Adam Scott finished -7 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 7th PGA Tour win, and 58% of the $1,979,160 he earned that season.
How the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship 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.
2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship 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 | Adam Scott | Australia | -7 | $1,134,000 | $1,152,000 +2% |
| 2 | Ryan Moore | USA | -7 | $680,400 | $691,200 +2% |
| 3 | Bart Bryant | USA | -3 | $302,400 | $435,200 +44% |
| T4 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -2 | $264,533 | |
| T4 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -2 | $264,533 | |
| T4 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -2 | $264,533 | |
| T7 | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | $203,175 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -1 | $203,175 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -1 | $203,175 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Dudley Hart | USA | -1 | $203,175 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -1 | $203,175 | $179,733 |
| T7 | Roland Thatcher | USA | -1 | $203,175 | $179,733 |
| T13 | Briny Baird | USA | E | $111,300 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Eric Axley | USA | E | $111,300 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | E | $111,300 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Jeff Gove | USA | E | $111,300 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | E | $111,300 | $113,067 |
| T13 | Scott McCarron | USA | E | $111,300 | $113,067 |
| T19 | Anthony Kim | USA | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Justin Leonard | USA | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Luke Donald | England | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Nick Flanagan | Australia | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Shane Bertsch | USA | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T19 | Tim Herron | USA | +1 | $73,710 | $69,600 |
| T27 | John Senden | Australia | +2 | $46,400 | |
| T27 | Johnson Wagner | USA | +2 | $46,400 | |
| T27 | Michael Bradley | USA | +2 | $46,400 | |
| T27 | Shaun Micheel | USA | +2 | $46,400 | |
| T31 | Jeff Quinney | USA | +3 | $38,800 | |
| T31 | John Mallinger | USA | +3 | $38,800 | |
| T31 | Nick Watney | USA | +3 | $38,800 | |
| T31 | Richard Johnson | Wales | +3 | $38,800 | |
| T35 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T35 | Corey Pavin | USA | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T35 | Ian Poulter | England | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T35 | Jeff Overton | USA | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T35 | Jimmy Walker | USA | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T35 | Ken Duke | USA | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T35 | Ted Purdy | USA | +4 | $30,217 | |
| T42 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +5 | $22,400 | |
| T42 | Hunter Mahan | USA | +5 | $22,400 | |
| T42 | Matt Kuchar | USA | +5 | $22,400 | |
| T42 | Parker McLachlin | USA | +5 | $22,400 | |
| T42 | Steve Marino | USA | +5 | $22,400 | |
| T47 | Cliff Kresge | USA | +6 | $17,579 | |
| T47 | Craig Kanada | USA | +6 | $17,579 | |
| T47 | John Rollins | USA | +6 | $17,579 | |
| T50 | George McNeill | USA | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T50 | Kenny Perry | USA | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T50 | Kevin Na | USA | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T50 | Stuart Deane | USA | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T50 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T50 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T50 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +7 | $15,214 | |
| T57 | Brett Quigley | USA | +8 | $14,272 | |
| T57 | Chad Collins | USA | +8 | $14,272 | |
| T57 | J.J. Henry | USA | +8 | $14,272 | |
| T57 | Michael Sim | Australia | +8 | $14,272 | |
| T61 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +9 | $13,888 | |
| T61 | Scott Verplank | USA | +9 | $13,888 | |
| T63 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +10 | $13,568 | |
| T63 | Jon Mills | Canada | +10 | $13,568 | |
| T63 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +10 | $13,568 | |
| T66 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +11 | $13,104 | $13,248 |
| T66 | Todd Hamilton | USA | +11 | $13,104 | $13,248 |
| T68 | Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | +12 | $12,864 | |
| T68 | Joe Durant | USA | +12 | $12,864 | |
| T68 | Nathan Green | Australia | +12 | $12,864 | |
| T68 | Olin Browne | USA | +12 | $12,864 | |
| 72 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +13 | $12,411 | $12,544 +1% |
| 73 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +14 | $12,416 | |
| 74 | Omar Uresti | USA | +15 | $12,288 | |
| 75 | Paul Stankowski | USA | +17 | $12,160 | |
| 76 | Brad Elder | USA | +19 | $12,032 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Sowards | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Cody Freeman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lutterus | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Day | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jin Park | South Korea | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Merrick | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Riegger | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Bolli | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenneth Ferrie | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Thompson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Letzig | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mitch Adcock | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Claxton | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob McMillan | Canada | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert McMillian | +16 | $0 | ||
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Whittaker | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Armour | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Sterling | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Demsey | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Scherrer | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Perkins | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Vince Jewell | USA | +11 | $0 |
AT&T Byron Nelson winner's share over time
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2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship get?
Adam Scott won $1,152,000 from a $6,400,000 purse.
What was the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship purse?
$6,400,000.
How much did last place get at the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship?
The smallest check was $12,032, to Brad Elder (76).
How many players made the cut at the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship?
76 players made the cut and finished, and 83 players missed it.