Davis Thompson became the 24th player to win his first PGA TOUR title at the John Deere Classic when he finished 28 under par to set the TPC Deere Run 72-hole scoring record.
In his last two tournaments, he tied for ninth at the U.S. Open and tied for second at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he shot a 7-under 64 in the final round to win by four strokes over C.T. Pang, Michael Thorbjornsen and amateur star Luke Clanton.
Thompson entered Sunday two strokes behind. The former Georgia Bulldog hit the gas from the opening tee and went on a furious spree, scoring five birdies and sinking putts of more than 120 feet in his first six holes.
The 25-year-old played superbly on the field, finishing +18 shots in total strokes gained.
Thompson took home $1.44 million in prize money and 500 FedEx Cup points from the $8 million prize pool, and improved from 51st to 22nd in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings.
Pan and Thorbjornsen each took home $712,000. Clanton, an amateur, received no prize money. Hayden Springer, aka Mr. 59, finished T7 and took home $252,500.
Let’s take a closer look at the remaining competitors to see how much each one made at the John Deere Classic.
2024 John Deere Classic Prize Payout
1: Davis Thompson: $1.44 million
T2: Michael Thorbjornsen: $712,000
T2: Luke Clanton (a): $0
T2: CT 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 Lai: $252,500
T12: Brendon Todd: $171,600
T12: Lim Sung-jae: $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: Jonathan Vegas: $106,000
T23: Jason Day: $83,600
T23: Lucas Glover: $83,600
T23: JJ Spaun: $83,600
T26: Zach Johnson: $64,200
T26: Max Glaserman: $64,200
T26: Jordan Spieth: $64,200
T26: Rico Hoey: $64,200
T30: Pierson Coody: $56,000
T30: JT Poston: $56,000
T32: Mark Hubbard: $51,200
T32: Chesson Hadley: $51,200
T34: Bryce Garnett: $39,200
T34: Doug Ghim: $39,200
T34: Sam Ryder: $39,200
T34: Hayden Buckley: $39,200
T34: SH Kim: $39,200
T34: Patrick Rodgers: $39,200
T34: Sam Stevens: $39,200
T34: Robbie Shelton: $39,200
T34: Adam Svensson: $39,200
T34: Joshua Creel: $39,200
T44: Chandler Phillips: $29,200
T44: Trace Crow: $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 Chassard: $23,280
T46: Ben Taylor: $23,280
T52: Ben Coles: $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: Torbjorn Olesson: $17,195
T61: Kyle Westmoreland: $17,195
T61: Henrik Norlander: $17,195
T61: Sepp Straka: $17,195
T61: Roger Sloan: $17,195
T61: Bud Corey: $17,195
T61: David Lipsky: $17,195
T61: Austin Smoterman: $17,195
T61: Scott Gaczewski: $17,195
T61: Bo Hosler: $17,195
72: Wilson Furr: $16,240
T73: Justin Su: $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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