The scores are low in Silvis, Ill., at the 2024 John Deere Classic. The leaderboard was packed with contenders at the tournament’s halfway point, but on Saturday, Davis Thompson pulled away with a sizzling round of nine-under 62 to reach 21 under par and take a two-shot lead over his closest competitors, Aaron Rai and Eric Cole.

Five players are within four shots of the lead, but given all the red numbers on players’ scorecards, you could make the argument that players who are even farther back have a fighting chance on Sunday.

Eight of the top 10 players on the leaderboard are seeking their maiden PGA Tour victory, including the top three players heading into the final round: Thompson, Rai and Cole. That means, in addition to the winner’s check, the players can potentially look forward to all the perks a PGA Tour win entails, from job security to coveted exemptions and more.

The winner’s check is, of course, major perk of victory. And at this year’s John Deere Classic, there’s a nice payday in play: $1.44 million of an $8 million purse.

You can check out the entire purse breakdown for the 2024 John Deere Classic below.

2024 John Deere Classic purse

Winner: $1.44 million

2. $872,000

3. $552,000

4. $392,000

5. $328,000

6. $290,000

7. $270,000

8. $250,000

9. $234,000

10. $218,000

11. $202,000

12. $186,000

13. $170,000

14. $154,000

15. $146,000

16. $138,000

17. $130,000

18. $122,000

19. $114,000

20. $106,000

21. $98,000

22. $90,000

23. $83,600

24. $77,200

25. $70,800

26. $64,400

27. $62,000

28. $59,600

29. $57,200

30. $54,800

31. $52,400

32. $50,000

33. $47,600

34. $45,600

35. $43,600

36. $41,600

37. $39,600

38. $38,000

39. $36,400

40. $34,800

41. $33,200

42. $31,600

43. $30,000

44. $28,400

45. $26,800

46. $25,200

47. $23,600

48. $22,320

49. $21,200

50. $20,560

51. $20,080

52. $19,600

53. $19,280

54. $18,960

55. $18,800

56. $18,640

57. $18,480

58. $18,320

59. $18,160

60. $18,000

61. $17,840

62. $17,680

63. $17,520

64. $17,360

65. $17,200

66. $17,040

67. $16,880

68. $16,720

69. $16,560

70. $16,400

71. $16,240

72. $16,080

73. $15,920

74. $15,760

75. $15,600

76. $15,440

77. $15,280

78. $15,120

79. $14,960

80. $14,800

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