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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Arnold Palmer Invitational cut and the last cheque

We hold 71 players at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational. 49 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $4,000,000 the winner took down to the $54,000 Brian Harman collected for 50th. Twenty missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 49 of 71 held
MISSED THE CUT 20
LAST CHEQUE $54,000
SHARE PAID 69% 13th highest of 66

Every Arnold Palmer Invitational cut we hold

Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.

2,419 results held
Every Arnold Palmer Invitational edition held here, with the players we hold, how many the ladder paid, how many missed the cut, the share paid, and what the last place and the median place on the ladder were worth.
YEAR HELD PAID MISSED CUT SHARE PAID LAST CHEQUE MEDIAN CHEQUE
2026 71 49 20 69% $54,000 $157,000
2025 72 50 21 69% $53,000 $178,111
2024 69 58 11 84% $44,500 $143,150
2023 119 71 46 60% $40,600 $109,000
2022 120 77 42 64% $22,920 $53,400
2021 118 72 44 61% $18,693 $42,381
2020 118 68 48 58% $19,251 $54,289
2019 120 68 50 57% $18,473 $47,060
2018 116 74 40 64% $16,910 $41,919
2017 117 72 43 62% $17,052 $43,003
2016 113 73 38 65% $12,096 $29,745
2015 112 69 42 62% $12,726 $29,098
2014 103 69 31 67% $11,780 $28,636
2013 116 69 45 59% $11,780 $31,310
2012 100 68 31 68% $11,580 $33,900
2011 93 63 30 68% $11,640 $34,875
2010 88 61 27 69% $11,400 $33,420
2009 83 53 28 64% $11,940 $36,450
2008 73 49 23 67% $11,600 $31,513
2007 73 52 19 71% $10,175 $28,588
2006 70 45 23 64% $10,780 $26,033
2005 53 37 15 70% $10,100 $30,375
2004 49 34 14 69% $9,700 $33,369
2003 44 32 12 73% $8,280 $16,965
2002 41 28 13 68% $7,800 $46,334
2001 34 26 8 76% $6,825 $16,012
2000 31 21 9 68% $5,520 $40,500
1999 28 23 4 82% $4,700 $10,750
1998 29 23 4 79% $4,000 $20,000
1997 24 18 6 75% $2,970 $13,163
1996 22 13 9 59% $2,792 $7,116

Held is every player we hold a result for at that edition. Paid is the players the finishing ladder paid, and missed cut is the players whose week ended at the cut. Where the two do not add up to the held count, the rest withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

How many the ladder paid

Players paid at each edition, 2007 to 2026

What the last place paid was worth

The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2007 to 2026

In 2026 the winner took 74 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $157,000, which is where the middle of a paid field sits: much nearer the bottom cheque than the top one.

Missed the cut here most often

Across the 31 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Tim Herron 25 14 11
Stuart Appleby 19 9 10
Dicky Pride 16 7 9
Justin Rose 21 13 7
Brian Gay 18 11 7
Jerry Kelly 15 8 7
Rod Pampling 15 8 7
Trevor Immelman 15 8 7
Vijay Singh 24 18 6
Stewart Cink 22 16 6
Brian Harman 13 7 6
Matt Every 12 6 6
Rory Sabbatini 12 3 6
Scott Stallings 8 2 6
Scott Piercy 7 1 6

Never missed the cut here

Players paid at every edition they started, three or more times

The players who have made the cut at every Arnold Palmer Invitational they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Tiger Woods 17
Rory McIlroy 11
Bob Estes 7
David Lingmerth 7
John Huh 7
Tyrrell Hatton 7
Emiliano Grillo 6
Keith Mitchell 6
Scottie Scheffler 6
David Hearn 5

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational?

49 of the 71 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and twenty missed it. The other two withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 50th, and Brian Harman took $54,000. The winner's cheque was 74 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational?

Across the 31 editions we hold, 66% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,585 of 2,419. That is the 13th highest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational most often?

Tim Herron, eleven times in 25 starts we hold, ahead of Stuart Appleby on ten.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Arnold Palmer Invitational all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the cut at every golf tournament ranks all 66 by the share of players the ladder pays. The twenty closest to this one on that order: Chrysler Classic of Tucson, FedEx St. Jude Championship, The International, Greater Milwaukee Open, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, Puerto Rico Open, Quicken Loans National, Masters Tournament, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Memorial Tournament, Doral-Ryder Open, B.C. Open, Deutsche Bank Championship, World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, BMW Championship, The Sentry, TOUR Championship and Baycurrent Classic.