Chris Gotterup finished -20 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 5th PGA Tour win, and 15% of the $10,446,030 he earned that season.
How the 2026 John Deere Classic purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 61% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2026 John Deere Classic 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 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -20 | $1,512,000 | $1,584,000 +5% |
| 2 | Max Homa | USA | -19 | $915,600 | $959,200 +5% |
| T3 | Ben Kohles | USA | -18 | $495,600 | $466,400 |
| T3 | Lee Hodges | USA | -18 | $495,600 | $466,400 |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | USA | -18 | $495,600 | $466,400 |
| T6 | Doug Ghim | USA | -17 | $297,000 | |
| T6 | Jackson Suber | USA | -17 | $297,000 | |
| T6 | Mac Meissner | USA | -17 | $297,000 | |
| T9 | Ryo Hisatsune | Japan | -16 | $239,800 | |
| T9 | Zac Blair | USA | -16 | $239,800 | |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | USA | -16 | $239,800 | |
| T12 | Blades Brown | USA | -15 | $187,000 | |
| T12 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa | -15 | $187,000 | |
| T12 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -15 | $187,000 | |
| T15 | Chandler Phillips | USA | -14 | $143,000 | |
| T15 | Kevin Yu | Chinese Taipei | -14 | $143,000 | |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -14 | $143,000 | |
| T15 | Preston Stout Amateur | USA | -14 | — | |
| T15 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -14 | $143,000 | |
| T15 | Stephan Jaeger | Germany | -14 | $143,000 | |
| T21 | Ben Griffin | USA | -13 | $91,980 | $100,056 |
| T21 | David Lipsky | USA | -13 | $91,980 | $100,056 |
| T21 | Harry Higgs | USA | -13 | $91,980 | $100,056 |
| T21 | Troy Merritt | USA | -13 | $91,980 | $100,056 |
| T21 | Zecheng Dou | China | -13 | $91,980 | $100,056 |
| T26 | Davis Thompson | USA | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T26 | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T26 | Erik van Rooyen | South Africa | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T26 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T26 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T26 | Pontus Nyholm | Sweden | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T26 | William Mouw | USA | -12 | $66,189 | |
| T33 | David Skinns | England | -11 | $44,940 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Davis Chatfield | USA | -11 | $44,940 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Matt Wallace | England | -11 | $44,940 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Michael Brennan | USA | -11 | $44,940 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Nick Dunlap | USA | -11 | $44,940 | $49,133 |
| T33 | Tom Hoge | USA | -11 | $44,940 | $49,133 |
| T39 | Aaron Wise | USA | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T39 | Beau Hossler | USA | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T39 | Eric Cole | USA | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T39 | Karl Vilips | Australia | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T39 | Lanto Griffin | USA | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T39 | Pierceson Coody | USA | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T39 | Trace Crowe | USA | -10 | $36,520 | |
| T46 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -9 | $26,206 | |
| T46 | Keita Nakajima | Japan | -9 | $26,206 | |
| T46 | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | -9 | $26,206 | |
| T46 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -9 | $26,206 | |
| T46 | Tom Kim | South Korea | -9 | $26,206 | |
| T51 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | Belgium | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T51 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T51 | Chan Kim | USA | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T51 | J.T. Poston | USA | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T51 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T51 | Luke Gutschewski | USA | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T51 | Max McGreevy | USA | -8 | $21,359 | |
| T58 | Austin Eckroat | USA | -7 | $19,888 | |
| T58 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -7 | $19,888 | |
| T58 | Hayden Springer | USA | -7 | $19,888 | |
| T58 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -7 | $19,888 | |
| T58 | Peter Malnati | USA | -7 | $19,888 | |
| T58 | Tony Finau | USA | -7 | $19,888 | |
| 64 | Will Gordon | USA | -6 | $18,396 | $19,272 +5% |
| T65 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -5 | $19,008 | |
| T65 | Davis Riley | USA | -5 | $19,008 | |
| T67 | Patrick Fishburn | USA | -4 | $18,480 | |
| T67 | Rafael Campos | Puerto Rico | -4 | $18,480 | |
| T67 | Steven Fisk | USA | -4 | $18,480 | |
| T67 | Zach Bauchou | USA | -4 | $18,480 | |
| T71 | A.J. Ewart | Canada | -3 | $17,864 | |
| T71 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | $17,864 | |
| T71 | Sungjae Im | South Korea | -3 | $17,864 | |
| T74 | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | -2 | $17,336 | |
| T74 | Michael Feagles | USA | -2 | $17,336 | |
| T74 | Nicholas Lindheim | USA | -2 | $17,336 | |
| 77 | Ryan Voois | USA | E | $16,984 | |
| 78 | Gordon Sargent | USA | +2 | $16,808 | |
| 79 | Ryan Brehm | USA | +4 | $16,632 | |
| MC | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Schenk | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Svensson | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Aldrich Potgieter | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Alejandro Tosti | Argentina | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Novak | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Augusto Núñez | Argentina | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Austin Cook | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Martin | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Silverman | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Campbell | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brice Garnett | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Champ | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carson Young | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Ramey | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chandler Blanchet | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Christo Lamprecht | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Berger | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Walker | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Darin Fisher | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Denny McCarthy | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dylan Wu | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrick Higgo | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Lebioda | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Haotong Li | China | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jackson Koivun | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeffrey Kang | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeremy Paul | Germany | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Stanger | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Highsmith | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John VanDerLaan | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnny Keefer | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Lower | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kensei Hirata | Japan | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Roy | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kristoffer Ventura | Norway | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Clanton | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke List | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Marcelo Rozo | Colombia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mason Howell Amateur | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthieu Pavon | France | E | $0 | |
| MC | Max Greyserman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Kim | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thorbjornsen | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Shipley | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Hardy | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Noah Goodwin | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Adler | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patton Kizzire | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Peterson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rico Hoey | Philippines | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Streb | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Séamus Power | Ireland | E | $0 | |
| MC | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Takumi Kanaya | Japan | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Taylor Moore | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Taylor Pendrith | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Vince Whaley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | -2 | $0 |
John Deere Classic winner's share over time
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2026 John Deere Classic payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2026 John Deere Classic get?
Chris Gotterup won $1,584,000 from a $8,800,000 purse.
What was the 2026 John Deere Classic purse?
$8,800,000.
How much did last place get at the 2026 John Deere Classic?
The smallest check was $16,632, to Ryan Brehm (79).
How many players made the cut at the 2026 John Deere Classic?
79 players made the cut and finished, and 65 players missed it.