2026 John Deere Classic purse: Payout info, winner’s share

Zach Johnson, we can presume, has never read this story. 

A day before this week’s John Deere Classic, he’d been asked for his thoughts on the tournament potentially becoming “second tier” under upcoming changes on the PGA Tour, and Johnson went on to talk about his affection for the event. He said he appreciated the people who run it. He said he appreciated the work they do. He also said that should it become a spot below the first tier, there still will be “phenomenal athletes playing and opportunity galore.”

He also said this:

“I’ll just say, you know, personally speaking, and I say this — this is my 24th start? I have no idea what the purse is,” Johnson said. “I have never looked at one in my entire tenure. I don’t know. I’ve had to look on the Champions Tour because they’ve asked me, but I honestly don’t know, and I don’t care.

“Personally speaking, money is not the motivation. It’s about winning championships. It’s about making myself better each and every week for the next week, and I hope my peers see it that way.”

Zach, should you be interested, below are the money payouts for the John Deere Classic, played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. 

John Deere Classic purse, winner’s share 

1. $1.584 million

2. $959,200

3. $607,200

4. $431,200

5. $360,800

6. $319,000

7. $297,000

8. $275,000

9. $257,400

10. $239,800

11. $222,200

12. $204,600

13. $187,000

14. $169,400

15. $160,600

16. $151,800

17. $143,000

18. $134,200

19. $125,400

20. $116,600

21. $107,800

22. $99,000

23. $91,960

24. $84,920

25. $77,880

26. $70,840

27. $68,200

28. $65,560

29. $62,920

30. $60,280

31. $57,640

32. $55,000

33. $52,360

34. $50,160

35. $47,960

36. $45,760

37. $43,560

38. $41,800

39. $40,040

40. $38,280

41. $36,520

42. $34,760

43. $33,000

44. $31,240

45. $29,480

46. $27,720

47. $25,960

48. $24,552

49. $23,320

50. $22,616

51. $22,088

52. $21,560

53. $21,208

54. $20,856

55. $20,680

56. $20,504

57. $20,328

58. $20,152

59. $19,976

60. $19,800

61. $19,624

62. $19,448

63. $19,272

64. $19,096

65. $18,920

66. $18,744

67. $18,568

68. $18,392

69. $18,216

70. $18,040

71. $17,864

72. $17,688

73. $17,512

74. $17,336

75. $17,160

76. $16,984

77. $16,808

78. $16,632

79. $16,456

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