670 between them, from $1,152,000 at the top down to $12,288.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
$12,288, which Omar Uresti collected for finishing 74.
How many players were paid at the 2008 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
37. We hold 78 players for that week in all, so 41 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.