Davis Thompson turned the twenty fourth first-time PGA Tour winner on the John Deere Classic. He completed at 28-under to set the 72-hole scoring file at TPC Deere Run.
The previous two occasions noticed him end T9 on the U.S. Open and T2 on the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He shot a final-round 7-under 64 to win by 4 pictures over C.T. Pan, Michael Thorbjornsen and newbie standout Luke Clanton.
Thompson got here into Sunday with a two-shot lead. From his opening tee shot, the previous Georgia Bulldog pressed down the accelerator and went nuclear. He made 5 birdies in his first six holes and over 120 ft of putts.
The 25-year-old placed on a clinic as he gained +18 pictures on the sector in strokes gained whole.
With an $8 million purse, Thompson took residence $1,440,000 and earned 500 FedEx Cup factors. He moved from No. 51 to No. 22 within the FedEx Cup playoff standings.
Pan and Thorbjornsen every took residence $712,000. Since Clanton is an newbie, he didn’t earn something. Hayden Springer, or Mr. 59, completed T7 and went residence with $252,500.
Let’s break down the remainder of the sector to see how a lot every participant made on the John Deere Classic.
2024 John Deere Classic Prize Money Payout
1: Davis Thompson: $1,440,000
T2: Michael Thorbjornsen: $712,000
T2: Luke Clanton (a): $0
T2: C.T. Pan: $712,000
T5: Ben Griffin: $360,000
T5: Carson Young: $360,000
T7: Andrew Novak: $252,500
T7: Denny McCarthy: $252,500
T7: Hayden Springer: $252,500
T7: Eric Cole: $252,500
T7: Aaron Rai: $252,500
T12: Brendon Todd: $171,600
T12: Sungjae Im: $171,600
T12: Chan Kim: $171,600
T12: Harry Hall: $171,600
T12: Sami Valimaki: $171,600
17: Seamus Power: $138,000
T18: Ben Silverman: $126,000
T18: Keith Mitchell: $126,000
T20: Mac Meissner: $106,000
T20: Kevin Yu: $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: Jordan Spieth: $64,200
T26: Rico Hoey: $64,200
T30: Pierceson Coody: $56,000
T30: J.T. Poston: $56,000
T32: Mark Hubbard: $51,200
T32: Chesson Hadley: $51,200
T34: Brice Garnett: $39,200
T34: Doug Ghim: $39,200
T34: Sam Ryder: $39,200
T34: Hayden Buckley: $39,200
T34: S.H. Kim: $39,200
T34: Patrick Rodgers: $39,200
T34: Sam Stevens: $39,200
T34: Robby Shelton: $39,200
T34: Adam Svensson: $39,200
T34: Joshua Creel: $39,200
T44: Chandler Phillips: $29,200
T44: Trace Crowe: $29,200
T46: Kevin Dougherty: $23,280
T46: Joel Dahmen: $23,280
T46: Zac Blair: $23,280
T46: Kevin Streelman: $23,280
T46: Adrien Dumont de Chassart: $23,280
T46: Ben Taylor: $23,280
T52: Ben Kohles: $18,925
T52: Dylan Frittelli: $18,925
T52: Nico Echavarria: $18,925
T52: Blaine Hale, Jr.: $18,925
T52: Bill Haas: $18,925
T52: Stewart Cink: $18,925
T52: Jake Knapp: $18,925
T52: Ryo Hisatsune: $18,925
T52: James Hahn: $18,925
T61: Kevin Chappell: $17,195
T61: Thorbjorn Oleson: $17,195
T61: Kyle Westmoreland: $17,195
T61: Henrik Norlander: $17,195
T61: Sepp Straka: $17,195
T61: Roger Sloan: $17,195
T61: Bud Cauley: $17,195
T61: David Lipsky: $17,195
T61: Austin Smotherman: $17,195
T61: Scott Gutschewski: $17,195
T61: Beau Hossler: $17,195
72: Wilson Furr: $16,240
T73: Justin Suh: $16,000
T73: Justin Lower: $16,000
T75: Ryan Palmer: $15,680
T75: Matt NeSmith: $15,680
77: Lee Hodges: $15,440
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