2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches prize money
Nicolas Echavarria won the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on 1 March 2026 and took $1,728,000. Below is every one of the 67 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $20,256 Joe Highsmith collected for finishing 67.
Every cheque at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
1 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | -17 | 267 | $1,728,000$1.7m |
| T2 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -15 | 269 | $726,400 |
| T2 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -15 | 269 | $726,400 |
| T2 | Taylor Moore | USA | -15 | 269 | $726,400 |
| 5 | Ricky Castillo | USA | -13 | 271 | $393,600 |
| T6 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -11 | 273 | $324,000 |
| T6 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | -11 | 273 | $324,000 |
| T6 | William Mouw | USA | -11 | 273 | $324,000 |
| T9 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -10 | 274 | $252,000 |
| T9 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -10 | 274 | $252,000 |
| T9 | Matthias Schmid | GER | -10 | 274 | $252,000 |
| T9 | Rasmus Hojgaard | DEN | -10 | 274 | $252,000 |
| T13 | A.J. Ewart | CAN | -9 | 275 | $182,400 |
| T13 | Max Homa | USA | -9 | 275 | $182,400 |
| T13 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -9 | 275 | $182,400 |
| T13 | Pontus Nyholm | SWE | -9 | 275 | $182,400 |
| T17 | Chad Ramey | USA | -8 | 276 | $132,000 |
| T17 | Kristoffer Reitan | NOR | -8 | 276 | $132,000 |
| T17 | Matthieu Pavon | FRA | -8 | 276 | $132,000 |
| T17 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | CAN | -8 | 276 | $132,000 |
| T17 | Takumi Kanaya | JPN | -8 | 276 | $132,000 |
| T17 | Zecheng Dou | CHN | -8 | 276 | $132,000 |
| T23 | Aaron Rai | ENG | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | BEL | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Beau Hossler | USA | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Jordan Smith | ENG | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Kevin Roy | USA | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Ryan Gerard | USA | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T23 | Zach Bauchou | USA | -7 | 277 | $77,600 |
| T32 | Daniel Berger | USA | -6 | 278 | $54,816 |
| T32 | David Ford | -6 | 278 | $54,816 | |
| T32 | Haotong Li | CHN | -6 | 278 | $54,816 |
| T32 | Jimmy Stanger | USA | -6 | 278 | $54,816 |
| T32 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -6 | 278 | $54,816 |
| T37 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | -5 | 279 | $45,600 |
| T37 | Eric Cole | USA | -5 | 279 | $45,600 |
| T37 | Steven Fisk | USA | -5 | 279 | $45,600 |
| T40 | Austin Eckroat | USA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Ben Silverman | CAN | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Dan Brown | EN | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Danny Walker | USA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Garrick Higgo | RSA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Hank Lebioda | USA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Lee Hodges | USA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Matt Wallace | ENG | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Max McGreevy | USA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Patrick Fishburn | USA | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Rasmus Neergaard‑Petersen | DK | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T40 | Thorbjørn Olesen | DEN | -4 | 280 | $31,776 |
| T52 | Alex Smalley | USA | -3 | 281 | $22,992 |
| T52 | Carson Young | USA | -3 | 281 | $22,992 |
| T52 | Michael Brennan | AUS | -3 | 281 | $22,992 |
| T52 | Seamus Power | IRL | -3 | 281 | $22,992 |
| T56 | Adrien Saddier | -2 | 282 | $22,176 | |
| T56 | Chan Kim | USA | -2 | 282 | $22,176 |
| T56 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -2 | 282 | $22,176 |
| 59 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | -1 | 283 | $21,792 |
| T60 | Adam Schenk | USA | 0 | 284 | $21,504 |
| T60 | Davis Thompson | USA | 0 | 284 | $21,504 |
| 62 | Billy Horschel | USA | 1 | 285 | $21,216 |
| T63 | Chandler Phillips | USA | 2 | 286 | $20,832 |
| T63 | Jackson Suber | USA | 2 | 286 | $20,832 |
| T63 | John Parry | ENG | 2 | 286 | $20,832 |
| 66 | Dylan Wu | USA | 4 | 288 | $20,448 |
| 67 | Joe Highsmith | USA | 6 | 290 | $20,256 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,828,000 between them, against $2,812,704 shared by the other 52 players paid.
The 67 cheques above come to $9,640,704 between them. We hold 122 players for the week in all, so 55 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Joe Highsmith. The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
Nicolas Echavarria, on 1 March 2026. The win paid $1,728,000.
How much did the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches pay out?
The 67 cheques on this page come to $9,640,704 between them, from $1,728,000 at the top down to $20,256.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
$20,256, which Joe Highsmith collected for finishing 67.
How many players were paid at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
67. We hold 122 players for that week in all, so 55 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.