2008 U.S. Open prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open on 15 June 2008 and took $1,350,000. Below is every one of the 50 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $13,276 Rich Beem collected for finishing T78.
Tiger Woods 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 U.S. Open
15 June 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -1 | 283 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 0 | 284 | $491,995 |
| T4 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 2 | 286 | $307,303 |
| T6 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 3 | 287 | $220,686 |
| T6 | John Merrick | USA | 3 | 287 | $220,686 |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 4 | 288 | $160,769 |
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 4 | 288 | $160,769 |
| T9 | Eric Axley | USA | 4 | 288 | $160,769 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 4 | 288 | $160,769 |
| T9 | Heath Slocum | USA | 4 | 288 | $160,769 |
| T14 | Ernie Els | RSA | 5 | 289 | $122,159 |
| T14 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 5 | 289 | $122,159 |
| T14 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 5 | 289 | $122,159 |
| T14 | Stewart Cink | USA | 5 | 289 | $122,159 |
| T18 | Chad Campbell | USA | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T18 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T18 | Mike Weir | CAN | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T18 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T18 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T18 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T18 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 6 | 290 | $87,230 |
| T26 | Adam Scott | AUS | 7 | 291 | $61,252 |
| T26 | Boo Weekley | USA | 7 | 291 | $61,252 |
| T29 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 8 | 292 | $48,482 |
| T29 | Steve Stricker | USA | 8 | 292 | $48,482 |
| T36 | Andres Romero | ARG | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Jim Furyk | USA | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Justin Leonard | USA | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Oliver Wilson | ENG | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Pat Perez | USA | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 9 | 293 | $35,709 |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 10 | 294 | $23,985 |
| T48 | John Rollins | USA | 10 | 294 | $23,985 |
| T48 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 10 | 294 | $23,985 |
| T53 | Ben Crane | USA | 11 | 295 | $20,251 |
| T53 | Davis Love III | USA | 11 | 295 | $20,251 |
| T53 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 11 | 295 | $20,251 |
| T53 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 11 | 295 | $20,251 |
| T58 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 12 | 296 | $18,664 |
| T60 | David Toms | USA | 13 | 297 | $17,691 |
| T60 | Nick Watney | USA | 13 | 297 | $17,691 |
| T65 | Paul Casey | ENG | 14 | 298 | $16,514 |
| T65 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 14 | 298 | $16,514 |
| T65 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 14 | 298 | $16,514 |
| T69 | D.A. Points | USA | 15 | 299 | $15,778 |
| T71 | Andrew Svoboda | USA | 16 | 300 | $15,189 |
| T78 | Chris Kirk | USA | 20 | 304 | $13,276 |
| T78 | Rich Beem | USA | 20 | 304 | $13,276 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,970,381 between them, against $1,342,586 shared by the other 35 players paid.
The 50 cheques above come to $5,312,967 between them. We hold 80 players for the week in all, so 30 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 U.S. Open years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ángel Cabrera. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Lucas Glover. The U.S. 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 U.S. Open?
Tiger Woods, on 15 June 2008, in a playoff. The win paid $1,350,000.
How much did the 2008 U.S. Open pay out?
The 50 cheques on this page come to $5,312,967 between them, from $1,350,000 at the top down to $13,276.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 U.S. Open?
$13,276, which Rich Beem collected for finishing T78.
How many players were paid at the 2008 U.S. Open?
50. We hold 80 players for that week in all, so 30 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.