2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson prize money
Jason Dufner won the 2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson on 20 May 2012 and took $1,170,000. Below is every one of the 59 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,960 Jerry Kelly collected for finishing 78.
Every cheque at the 2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson
20 May 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | 269 | $1,170,000 |
| 2 | Dicky Pride | USA | -10 | 270 | $702,000 |
| T3 | J.J. Henry | USA | -9 | 271 | $312,000 |
| T3 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -9 | 271 | $312,000 |
| T3 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -9 | 271 | $312,000 |
| T7 | Ken Duke | USA | -6 | 274 | $209,625 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | 274 | $209,625 |
| T9 | Jason Bohn | USA | -5 | 275 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Jason Day | AUS | -5 | 275 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | 275 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -5 | 275 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -5 | 275 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -5 | 275 | $156,000 |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -4 | 276 | $107,250 |
| T15 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -4 | 276 | $107,250 |
| T15 | Scott Piercy | USA | -4 | 276 | $107,250 |
| T19 | Andres Gonzales | USA | -3 | 277 | $78,780 |
| T19 | Danny Lee | NZL | -3 | 277 | $78,780 |
| T19 | D.A. Points | USA | -3 | 277 | $78,780 |
| T19 | James Driscoll | USA | -3 | 277 | $78,780 |
| T19 | Rich Beem | USA | -3 | 277 | $78,780 |
| T24 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | 278 | $53,950 |
| T24 | Gary Woodland | USA | -2 | 278 | $53,950 |
| T24 | John Rollins | USA | -2 | 278 | $53,950 |
| T24 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -2 | 278 | $53,950 |
| T29 | Alex Cejka | GER | -1 | 279 | $40,439 |
| T29 | Andres Romero | ARG | -1 | 279 | $40,439 |
| T29 | Derek Lamely | USA | -1 | 279 | $40,439 |
| T29 | Greg Owen | ENG | -1 | 279 | $40,439 |
| T29 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -1 | 279 | $40,439 |
| T29 | Roberto Castro | USA | -1 | 279 | $40,439 |
| T36 | Erik Compton | USA | 0 | 280 | $30,615 |
| T36 | John Merrick | USA | 0 | 280 | $30,615 |
| T36 | Kevin Kisner | USA | 0 | 280 | $30,615 |
| T36 | Tim Herron | USA | 0 | 280 | $30,615 |
| T41 | Bob Estes | USA | 1 | 281 | $22,133 |
| T41 | Charles Howell III | USA | 1 | 281 | $22,133 |
| T41 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 1 | 281 | $22,133 |
| T41 | Ernie Els | RSA | 1 | 281 | $22,133 |
| T41 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | 1 | 281 | $22,133 |
| T41 | Richard Lee | USA | 1 | 281 | $22,133 |
| T49 | Bill Lunde | USA | 2 | 282 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Chris Couch | USA | 2 | 282 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 2 | 282 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Scott Brown | USA | 2 | 282 | $15,749 |
| T56 | Arjun Atwal | IND | 3 | 283 | $14,430 |
| T56 | Brian Davis | ENG | 3 | 283 | $14,430 |
| T56 | Brian Gay | USA | 3 | 283 | $14,430 |
| T56 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 3 | 283 | $14,430 |
| T56 | Kyle Reifers | USA | 3 | 283 | $14,430 |
| T63 | Boo Weekley | USA | 4 | 284 | $13,715 |
| T63 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 4 | 284 | $13,715 |
| T63 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 4 | 284 | $13,715 |
| 67 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 5 | 285 | $13,390 |
| T69 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 7 | 287 | $13,000 |
| T69 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 7 | 287 | $13,000 |
| T74 | Bobby Gates | USA | 6 | 216 | $12,415 |
| T76 | Tim Petrovic | USA | 7 | 217 | $12,155 |
| 78 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 8 | 218 | $11,960 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,377,750 between them, against $1,467,053 shared by the other 44 players paid.
The 59 cheques above come to $5,844,803 between them. We hold 104 players for the week in all, so 45 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 2011 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Keegan Bradley. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Sangmoon Bae. The CJ CUP Byron Nelson roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
Jason Dufner, on 20 May 2012. The win paid $1,170,000.
How much did the 2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson pay out?
The 59 cheques on this page come to $5,844,803 between them, from $1,170,000 at the top down to $11,960.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
$11,960, which Jerry Kelly collected for finishing 78.
How many players were paid at the 2012 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
59. We hold 104 players for that week in all, so 45 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.