Padraig Harrington finished -3 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 5th PGA Tour win, and 31% of the $4,313,551 he earned that season.
How the 2008 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2008 PGA 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 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -3 | $1,260,000 | $1,350,000 +7% |
| T2 | Ben Curtis | USA | -1 | $756,000 | $660,000 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -1 | $756,000 | $660,000 |
| T4 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +1 | $308,000 | $330,000 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +1 | $308,000 | $330,000 |
| 6 | Steve Flesch | USA | +2 | $227,500 | $270,000 +19% |
| T7 | Andres Romero | Argentina | +4 | $231,250 | |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +4 | $231,250 | |
| T9 | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +5 | $170,333 | $176,725 |
| T9 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +5 | $170,333 | $176,725 |
| T9 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +5 | $170,333 | $176,725 |
| T9 | Justin Rose | England | +5 | $170,333 | $176,725 |
| T13 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +6 | $137,250 | |
| T13 | Ken Duke | USA | +6 | $137,250 | |
| T15 | David Toms | USA | +7 | $107,060 | |
| T15 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +7 | $107,060 | |
| T15 | Paul Casey | England | +7 | $107,060 | |
| T15 | Prayad Marksaeng | Thailand | +7 | $107,060 | |
| T15 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +7 | $107,060 | |
| T20 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +8 | $78,900 | |
| T20 | Boo Weekley | USA | +8 | $78,900 | |
| T20 | Brian Gay | USA | +8 | $78,900 | |
| T20 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +8 | $78,900 | |
| T24 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +9 | $57,000 | |
| T24 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +9 | $57,000 | |
| T24 | Mark Brown | USA | +9 | $57,000 | |
| T24 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +9 | $57,000 | |
| T24 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +9 | $57,000 | |
| T29 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +10 | $47,550 | |
| T29 | Jim Furyk | USA | +10 | $47,550 | |
| T31 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | D.J. Trahan | USA | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | Ian Poulter | England | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | Paul Goydos | USA | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T31 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +11 | $38,825 | |
| T39 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +12 | $30,200 | |
| T39 | Steve Elkington | Australia | +12 | $30,200 | |
| T39 | Steve Stricker | USA | +12 | $30,200 | |
| T42 | Briny Baird | USA | +13 | $20,850 | $24,500 |
| T42 | John Senden | Australia | +13 | $20,850 | $24,500 |
| T42 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +13 | $20,850 | $24,500 |
| T42 | Mike Weir | Canada | +13 | $20,850 | $24,500 |
| T42 | Tom Lehman | USA | +13 | $20,850 | $24,500 |
| T47 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +14 | $18,070 | |
| T47 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +14 | $18,070 | |
| T47 | Charles Howell III | USA | +14 | $18,070 | |
| T47 | Dean Wilson | USA | +14 | $18,070 | |
| T47 | Michael Allen | USA | +14 | $18,070 | |
| T52 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +15 | $16,250 | |
| T52 | John Merrick | USA | +15 | $16,250 | |
| T52 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | +15 | $16,250 | |
| T55 | Anthony Kim | USA | +16 | $15,750 | |
| T55 | James Kingston | South Africa | +16 | $15,750 | |
| T55 | Tim Clark | South Africa | +16 | $15,750 | |
| T58 | Justin Leonard | USA | +17 | $15,375 | |
| T58 | Pat Perez | USA | +17 | $15,375 | |
| T60 | Chez Reavie | USA | +18 | $14,025 | $15,000 |
| T60 | John Mallinger | USA | +18 | $14,025 | $15,000 |
| T60 | Steve Marino | USA | +18 | $14,025 | $15,000 |
| T63 | Corey Pavin | USA | +19 | $14,500 | |
| T63 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +19 | $14,500 | |
| T63 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +19 | $14,500 | |
| T63 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +19 | $14,500 | |
| T63 | Paul Azinger | USA | +19 | $14,500 | |
| T68 | Hiroyuki Fujita | Japan | +20 | $14,150 | |
| T68 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +20 | $14,150 | |
| 70 | Bubba Watson | USA | +21 | $14,000 | |
| 71 | Richard Green | Australia | +23 | $12,900 | $13,900 +8% |
| 72 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +24 | $13,800 | |
| 73 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +26 | $13,700 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Alan Morin | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bart Bryant | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Dean | +30 | $0 | ||
| MC | Bradley Martin | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Jones | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Curt Sanders | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David Long | USA | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Yrene | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Dugas | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Manning | USA | +29 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Esposito, Jr. | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | George McNeill | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Hennie Otto | South Africa | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Haas | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Martin | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Quinney | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Estes | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Jyoti Randhawa | India | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Perry | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Flinton | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Dougherty | England | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Wilson | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Parker McLachlin | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Hedblom | Sweden | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Leibovich | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Benzel | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Moore | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Arnold | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hebert | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Strange | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Dyson | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Sonny Skinner | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Soren Hansen | Denmark | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Webster | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Thelen | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Weinhart | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Vince Jewell | USA | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +9 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2008 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2008 PGA Championship get?
Padraig Harrington won $1,350,000 from a $7,500,000 purse.
What was the 2008 PGA Championship purse?
$7,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2008 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $13,700, to Louis Oosthuizen (73).
How many players made the cut at the 2008 PGA Championship?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 83 players missed it.