Rickie Fowler finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 38% of the $3,066,293 he earned that season.
How the 2012 Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo 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 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -14 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 |
| T2 | D.A. Points | USA | -14 | $702,000 | $572,000 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -14 | $702,000 | $572,000 |
| 4 | Webb Simpson | USA | -13 | $312,000 | $312,000 |
| T5 | Ben Curtis | USA | -11 | $260,000 | $237,250 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | England | -11 | $260,000 | $237,250 |
| T5 | Ryan Moore | USA | -11 | $260,000 | $237,250 |
| 8 | Nick Watney | USA | -10 | $201,500 | |
| T9 | Brian Davis | England | -9 | $150,429 | $156,000 |
| T9 | James Driscoll | USA | -9 | $150,429 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Jason Day | Australia | -9 | $150,429 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | -9 | $150,429 | $156,000 |
| T9 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -9 | $150,429 | $156,000 |
| T9 | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | -9 | $150,429 | $156,000 |
| T15 | David Toms | USA | -8 | $100,750 | |
| T15 | George McNeill | USA | -8 | $100,750 | |
| T15 | John Senden | Australia | -8 | $100,750 | |
| T15 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -8 | $100,750 | |
| T15 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -8 | $100,750 | |
| T15 | Stewart Cink | USA | -8 | $100,750 | |
| T21 | Arjun Atwal | India | -7 | $72,800 | $67,600 |
| T21 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | $72,800 | $67,600 |
| T21 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -7 | $72,800 | $67,600 |
| T21 | Hunter Haas | USA | -7 | $72,800 | $67,600 |
| T21 | Martin Flores | USA | -7 | $72,800 | $67,600 |
| T26 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | $47,125 | |
| T26 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -6 | $47,125 | |
| T26 | Martin Laird | Scotland | -6 | $47,125 | |
| T26 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | $47,125 | |
| T26 | Sung Kang | South Korea | -6 | $47,125 | |
| T26 | Will Claxton | USA | -6 | $47,125 | |
| T32 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Heath Slocum | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Josh Teater | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Ken Duke | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Patrick Reed | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Roberto Castro | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T32 | Spencer Levin | USA | -5 | $34,450 | |
| T40 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | -4 | $24,700 | |
| T40 | Chad Campbell | USA | -4 | $24,700 | |
| T40 | John Merrick | USA | -4 | $24,700 | |
| T40 | Richard H. Lee | USA | -4 | $24,700 | |
| T40 | Rocco Mediate | USA | -4 | $24,700 | |
| T40 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -4 | $24,700 | |
| T46 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -3 | $19,500 | |
| T46 | Troy Matteson | USA | -3 | $19,500 | |
| T48 | Brendan Steele | USA | -2 | $16,157 | $16,536 |
| T48 | Dicky Pride | USA | -2 | $16,157 | $16,536 |
| T48 | Jeff Overton | USA | -2 | $16,157 | $16,536 |
| T48 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -2 | $16,157 | $16,536 |
| T48 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | -2 | $16,157 | $16,536 |
| T53 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -1 | $15,048 | |
| T53 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -1 | $15,048 | |
| T53 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | -1 | $15,048 | |
| T53 | Tom Gillis | USA | -1 | $15,048 | |
| T57 | Andres Romero | Argentina | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | Brian Harman | USA | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | Cameron Tringale | USA | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | Chris Kirk | USA | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | Gary Christian | England | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | J.B. Holmes | USA | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | J.J. Henry | USA | E | $14,235 | |
| T57 | Sangmoon Bae | South Korea | E | $14,235 | |
| T65 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +1 | $13,455 | |
| T65 | David Hearn | Canada | +1 | $13,455 | |
| T65 | Johnson Wagner | USA | +1 | $13,455 | |
| T65 | Marc Leishman | Australia | +1 | $13,455 | |
| T69 | Brandt Jobe | USA | +2 | $13,000 | |
| T69 | Kyle Reifers | USA | +2 | $13,000 | |
| T69 | Zach Johnson | USA | +2 | $13,000 | |
| 72 | Gavin Coles | Australia | +4 | $12,545 | $12,740 +2% |
| 73 | Alexandre Rocha | Brazil | +5 | $12,610 | |
| 74 | Harris English | USA | +6 | $12,480 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | E | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Kim | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Lunde | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Hurley III | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Blake Adams | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Gates | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryan Bigley | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Beljan | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Couch | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Summerhays | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Lee | New Zealand | -75 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Mathis | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Lamely | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Loar | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Erik Compton | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Adams III | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Garth Mulroy | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Lovemark | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Kokrak | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | E | $0 | |
| MC | JJ Killeen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Keegan Bradley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Blanks | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Stanley | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Thompson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Anderson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Carballo | Argentina | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Flanagan | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Lewallen | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Knox | Scotland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Brown | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Gangluff | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tiger Woods | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Biershenk | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | William McGirt | USA | +3 | $0 |
Wells Fargo Championship winner's share over time
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2012 Wells Fargo Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship get?
Rickie Fowler won $1,170,000 from a $6,500,000 purse.
What was the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship purse?
$6,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship?
The smallest check was $12,480, to Harris English (74).
How many players made the cut at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship?
74 players made the cut and finished, and 82 players missed it.