Sean O'Hair finished -16 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 30% of the $2,432,544 he earned that season.
How the 2005 John Deere Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2005 John Deere Classic prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -16 | $684,000 | $720,000 +5% |
| T2 | Hank Kuehne | USA | -15 | $352,000 | |
| T2 | Robert Damron | USA | -15 | $352,000 | |
| T4 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -14 | $149,625 | $165,333 |
| T4 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -14 | $149,625 | $165,333 |
| T4 | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | -14 | $149,625 | $165,333 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -13 | $124,667 | |
| T7 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | -13 | $124,667 | |
| T7 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -13 | $124,667 | |
| T10 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -12 | $100,000 | |
| T10 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -12 | $100,000 | |
| T10 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -12 | $100,000 | |
| T13 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T13 | Craig Bowden | USA | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T13 | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T13 | Heath Slocum | USA | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T13 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T13 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T13 | Todd Hamilton | USA | -11 | $68,571 | |
| T20 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Brendan Jones | Australia | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Garrett Willis | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Joey Sindelar | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Justin Bolli | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Phillip Price | Wales | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Robert Gamez | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T20 | Woody Austin | USA | -10 | $44,270 | $39,156 |
| T29 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T29 | Brett Wetterich | USA | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T29 | Joey Snyder III | USA | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T29 | John Senden | Australia | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T29 | Omar Uresti | USA | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T29 | Steve Lowery | USA | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T29 | Stewart Cink | USA | -9 | $24,886 | |
| T36 | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | -8 | $19,250 | |
| T36 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -8 | $19,250 | |
| T36 | Matt Gogel | USA | -8 | $19,250 | |
| T36 | Zach Johnson | USA | -8 | $19,250 | |
| T40 | David Toms | USA | -7 | $15,200 | |
| T40 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | -7 | $15,200 | |
| T40 | John Huston | USA | -7 | $15,200 | |
| T40 | Michael Long | New Zealand | -7 | $15,200 | |
| T40 | Roland Thatcher | USA | -7 | $15,200 | |
| T40 | Tom Gillis | USA | -7 | $15,200 | |
| T46 | Blaine McCallister | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | David Hearn | Canada | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Dudley Hart | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Guy Boros | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | John Maginnes | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Matt Davidson | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Paul Claxton | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Steve Jones | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Steve Stricker | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T46 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -6 | $9,880 | $10,080 |
| T58 | Arjun Atwal | India | -5 | $8,920 | |
| T58 | Jason Knutzon | USA | -5 | $8,920 | |
| T60 | Bob Heintz | USA | -4 | $8,720 | |
| T60 | Darron Stiles | USA | -4 | $8,720 | |
| T60 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | -4 | $8,720 | |
| T63 | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | -3 | $8,480 | |
| T63 | Kent Jones | USA | -3 | $8,480 | |
| T63 | Paul Goydos | USA | -3 | $8,480 | |
| T66 | Glen Day | USA | -2 | $7,904 | $8,240 |
| T66 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -2 | $7,904 | $8,240 |
| T66 | Michael Bradley | USA | -2 | $7,904 | $8,240 |
| 69 | Jeff Maggert | USA | -1 | $8,080 | |
| 70 | Dean Wilson | USA | E | $7,486 | $8,000 +7% |
| 71 | Mario Tiziani | USA | +1 | $7,920 | |
| 72 | Mike Springer | USA | +2 | $7,840 | |
| T73 | Arron Oberholser | USA | +3 | $7,680 | |
| T73 | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +3 | $7,680 | |
| T73 | Olin Browne | USA | +3 | $7,680 | |
| 76 | Ted Purdy | USA | +6 | $7,520 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Price | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Weir | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | -71 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Anderson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Van Horn | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Edwards | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Gossett | USA | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Brigman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Franklin Langham | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Haas | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | James McLean | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Hart | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Carter | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Kribel | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Bermel | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | John Elliott | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morgan | England | +143 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morgan | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Shawver | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | -71 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Clark II | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michelle Wie West | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Del Vecchio | +10 | $0 | ||
| MC | Paul Gow | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Rashell | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robin Freeman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Chipokas | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Simpson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tjaart van der Walt | South Africa | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | -68 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Willie Wood | USA | +8 | $0 |
John Deere Classic winner's share over time
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2005 John Deere Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2005 John Deere Classic get?
Sean O'Hair won $720,000 from a $4,000,000 purse.
What was the 2005 John Deere Classic purse?
$4,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2005 John Deere Classic?
The smallest check was $7,520, to Ted Purdy (76).
How many players made the cut at the 2005 John Deere Classic?
76 players made the cut and finished, and 81 players missed it.