Tiger Woods finished -19 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 62nd PGA Tour win, and 16% of the $5,775,000 he earned that season.
How the 2008 Buick Invitational purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2008 Buick Invitational 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 | Tiger Woods | USA | -19 | $936,000 | $936,000 |
| 2 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | -11 | $561,600 | $561,600 |
| T3 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -9 | $353,600 | $301,600 |
| T3 | Stewart Cink | USA | -9 | $353,600 | $301,600 |
| 5 | Justin Leonard | USA | -7 | $208,000 | |
| T6 | Joe Durant | USA | -6 | $180,700 | |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | $180,700 | |
| T8 | Fred Couples | USA | -5 | $150,800 | |
| T8 | John Senden | Australia | -5 | $150,800 | |
| T8 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -5 | $150,800 | |
| T11 | Nathan Green | Australia | -4 | $124,800 | |
| T11 | Troy Matteson | USA | -4 | $124,800 | |
| T13 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -3 | $91,867 | |
| T13 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -3 | $91,867 | |
| T13 | Charles Howell III | USA | -3 | $91,867 | |
| T13 | Kenneth Ferrie | England | -3 | $91,867 | |
| T13 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -3 | $91,867 | |
| T13 | Steve Elkington | Australia | -3 | $91,867 | |
| T19 | Boo Weekley | USA | -2 | $65,260 | |
| T19 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -2 | $65,260 | |
| T19 | Doug LaBelle II | USA | -2 | $65,260 | |
| T19 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -2 | $65,260 | |
| T23 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -1 | $42,770 | $44,980 |
| T23 | John Mallinger | USA | -1 | $42,770 | $44,980 |
| T23 | Matt Jones | Australia | -1 | $42,770 | $44,980 |
| T23 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -1 | $42,770 | $44,980 |
| T23 | Steve Marino | USA | -1 | $42,770 | $44,980 |
| T23 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -1 | $42,770 | $44,980 |
| T29 | Bill Haas | USA | E | $33,063 | |
| T29 | Dean Wilson | USA | E | $33,063 | |
| T29 | Hunter Mahan | USA | E | $33,063 | |
| T29 | Jeff Quinney | USA | E | $33,063 | |
| T29 | Kevin Streelman | USA | E | $33,063 | |
| T29 | Parker McLachlin | USA | E | $33,063 | |
| T35 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +1 | $27,430 | |
| T35 | Roland Thatcher | USA | +1 | $27,430 | |
| T37 | Brett Wetterich | USA | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T37 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T37 | Jim Furyk | USA | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T37 | Kevin Stadler | USA | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T37 | Marc Turnesa | USA | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T37 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T37 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +2 | $22,360 | |
| T44 | Briny Baird | USA | +3 | $17,160 | |
| T44 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +3 | $17,160 | |
| T44 | Jon Mills | Canada | +3 | $17,160 | |
| T47 | Bubba Watson | USA | +4 | $14,664 | |
| T47 | Jin Park | South Korea | +4 | $14,664 | |
| T49 | Chris Stroud | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | Cliff Kresge | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | George McNeill | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | Jason Day | Australia | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | Jeff Maggert | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | Justin Bolli | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| T49 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +5 | $12,506 | |
| 57 | Tim Herron | USA | +6 | $11,752 | |
| T58 | Brad Adamonis | USA | +7 | $11,596 | |
| T58 | Craig Barlow | USA | +7 | $11,596 | |
| T60 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | +8 | $11,388 | — |
| T60 | Jason Gore | USA | +8 | $11,388 | $11,388 |
| T60 | Travis Perkins | USA | +8 | $11,388 | $11,388 |
| 63 | Tag Ridings | USA | +9 | $11,232 | |
| 64 | Cody Freeman | USA | +13 | $11,024 | $11,128 +1% |
| 65 | John Rollins | USA | +14 | $11,024 | |
| 66 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +15 | $10,920 | |
| T67 | Alex Cejka | Germany | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Anthony Kim | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Ben Crane | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Craig Kanada | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Jason Bohn | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Jay Williamson | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Kenny Perry | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Lucas Glover | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Nick Flanagan | Australia | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Omar Uresti | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Scott Sterling | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| T67 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +1 | $10,660 | $9,880 |
| MC | Bart Bryant | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Elder | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Rumford | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Hicks | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Kim | South Korea | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Thompson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Kodama | +7 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Letzig | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Claxton | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Wise | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Campbell | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Johnson | Wales | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Whittaker | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Armour | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Moore | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Demsey | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +10 | $0 |
Farmers Insurance Open winner's share over time
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2008 Buick Invitational payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2008 Buick Invitational get?
Tiger Woods won $936,000 from a $5,200,000 purse.
What was the 2008 Buick Invitational purse?
$5,200,000.
How much did last place get at the 2008 Buick Invitational?
The smallest check was $9,880, to Y.E. Yang (T67).
How many players made the cut at the 2008 Buick Invitational?
66 players made the cut and finished, and 74 players missed it.