2008 Wyndham Championship prize money
Carl Pettersson won the 2008 Wyndham Championship on 17 August 2008 and took $918,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,690 Troy Matteson collected for finishing T75.
Every cheque at the 2008 Wyndham Championship
17 August 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -21 | 259 | $918,000 |
| 3 | Rich Beem | USA | -17 | 263 | $346,800 |
| T4 | J.J. Henry | USA | -16 | 264 | $224,400 |
| T4 | Martin Laird | SCO | -16 | 264 | $224,400 |
| T6 | John Senden | AUS | -15 | 265 | $170,850 |
| T6 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -15 | 265 | $170,850 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -14 | 266 | $122,400 |
| T9 | Mark Wilson | USA | -14 | 266 | $122,400 |
| T9 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -14 | 266 | $122,400 |
| T15 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -13 | 267 | $81,600 |
| T20 | Lucas Glover | USA | -12 | 268 | $57,324 |
| T26 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | 269 | $40,673 |
| T26 | Paul Casey | ENG | -11 | 269 | $40,673 |
| T26 | Zach Johnson | USA | -11 | 269 | $40,673 |
| T30 | Bob Estes | USA | -10 | 270 | $32,428 |
| T30 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -10 | 270 | $32,428 |
| T30 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -10 | 270 | $32,428 |
| T36 | George McNeill | USA | -9 | 271 | $25,143 |
| T41 | Ben Crane | USA | -8 | 272 | $18,870 |
| T41 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -8 | 272 | $18,870 |
| T41 | David Toms | USA | -8 | 272 | $18,870 |
| T41 | Eric Axley | USA | -8 | 272 | $18,870 |
| T48 | Brian Gay | USA | -7 | 273 | $14,382 |
| T50 | John Daly | USA | -6 | 274 | $12,886 |
| T53 | Kyle Thompson | USA | -5 | 275 | $11,774 |
| T53 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -5 | 275 | $11,774 |
| T53 | Steve Marino | USA | -5 | 275 | $11,774 |
| T60 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -4 | 276 | $11,067 |
| T60 | Davis Love III | USA | -4 | 276 | $11,067 |
| T60 | Ken Duke | USA | -4 | 276 | $11,067 |
| T66 | Jason Gore | USA | -3 | 277 | $10,608 |
| T69 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -2 | 278 | $10,149 |
| T69 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -2 | 278 | $10,149 |
| T69 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -2 | 278 | $10,149 |
| T75 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -1 | 279 | $9,690 |
| T75 | Ted Purdy | USA | -1 | 279 | $9,690 |
| T75 | Troy Matteson | USA | -1 | 279 | $9,690 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,715,871 between them, against $331,395 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $3,047,266 between them. We hold 71 players for the week in all, so 34 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 Wyndham Championship years
29 editions, 1997 to 2026
The 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Brandt Snedeker. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Ryan Moore. The Wyndham 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 Wyndham Championship?
Carl Pettersson, on 17 August 2008. The win paid $918,000.
How much did the 2008 Wyndham Championship pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $3,047,266 between them, from $918,000 at the top down to $9,690.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Wyndham Championship?
$9,690, which Troy Matteson collected for finishing T75.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Wyndham Championship?
37. We hold 71 players for that week in all, so 34 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.