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With 18 holes remaining, J.T. Poston holds a three-shot lead at the 2022 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silivs, Illinois. But a lightly-regarded field also comes with a purse that’s not up to the usual standards of the PGA TOUR.
The players in the Quad Cities this weekend are competing for just $7.1 million. And while a check for $1,278,000 sounds pretty good for a victory, it’s actually well below par for any tour stop that’s not an opposite field event (events that are for TOUR participants that don’t qualify for a major or another limited-entry tournament on the same weekend).
This is actually the smallest amount for any event during the 2021-22 season, with the Mexico Open in May the next-lowest at $7.3 million. But a win still comes with a full exemption on the PGA TOUR through the end of the 2024 season, a spot in the Masters and the PGA Championship in 2023, a berth in the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions as well, plus the usual 500 FedEx Cup points for a victory.
Here’s the complete prize money breakdown for the 2022 John Deere Classic.
2022 John Deere Classic Prize Money
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| Place | Prize Money |
| 1st | $1,278,000.00 |
| 2nd | $773,900.00 |
| 3rd | $432,390.00 |
| 4th | $347,900.00 |
| 5th | $291,100.00 |
| 6th | $257,375.00 |
| 7th | $239,625.00 |
| 8th | $221,875.00 |
| 9th | $207,675.00 |
| 10th | $193,475.00 |
| 11th | $179,275.00 |
| 12th | $165,075.00 |
| 13th | $150,875.00 |
| 14th | $136,675.00 |
| 15th | $129,575.00 |
| 16th | $122,475.00 |
| 17th | $115,375.00 |
| 18th | $108,275.00 |
| 19th | $101,175.00 |
| 20th | $94,075.00 |
| 21st | $86,975.00 |
| 22nd | $79,875.00 |
| 23rd | $74,195.00 |
| 24th | $68,515.00 |
| 25th | $62,835.00 |
| 26th | $57,155.00 |
| 27th | $55,025.00 |
| 28th | $52,895.00 |
| 29th | $50,765.00 |
| 30th | $48,635.00 |
| 31st | $46,505.00 |
| 32nd | $44,375.00 |
| 33rd | $42,245.00 |
| 34th | $40,470.00 |
| 35th | $38,695.00 |
| 36th | $36,920.00 |
| 37th | $35,145.00 |
| 38th | $33,725.00 |
| 39th | $32,305.00 |
| 40th | $30,885.00 |
| 41st | $29,465.00 |
| 42nd | $28,045.00 |
| 43rd | $26,625.00 |
| 44th | $25,205.00 |
| 45th | $23,785.00 |
| 46th | $22,365.00 |
| 47th | $20,945.00 |
| 48th | $19,809.00 |
| 49th | $18,815.00 |
| 50th | $18,247.00 |
| 51st | $17,821.00 |
| 52nd | $17,395.00 |
| 53rd | $17,111.00 |
| 54th | $16,827.00 |
| 55th | $16,685.00 |
| 56th | $16,543.00 |
| 57th | $16,401.00 |
| 58th | $16,259.00 |
| 59th | $16,117.00 |
| 60th | $15,975.00 |
| 61st | $15,833.00 |
| 62nd | $15,691.00 |
| 63rd | $15,549.00 |
| 64th | $15,407.00 |
| 65th | $15,265.00 |