Payne Stewart finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. That $36,000 is worth about $123,945 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1982 Miller High Life QCO purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 70% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1982 Miller High Life QCO prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | -12 | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| T2 | Brad Bryant | -10 | $13,200 | $17,600 |
| T2 | Pat McGowan | -10 | $13,200 | $17,600 |
| 4 | Jim Thorpe | -9 | $9,600 | |
| T5 | Allen Miller | -7 | $7,300 | |
| T5 | Jeff Mitchell | -7 | $7,300 | |
| T5 | Barry Jaeckel | -7 | $7,300 | |
| T8 | Dave Eichelberger | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Vance Heafner | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Gary McCord | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Lyn Lott | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Rod Curl | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Jim Dent | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Bob Eastwood | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T8 | Don Pooley | -6 | $4,825 | |
| T16 | Bobby Cole | -5 | $3,100 | |
| T16 | Calvin Peete | -5 | $3,100 | |
| T16 | Jodie Mudd | -5 | $3,100 | |
| T16 | Dan Halldorson | -5 | $3,100 | |
| T20 | Tim Norris | -4 | $2,330 | |
| T20 | Rod Nuckolls | -4 | $2,330 | |
| T20 | Victor Regalado | -4 | $2,330 | |
| T20 | Howard Twitty | -4 | $2,330 | |
| T24 | Tom Woodard | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T24 | Larry Rinker | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T24 | Leonard Thompson | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T24 | Gavan Levenson | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T24 | Pat Lindsey | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T24 | Jim Barber | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T24 | Beau Baugh | -3 | $1,548 | $1,583 |
| T31 | Miller Barber | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T31 | John Adams | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T31 | Butch Baird | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T31 | Bob Byman | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T31 | Jack Newton | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T31 | Bob Mann | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T31 | D.A. Weibring | -2 | $1,134 | |
| T38 | Charlie Krenkel | -1 | $880 | |
| T38 | Gary Koch | -1 | $880 | |
| T38 | Thomas Gray | -1 | $880 | |
| T38 | Ed Dougherty | -1 | $880 | |
| T42 | Bruce Douglass | E | $740 | |
| T42 | Bill Britton | E | $740 | |
| T42 | Bob Murphy | E | $740 | |
| T45 | Lonnie Nielsen | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | Mark McCumber | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | Steven Liebler | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | Paul Azinger | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | Bruce Fleisher | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | Buzz Fly | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | Bob Tway | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | David Sann | +1 | $542 | |
| T45 | John Schroeder | +1 | $542 | |
| T54 | Gary Trivisonno | +2 | $458 | |
| T54 | Ron Commans | +2 | $458 | |
| T54 | Tom Jones | +2 | $458 | |
| T54 | Mark Calcavecchia | +2 | $458 | |
| T58 | Frank Conner | +3 | $440 | |
| T58 | Dave Barr | +3 | $440 | |
| T58 | Bill Buttner | +3 | $440 | |
| T58 | Mick Soli | +3 | $440 | |
| T58 | Kermit Zarley | +3 | $440 | |
| T63 | Tim Simpson | +4 | $420 | |
| T63 | Woody Blackburn | +4 | $420 | |
| T63 | Jim Bertoncino | +4 | $420 | |
| T63 | David Edwards | +4 | $420 | |
| T63 | Larry Mize | +4 | $420 | |
| T68 | Richie Karl | +5 | $404 | |
| T68 | Jim King | +5 | $404 | |
| T68 | Eric Batten | +5 | $404 | |
| T71 | John Fought | +8 | $392 | |
| T71 | Antonio Cerdá | +8 | $392 | |
| T71 | Tom Shaw | +8 | $392 | |
| MC | R. H. Sikes | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Steger | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Still | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sullivan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Sweborg | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Lance Ten Broeck | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Barney Thompson | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Thomsen | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Thore | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Smith | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Snodgrass | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Selser | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Clarence Rose | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Sander | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sanders | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Reeder | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Zokol | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Cochran | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Ralph Terry | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Dunaway | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ned Weaver | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Hilgenberg | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Grier Jones | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | William Sakas | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Bunker | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gravley | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Stukart | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Chain | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Clearwater | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lennie Clements | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Diehl | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Donald | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Cudd | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Buddy Gardner | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene George | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Gibson | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Glisson | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gove | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Graham | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dale Douglass | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Booker | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Perry Arthur | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Brannan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Burke Jr. | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Curt Byrum | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | George Cadle | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Black | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronnie Black | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ray Barr Jr. | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Anton | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Knox | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Jamieson | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Kiely | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kurt Kretchman | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Levin | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Calfee | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Forrest Fezler | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Fitzhugh | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Hart | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Campbell | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Hallberg | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Skeeter Heath | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Hill | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Holland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Inskeep | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Moreland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Morley | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Al Morton | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lindy Miller | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rik Massengale | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Mazza | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Nelford | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Pancratz | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Pearson | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Maltbie | +3 | $0 | |
| DQ | Barry Harwell | Not known | ||
| DQ | Roger Calvin | +4 | Not known | |
| DQ | Don Reese | Not known | ||
| — | Clyde Rego | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Ackerman | Not known | ||
| — | Randy Hartzell | Not known | ||
| — | Steve Philbrook | Not known | ||
| — | Richard Poe | Not known | ||
| — | Steve Sebastian | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Burton | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Erwin | Not known | ||
| — | Ron Garcia | Not known | ||
| — | Scott Anderson | Not known | ||
| — | Brien Charter | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Perry | Not known | ||
| — | Mark Guttenberg | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Kammann | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Johnston | Not known | ||
| — | Tommy Armour III | Not known | ||
| — | Wally Armstrong | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Bassler | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Brauch | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Borg | Not known | ||
| WD | Ken Green | +14 | Not known | |
| WD | Rocky Thompson | +7 | Not known |
John Deere Classic winner's share over time
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1982 Miller High Life QCO payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1982 Miller High Life QCO get?
Payne Stewart won $36,000 from a $200,000 purse.
What was the 1982 Miller High Life QCO purse?
$200,000.
How much did last place get at the 1982 Miller High Life QCO?
The smallest check was $392, to Tom Shaw (T71).
How many players made the cut at the 1982 Miller High Life QCO?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 78 players missed it.