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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Farmers Insurance Open cut and the last cheque

We hold 145 players at the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open. 74 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,728,000 the winner took down to the $18,912 Kensei Hirata collected for 74th. 70 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 74 of 145 held
MISSED THE CUT 70
LAST CHEQUE $18,912
SHARE PAID 51% 12th lowest of 66

Every Farmers Insurance Open cut we hold

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

3,026 results held
Every Farmers Insurance Open 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 145 74 70 51% $18,912 $49,020
2025 153 68 73 44% $19,437 $52,080
2024 151 79 71 52% $16,920 $40,050
2023 150 73 77 49% $17,313 $37,845
2022 151 79 72 52% $15,708 $33,180
2021 152 78 69 51% $14,025 $34,125
2020 151 79 70 52% $14,025 $32,667
2019 154 77 77 50% $13,206 $35,003
2018 149 77 72 52% $12,834 $30,464
2017 154 79 74 51% $12,328 $29,480
2016 143 68 74 48% $12,870 $33,150
2015 138 71 66 51% $12,096 $32,690
2014 129 70 56 54% $10,919 $26,840
2013 119 66 50 55% $10,248 $31,476
2012 114 66 48 58% $11,160 $29,100
2011 104 63 40 61% $10,788 $18,096
2010 93 53 40 57% $10,017 $29,283
2009 83 54 27 65% $9,434 $36,069
2008 80 51 27 64% $9,880 $22,360
2007 81 38 40 47% $10,192 $42,770
2006 71 44 26 62% $9,078 $29,438
2005 65 41 23 63% $8,640 $28,526
2004 56 35 21 63% $8,880 $18,720
2003 46 26 20 57% $8,775 $28,050
2002 39 28 11 72% $7,020 $48,600
2001 36 21 15 58% $6,580 $22,808
2000 27 13 14 48% $6,090 $29,014
1999 30 16 14 53% $5,562 $20,385
1998 22 14 7 64% $3,885 $11,203
1997 20 11 9 55% $2,955 $7,913
1996 20 13 6 65% $2,316 $9,285

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 91 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $49,020, 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 Farmers Insurance Open, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Charley Hoffman 27 14 11
Nick Watney 20 11 9
Alex Cejka 13 4 9
Greg Chalmers 13 4 9
Rory Sabbatini 21 13 8
J.J. Henry 17 9 8
Stuart Appleby 14 6 8
Geoff Ogilvy 10 2 8
Ryan Moore 9 1 8
Phil Mickelson 26 18 7
Aaron Baddeley 20 13 7
Pat Perez 20 13 7
Stewart Cink 19 12 7
J.B. Holmes 18 11 7
K.J. Choi 18 11 7

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 Farmers Insurance Open they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Jon Rahm 7
Ted Purdy 7
Patrick Reed 6
Sahith Theegala 5
Talor Gooch 5
Zach Johnson 5
Byeong Hun An 4
Chad Ramey 4
Fred Funk 4
Robby Shelton 4

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open?

74 of the 145 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 70 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 74th, and Kensei Hirata took $18,912. The winner's cheque was 91 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open?

Across the 31 editions we hold, 54% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,625 of 3,026. That is the 12th lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open most often?

Charley Hoffman, eleven times in 27 starts we hold, ahead of Nick Watney on nine.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Farmers Insurance Open prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Farmers Insurance Open 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: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Rocket Classic, Genesis Scottish Open, U.S. Open, John Deere Classic, The RSM Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Wyndham Championship, The Greenbrier Classic, Procore Championship, Valspar Championship, The American Express, THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Valero Texas Open, Travelers Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Texas Children's Houston Open and Buick Challenge.