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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches cut and the last cheque

We hold 122 players at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. 67 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,728,000 the winner took down to the $20,256 Joe Highsmith collected for 67th. 54 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 67 of 122 held
MISSED THE CUT 54
LAST CHEQUE $20,256
SHARE PAID 55% 17th lowest of 66

Every Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches cut we hold

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

2,748 results held
Every Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 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 122 67 54 55% $20,256 $54,816
2025 142 67 74 47% $19,412 $52,637
2024 140 67 72 48% $18,900 $59,014
2023 143 80 61 56% $15,540 $46,426
2022 143 73 70 51% $16,000 $43,133
2021 140 67 71 48% $14,700 $39,900
2020 141 69 71 49% $14,490 $36,400
2019 143 83 58 58% $11,832 $25,346
2018 142 75 63 53% $12,606 $29,954
2017 141 70 66 50% $12,800 $40,832
2016 135 74 58 55% $11,651 $26,840
2015 130 66 60 51% $12,078 $32,452
2014 119 73 43 61% $10,920 $30,375
2013 117 63 52 54% $11,460 $27,600
2012 110 65 43 59% $10,716 $26,268
2011 95 56 36 59% $10,830 $26,847
2010 88 51 33 58% $10,864 $27,608
2009 82 47 35 57% $10,192 $30,320
2008 75 41 33 55% $10,340 $31,969
2007 70 41 26 59% $10,670 $30,525
2006 59 37 19 63% $10,780 $29,260
2005 58 40 17 69% $10,230 $36,415
2004 50 27 23 54% $10,100 $39,000
2003 44 29 14 66% $9,300 $29,250
2002 40 29 10 73% $7,105 $19,495
2001 27 17 10 63% $6,560 $19,573
2000 28 17 10 61% $6,496 $30,514
1999 24 19 5 79% $4,576 $6,851

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 85 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $54,816, 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 28 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Camilo Villegas 20 10 10
J.J. Henry 16 7 9
Jerry Kelly 13 5 8
Johnson Wagner 11 3 8
Greg Chalmers 16 9 7
Padraig Harrington 15 8 7
Bob Estes 12 5 7
Peter Malnati 10 3 7
Ricky Barnes 10 3 7
Bo Van Pelt 9 2 7
Olin Browne 8 1 7
Arjun Atwal 7 0 7
Brian Gay 20 14 6
Ryan Palmer 18 12 6
Lucas Glover 16 10 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 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Nick Watney 9
Sergio Garcia 9
Shane Lowry 9
Carlos Franco 8
Beau Hossler 6
Fred Couples 4
Garrick Higgo 4
Jamie Donaldson 4
Tyrone Van Aswegen 4
Chan Kim 3

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?

67 of the 122 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 54 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 67th, and Joe Highsmith took $20,256. The winner's cheque was 85 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?

Across the 28 editions we hold, 55% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,510 of 2,748. That is the 17th lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches most often?

Camilo Villegas, ten times in twenty starts we hold, ahead of J.J. Henry on nine.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 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: The RSM Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Wyndham Championship, The Greenbrier Classic, Procore Championship, Farmers Insurance Open, Valspar Championship, The American Express, THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, Valero Texas Open, Travelers Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Texas Children's Houston Open, Buick Challenge, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Shriners Children's Open, BellSouth Classic, Truist Championship and Sanderson Farms Championship.