2021 Sanderson Farms Championship prize money
Sam Burns won the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship on 3 October 2021 and took $1,260,000. Below is every one of the 67 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $14,770 J.J. Spaun collected for finishing 68.
Every cheque at the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship
3 October 2021
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Burns | USA | -22 | 266 | $1,260,000 |
| T2 | Cameron Young | USA | -21 | 267 | $623,000 |
| T2 | Nick Watney | USA | -21 | 267 | $623,000 |
| T4 | Andrew Landry | USA | -20 | 268 | $280,000 |
| T4 | Hayden Buckley | USA | -20 | 268 | $280,000 |
| T4 | Henrik Norlander | SWE | -20 | 268 | $280,000 |
| T4 | Trey Mullinax | USA | -20 | 268 | $280,000 |
| T8 | Sahith Theegala | USA | -19 | 269 | $204,750 |
| T8 | Seth Reeves | USA | -19 | 269 | $204,750 |
| T8 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -19 | 269 | $204,750 |
| T11 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -18 | 270 | $162,750 |
| T11 | C.T. Pan | TPE | -18 | 270 | $162,750 |
| T11 | Harold Varner III | USA | -18 | 270 | $162,750 |
| T14 | Roger Sloan | CAN | -17 | 271 | $127,750 |
| T14 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -17 | 271 | $127,750 |
| T14 | Will Zalatoris | USA | -17 | 271 | $127,750 |
| T17 | Brendan Steele | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Corey Conners | CAN | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Grant Hirschman | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Luke List | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Matthew Wolff | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Nate Lashley | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | Taylor Moore | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T17 | William McGirt | USA | -16 | 272 | $86,683 |
| T26 | Aaron Wise | USA | -15 | 273 | $54,250 |
| T26 | Nick Hardy | USA | -15 | 273 | $54,250 |
| T26 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -15 | 273 | $54,250 |
| T29 | Adam Long | USA | -14 | 274 | $49,000 |
| T29 | Russell Knox | SCO | -14 | 274 | $49,000 |
| T31 | Alex Smalley | USA | -13 | 275 | $42,788 |
| T31 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -13 | 275 | $42,788 |
| T31 | Mito Pereira | CHI | -13 | 275 | $42,788 |
| T31 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -13 | 275 | $42,788 |
| T35 | Chris Kirk | USA | -12 | 276 | $35,613 |
| T35 | Davis Thompson | USA | -12 | 276 | $35,613 |
| T35 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -12 | 276 | $35,613 |
| T35 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | -12 | 276 | $35,613 |
| T39 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -11 | 277 | $28,350 |
| T39 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | -11 | 277 | $28,350 |
| T39 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -11 | 277 | $28,350 |
| T39 | Paul Barjon | FRA | -11 | 277 | $28,350 |
| T39 | Ryan Moore | USA | -11 | 277 | $28,350 |
| T39 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | -11 | 277 | $28,350 |
| T45 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -10 | 278 | $20,846 |
| T45 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -10 | 278 | $20,846 |
| T45 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -10 | 278 | $20,846 |
| T45 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -10 | 278 | $20,846 |
| T45 | Lee Hodges | USA | -10 | 278 | $20,846 |
| T51 | Andy Ogletree | USA | -9 | 279 | $17,234 |
| T51 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -9 | 279 | $17,234 |
| T51 | Michael Thompson | USA | -9 | 279 | $17,234 |
| T51 | Peter Malnati | USA | -9 | 279 | $17,234 |
| T51 | Sam Ryder | USA | -9 | 279 | $17,234 |
| T56 | Brice Garnett | USA | -8 | 280 | $16,380 |
| T56 | Doc Redman | USA | -8 | 280 | $16,380 |
| T58 | Andrew Novak | USA | -7 | 281 | $15,890 |
| T58 | Brandon Hagy | USA | -7 | 281 | $15,890 |
| T58 | Doug Ghim | USA | -7 | 281 | $15,890 |
| T58 | Joseph Bramlett | USA | -7 | 281 | $15,890 |
| T58 | Lucas Glover | USA | -7 | 281 | $15,890 |
| T63 | Chad Ramey | USA | -6 | 282 | $15,400 |
| T63 | John Huh | USA | -6 | 282 | $15,400 |
| T65 | Sung Kang | KOR | -5 | 283 | $15,120 |
| T65 | Vincent Whaley | USA | -5 | 283 | $15,120 |
| 67 | Austin Cook | USA | -4 | 284 | $14,910 |
| 68 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -1 | 287 | $14,770 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,984,000 between them, against $2,045,681 shared by the other 52 players paid.
The 67 cheques above come to $7,029,681 between them. We hold 146 players for the week in all, so 79 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 Sanderson Farms Championship years
24 editions, 2001 to 2025
The 2020 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Sergio Garcia. The 2022 ladder is the one after, won by Mackenzie Hughes. The Sanderson Farms Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2021 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2021 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2021 was the $15,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship?
Sam Burns, on 3 October 2021. The win paid $1,260,000.
How much did the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship pay out?
The 67 cheques on this page come to $7,029,681 between them, from $1,260,000 at the top down to $14,770.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship?
$14,770, which J.J. Spaun collected for finishing 68.
How many players were paid at the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship?
67. We hold 146 players for that week in all, so 79 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.