Jason Dufner finished -11 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 24% of the $4,869,304 he earned that season.
How the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 68% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2012 HP 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 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 |
| 2 | Dicky Pride | USA | -10 | $702,000 | $702,000 |
| T3 | J.J. Henry | USA | -9 | $377,000 | $312,000 |
| T3 | Joe Durant | USA | -9 | $377,000 | $312,000 |
| T3 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | -9 | $377,000 | $312,000 |
| T3 | Marc Leishman | Australia | -9 | $377,000 | $312,000 |
| T7 | Ken Duke | USA | -6 | $209,625 | |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | $209,625 | |
| T9 | Jason Bohn | USA | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T9 | Jason Day | Australia | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T9 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T9 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T9 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T15 | David Mathis | USA | -4 | $107,250 | |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -4 | $107,250 | |
| T15 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -4 | $107,250 | |
| T15 | Scott Piercy | USA | -4 | $107,250 | |
| T19 | Andres Gonzales | USA | -3 | $78,780 | |
| T19 | D.A. Points | USA | -3 | $78,780 | |
| T19 | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -3 | $78,780 | |
| T19 | James Driscoll | USA | -3 | $78,780 | |
| T19 | Rich Beem | USA | -3 | $78,780 | |
| T24 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | $53,950 | |
| T24 | Gary Woodland | USA | -2 | $53,950 | |
| T24 | John Mallinger | USA | -2 | $53,950 | |
| T24 | John Rollins | USA | -2 | $53,950 | |
| T24 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -2 | $53,950 | |
| T29 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T29 | Andres Romero | Argentina | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T29 | Derek Lamely | USA | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T29 | Greg Owen | England | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T29 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T29 | Roberto Castro | USA | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T29 | Todd Hamilton | USA | -1 | $40,439 | |
| T36 | Billy Mayfair | USA | E | $30,615 | |
| T36 | Erik Compton | USA | E | $30,615 | |
| T36 | John Merrick | USA | E | $30,615 | |
| T36 | Kevin Kisner | USA | E | $30,615 | |
| T36 | Tim Herron | USA | E | $30,615 | |
| T41 | Bob Estes | USA | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Charles Howell III | USA | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Chris Riley | USA | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T41 | Richard H. Lee | USA | +1 | $22,132 | |
| T49 | Bill Lunde | USA | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Brandt Jobe | USA | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Chris Couch | USA | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Nathan Green | Australia | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Ricky Barnes | USA | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T49 | Scott Brown | USA | +2 | $16,337 | $15,749 |
| T56 | Arjun Atwal | India | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T56 | Blake Adams | USA | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T56 | Brian Davis | England | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T56 | Brian Gay | USA | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T56 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T56 | Hunter Haas | USA | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T56 | Kyle Reifers | USA | +3 | $14,430 | |
| T63 | Boo Weekley | USA | +4 | $13,780 | $13,715 |
| T63 | D.J. Trahan | USA | +4 | $13,780 | $13,715 |
| T63 | JJ Killeen | USA | +4 | $13,780 | $13,715 |
| T63 | Shane Bertsch | USA | +4 | $13,780 | $13,715 |
| 67 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +5 | $13,390 | |
| 68 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +6 | $13,260 | $13,260 |
| T69 | Gavin Coles | Australia | +7 | $13,000 | |
| T69 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +7 | $13,000 | |
| T69 | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | +7 | $13,000 | |
| T72 | Harrison Frazar | USA | +5 | $12,870 | $12,675 |
| T72 | Robert Gamez | USA | +5 | $12,870 | $12,675 |
| T74 | Alexandre Rocha | Brazil | +6 | $12,610 | $12,415 |
| T74 | Bobby Gates | USA | +6 | $12,610 | $12,415 |
| T76 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +7 | $12,155 | |
| T76 | Tim Petrovic | USA | +7 | $12,155 | |
| 78 | Jerry Kelly | USA | +8 | $11,960 | |
| 79 | Stephen Gangluff | USA | +10 | $11,830 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Hurley III | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Steele | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Ricketts | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryden MacPherson | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Beljan | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Loar | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Fran Quinn | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Willis | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Garth Mulroy | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Christian | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Lovemark | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Kokrak | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Snyder III | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Josh Teater | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Kraft | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Chappell | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Blanks | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Thompson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Anderson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Flores | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt McQuillan | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Putnam | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Carballo | Argentina | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Reed | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Haley II | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Knox | Scotland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Dunlap | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Deane | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Demsey | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Biershenk | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Wadkins | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Claxton | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Zack Miller | USA | +7 | $0 |
AT&T Byron Nelson winner's share over time
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2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship get?
Jason Dufner won $1,170,000 from a $6,500,000 purse.
What was the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship purse?
$6,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship?
The smallest check was $11,830, to Stephen Gangluff (79).
How many players made the cut at the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 77 players missed it.