2008 WM Phoenix Open prize money
J.B. Holmes won the 2008 WM Phoenix Open on 3 February 2008 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 40 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,480 Eric Axley collected for finishing T65.
J.B. Holmes 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 WM Phoenix Open
3 February 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -14 | 270 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -14 | 270 | $648,000 |
| T4 | Ben Crane | USA | -12 | 272 | $226,200 |
| T4 | Kevin Na | USA | -12 | 272 | $226,200 |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -12 | 272 | $226,200 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | USA | -11 | 273 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Boo Weekley | USA | -11 | 273 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -11 | 273 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Mark Wilson | USA | -11 | 273 | $156,000 |
| T13 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -10 | 274 | $112,500 |
| T13 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -10 | 274 | $112,500 |
| T17 | Brian Gay | USA | -9 | 275 | $90,000 |
| T20 | Jason Day | AUS | -8 | 276 | $67,440 |
| T20 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -8 | 276 | $67,440 |
| T20 | Rich Beem | USA | -8 | 276 | $67,440 |
| T25 | Charles Howell III | USA | -7 | 277 | $46,800 |
| T25 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -7 | 277 | $46,800 |
| T25 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -7 | 277 | $46,800 |
| T30 | John Rollins | USA | -6 | 278 | $38,100 |
| T34 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -5 | 279 | $28,400 |
| T34 | Jason Gore | USA | -5 | 279 | $28,400 |
| T34 | Nick Watney | USA | -5 | 279 | $28,400 |
| T34 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -5 | 279 | $28,400 |
| T34 | Steve Marino | USA | -5 | 279 | $28,400 |
| T43 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -4 | 280 | $18,720 |
| T43 | John Senden | AUS | -4 | 280 | $18,720 |
| T43 | Justin Leonard | USA | -4 | 280 | $18,720 |
| T43 | Mike Weir | CAN | -4 | 280 | $18,720 |
| T43 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | 280 | $18,720 |
| T50 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -3 | 281 | $14,610 |
| T50 | Ted Purdy | USA | -3 | 281 | $14,610 |
| T54 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -2 | 282 | $13,740 |
| T54 | Fred Funk | USA | -2 | 282 | $13,740 |
| T54 | Troy Matteson | USA | -2 | 282 | $13,740 |
| T58 | Chez Reavie | USA | -1 | 283 | $13,080 |
| T58 | J.J. Henry | USA | -1 | 283 | $13,080 |
| T58 | Lucas Glover | USA | -1 | 283 | $13,080 |
| T58 | Tom Lehman | USA | -1 | 283 | $13,080 |
| T65 | Craig Barlow | USA | 0 | 284 | $12,480 |
| T65 | Eric Axley | USA | 0 | 284 | $12,480 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,547,920 between them, against $561,820 shared by the other 25 players paid.
The 40 cheques above come to $4,109,740 between them. We hold 82 players for the week in all, so 42 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 WM Phoenix Open years
29 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Aaron Baddeley. The 2009 ladder is the one after. The WM Phoenix 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 WM Phoenix Open?
J.B. Holmes, on 3 February 2008, in a playoff. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2008 WM Phoenix Open pay out?
The 40 cheques on this page come to $4,109,740 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $12,480.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 WM Phoenix Open?
$12,480, which Eric Axley collected for finishing T65.
How many players were paid at the 2008 WM Phoenix Open?
40. We hold 82 players for that week in all, so 42 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.