2008 NORTHERN TRUST prize money
Vijay Singh won the 2008 NORTHERN TRUST on 24 August 2008 and took $1,260,000. Below is every one of the 49 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $13,720 Paul Goydos collected for finishing 72.
Vijay Singh 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 NORTHERN TRUST
24 August 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -8 | 276 | $1,260,000 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -8 | 276 | $616,000 |
| T4 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -7 | 277 | $289,333 |
| T7 | Justin Leonard | USA | -6 | 278 | $203,700 |
| T7 | Martin Laird | SCO | -6 | 278 | $203,700 |
| T7 | Mike Weir | CAN | -6 | 278 | $203,700 |
| T7 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -6 | 278 | $203,700 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | ENG | -6 | 278 | $203,700 |
| T12 | Bubba Watson | USA | -5 | 279 | $129,000 |
| T12 | Jim Furyk | USA | -5 | 279 | $129,000 |
| T12 | Ken Duke | USA | -5 | 279 | $129,000 |
| T12 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -5 | 279 | $129,000 |
| T19 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | -4 | 280 | $84,840 |
| T19 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | 280 | $84,840 |
| T19 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -4 | 280 | $84,840 |
| T19 | Steve Stricker | USA | -4 | 280 | $84,840 |
| T19 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -4 | 280 | $84,840 |
| T24 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -3 | 281 | $55,400 |
| T24 | Mark Wilson | USA | -3 | 281 | $55,400 |
| T24 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -3 | 281 | $55,400 |
| T24 | Tim Herron | USA | -3 | 281 | $55,400 |
| T31 | George McNeill | USA | -2 | 282 | $39,700 |
| T31 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -2 | 282 | $39,700 |
| T31 | Jason Day | AUS | -2 | 282 | $39,700 |
| T31 | John Senden | AUS | -2 | 282 | $39,700 |
| T31 | Kevin Na | USA | -2 | 282 | $39,700 |
| T38 | Brian Davis | ENG | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T38 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T38 | Eric Axley | USA | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T38 | John Merrick | USA | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T38 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T38 | Stewart Cink | USA | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T38 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -1 | 283 | $26,600 |
| T48 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 0 | 284 | $17,400 |
| T55 | Andres Romero | ARG | 1 | 285 | $15,680 |
| T55 | Bill Haas | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,680 |
| T55 | J.J. Henry | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,680 |
| T55 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,680 |
| T55 | Lucas Glover | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,680 |
| T55 | Rich Beem | USA | 1 | 285 | $15,680 |
| T62 | Nick Watney | USA | 2 | 286 | $15,050 |
| T62 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 2 | 286 | $15,050 |
| T65 | Chad Campbell | USA | 4 | 288 | $14,560 |
| T65 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 4 | 288 | $14,560 |
| T68 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 5 | 289 | $14,210 |
| T68 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 5 | 289 | $14,210 |
| 70 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 6 | 290 | $14,000 |
| 71 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 7 | 291 | $13,860 |
| 72 | Paul Goydos | USA | 11 | 295 | $13,720 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,954,353 between them, against $1,016,680 shared by the other 34 players paid.
The 49 cheques above come to $4,971,033 between them. We hold 89 players for the week in all, so 40 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 NORTHERN TRUST years
23 editions, 1999 to 2021
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Steve Stricker. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Heath Slocum. The NORTHERN TRUST 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 NORTHERN TRUST?
Vijay Singh, on 24 August 2008, in a playoff. The win paid $1,260,000.
How much did the 2008 NORTHERN TRUST pay out?
The 49 cheques on this page come to $4,971,033 between them, from $1,260,000 at the top down to $13,720.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 NORTHERN TRUST?
$13,720, which Paul Goydos collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2008 NORTHERN TRUST?
49. We hold 89 players for that week in all, so 40 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.