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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Memorial Tournament cut and the last cheque

We hold 72 players at the 2026 Memorial Tournament. 53 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $4,000,000 the winner took down to the $49,000 Corey Conners collected for 53rd. Nineteen missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 53 of 72 held
MISSED THE CUT 19
LAST CHEQUE $49,000
SHARE PAID 74% 14th highest of 66

Every Memorial Tournament cut we hold

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

2,378 results held
Every Memorial Tournament 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 72 53 19 74% $49,000 $157,500
2025 72 57 14 79% $45,000 $159,000
2024 73 51 21 70% $51,500 $200,200
2023 120 65 52 54% $43,000 $117,250
2022 119 70 47 59% $24,600 $68,520
2021 119 68 46 57% $19,437 $53,103
2020 128 74 51 58% $18,321 $47,585
2019 118 73 43 62% $17,654 $41,860
2018 116 81 35 70% $15,842 $35,600
2017 119 76 41 64% $16,356 $42,891
2016 112 73 38 65% $16,235 $45,900
2015 112 70 41 63% $12,276 $29,838
2014 113 72 40 64% $11,718 $25,420
2013 106 66 37 62% $12,028 $36,890
2012 105 64 37 61% $12,338 $40,777
2011 95 60 31 63% $12,152 $36,846
2010 88 56 32 64% $11,880 $35,588
2009 84 53 29 63% $11,340 $33,150
2008 72 49 23 68% $11,400 $34,133
2007 70 46 18 66% $12,240 $46,800
2006 59 45 11 76% $11,155 $30,331
2005 53 39 14 74% $10,395 $28,380
2004 44 31 13 70% $10,553 $39,725
2003 42 30 11 71% $10,200 $56,000
2002 38 29 9 76% $8,550 $22,860
2001 32 25 7 78% $8,446 $47,765
2000 30 24 5 80% $5,704 $19,523
1999 27 22 4 81% $5,534 $20,181
1998 20 16 4 80% $4,466 $25,221
1997 20 17 3 85% $3,648 $7,600

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 82 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $157,500, 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 30 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Memorial Tournament, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Lucas Glover 22 13 8
Brian Harman 12 4 8
Chris Kirk 13 6 7
Jonathan Byrd 12 5 7
Ernie Els 23 16 6
K.J. Choi 23 17 6
Charles Howell III 19 12 6
Stuart Appleby 18 11 6
Rickie Fowler 17 11 6
Aaron Baddeley 16 10 6
Carl Pettersson 16 10 6
Jason Day 16 10 6
Kevin Streelman 15 9 6
Mike Weir 15 9 6
Brandt Snedeker 11 4 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 Memorial Tournament they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Tiger Woods 18
Si Woo Kim 10
Patrick Reed 7
Sam Burns 6
Scottie Scheffler 6
Viktor Hovland 6
Abraham Ancer 4
C.T. Pan 4
D.J. Trahan 4
Eric Cole 4

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Memorial Tournament?

53 of the 72 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and nineteen missed it.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Memorial Tournament win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 53rd, and Corey Conners took $49,000. The winner's cheque was 82 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Memorial Tournament?

Across the 30 editions we hold, 65% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,555 of 2,378. That is the 14th highest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament most often?

Lucas Glover, eight times in 22 starts we hold, level with Brian Harman.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Memorial Tournament prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Memorial Tournament 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 NORTHERN TRUST, 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, Arnold Palmer Invitational, 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 and TOUR Championship.