2008 Open Championship prize money
Padraig Harrington won the 2008 Open Championship on 20 July 2008 and took $1,498,880. Below is every one of the 35 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $16,987 Sean O'Hair collected for finishing 82.
Every cheque at the 2008 Open Championship
20 July 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 3 | 283 | $1,498,880$1.5m |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 7 | 287 | $899,325 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 9 | 289 | $509,618 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | USA | 10 | 290 | $359,730 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | RSA | 12 | 292 | $193,743 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | ENG | 12 | 292 | $193,743 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 12 | 292 | $193,743 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | USA | 12 | 292 | $193,743 |
| T16 | Adam Scott | AUS | 13 | 293 | $106,254 |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | 13 | 293 | $106,254 |
| T16 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 13 | 293 | $106,254 |
| T19 | Alex Noren | SWE | 14 | 294 | $75,485 |
| T19 | Davis Love III | USA | 14 | 294 | $75,485 |
| T19 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 14 | 294 | $75,485 |
| T19 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 14 | 294 | $75,485 |
| T19 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 14 | 294 | $75,485 |
| T19 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 14 | 294 | $75,485 |
| T32 | Andres Romero | ARG | 15 | 295 | $50,034 |
| T32 | Heath Slocum | USA | 15 | 295 | $50,034 |
| T32 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 15 | 295 | $50,034 |
| T32 | Tom Lehman | USA | 15 | 295 | $50,034 |
| T39 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 16 | 296 | $33,267 |
| T39 | Mike Weir | CAN | 16 | 296 | $33,267 |
| T39 | Ross Fisher | ENG | 16 | 296 | $33,267 |
| T39 | Thomas Aiken | RSA | 16 | 296 | $33,267 |
| T51 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 17 | 297 | $23,554 |
| T51 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 17 | 297 | $23,554 |
| T51 | Zach Johnson | USA | 17 | 297 | $23,554 |
| T58 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 18 | 298 | $21,284 |
| T67 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 20 | 300 | $19,785 |
| T70 | John Rollins | USA | 21 | 301 | $18,686 |
| T70 | Justin Rose | ENG | 21 | 301 | $18,686 |
| T78 | Lucas Glover | USA | 22 | 302 | $17,687 |
| 80 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 23 | 303 | $17,387 |
| 82 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 26 | 306 | $16,987 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,663,227 between them, against $685,338 shared by the other twenty players paid.
The 35 cheques above come to $5,348,565 between them. We hold 63 players for the week in all, so 28 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 Open Championship years
30 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Padraig Harrington. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Stewart Cink. The Open Championship 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 Open Championship?
Padraig Harrington, on 20 July 2008. The win paid $1,498,880.
How much did the 2008 Open Championship pay out?
The 35 cheques on this page come to $5,348,565 between them, from $1,498,880 at the top down to $16,987.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Open Championship?
$16,987, which Sean O'Hair collected for finishing 82.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Open Championship?
35. We hold 63 players for that week in all, so 28 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.