Davis Thompson won the 2024 John Deere Classic with a score of 28-under 256. He took home his first PGA Tour victory and also the lion's share of the $8,000,000 purse.
Thompson's paycheck for winning the John Deere Classic was $1.44 million. There were 21 other players who had winnings in excess of $100,000.
2024 John Deere Classic prize money payout
Below is the prize money payout for the 2024 John Deere Classic:
- 1. Davis Thompson, $1.44 million
- T2. Michael Thorbjornsen, $712,000
- T2. C.T. Pan $712,000
- T2. Luke Clanton (a)
- T5. Ben Griffin, $360,000
- T5. Carson Young $360,000
- T7. Denny McCarthy, $252,400
- T7. Andrew Novak $252,400
- T7. Hayden Springer $252,400
- T7. Eric Cole $252,400
- T7. Aaron Rai $252,400
- T12. Sungjae Im, $171,600
- T12. Brendon Todd $171,600
- T12. Harry Hall $171,600
- T12. Chan Kim $171,600
- T12. Sami Valimaki $171,600
- 17. Seamus Power, $138,000
- T18. Ben Silverman, $126,000
- T18. Keith Mitchell $126,000
- T20. Kevin Yu, $106,000
- T20. Mac Meissner $106,000
- T20. Jhonattan Vegas $106,000
- T23. Jason Day, $83,600
- T23. Lucas Glover $83,600
- T23. J.J. Spaun $83,600
- T26. Zach Johnson, $64,200
- T26. Max Greyserman $64,200
- T26. Rico Hoey $64,200
- T26. Jordan Spieth $64,200
- T30. J.T. Poston, $56,000
- T30. Pierceson Coody $56,000
- T32. Chesson Hadley, $51,200
- T32. Mark Hubbard $51,200
- T34. Sam Stevens, $39,200
- T34. Robby Shelton $39,200
- T34. Adam Svensson $39,200
- T34. Hayden Buckley $39,200
- T34. Joshua Creel $39,200
- T34. S.H. Kim $39,200
- T34. Patrick Rodgers $39,200
- T34. Sam Ryder $39,200
- T34. Doug Ghim $39,200
- T34. Brice Garnett $39,200
- T44. Chandler Phillips, $29,200
- T44. Trace Crowe $29,200
- T46. Ben Taylor, $23,280
- T46. Kevin Streelman $23,280
- T46. Adrien Dumont de Chassart $23,280
- T46. Joel Dahmen $23,280
- T46. Zac Blair $23,280
- T46. Kevin Dougherty $23,280
- T52. James Hahn, $18,924.45
- T52. Jake Knapp $18,924.45
- T52. Ryo Hisatsune $18,924.45
- T52. Stewart Cink $18,924.45
- T52. Nico Echavarria $18,924.45
- T52. Blaine Hale, Jr. $18,924.45
- T52. Bill Haas $18,924.45
- T52. Ben Kohles $18,924.45
- T52. Dylan Frittelli $18,924.45
- T61. David Lipsky, $17,200
- T61. Austin Smotherman $17,200
- T61. Bud Cauley $17,200
- T61. Scott Gutschewski $17,200
- T61. Beau Hossler $17,200
- T61. Sepp Straka $17,200
- T61. Roger Sloan $17,200
- T61. Henrik Norlander $17,200
- T61. Thorbjørn Olesen $17,200
- T61. Kyle Westmoreland $17,200
- T61. Kevin Chappell $17,200
- 72. Wilson Furr, $16,240
- T73. Justin Lower, $16,000
- T73. Justin Suh $16,000
- T75. Matt NeSmith, $15,680
- T75. Ryan Palmer $15,680
- 77. Lee Hodges, $15,440
Davis Thompson set new 'aggregate' and 'to par' records for the John Deere Classic (28 under 256). The previous was 27 under 257, set by Michael Kim in 2018.
Thompson's performance at the John Deere Classic included one eagle, 30 birdies, and only four bogeys. During the front nine of the fourth round, he posted a score of 6 under 29, another PGA Tour record (shared with Rory McIlroy).
Second place was taken by rookie Michael Thorbjornsen, who just joined the tour as the PGA Tour University winner. He was joined by amateur Luke Clanton in his second consecutive top-10 at this level, as well as veteran CT Pan.
The top-ranked golfer in the field and defending champion, Sepp Straka, finished T61, while Jordan Spieth was placed T26.