Sanderson Farms Championship prize money history
Winning the Sanderson Farms Championship paid $432,000 in 2001, which is $817,117 at August 2026 prices. In 2025 it paid $1,080,000. On the face of the cheque that is 2.50 times as much. In real terms it is 1.38 times as much, 1.3% a year after inflation.
Every Sanderson Farms Championship winner's cheque, then and now
Newest first. Today's money is at August 2026 prices.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID | TODAY | $1 THEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Steven Fisk | $1,080,000 | $1,123,734 | $1.04 |
| 2024 | Chun-an Yu | $1,368,000$1.4m | $1,460,850$1.5m | $1.07 |
| 2023 | Luke List | $1,476,000$1.5m | $1,622,669$1.6m | $1.10 |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Hughes | $1,422,000$1.4m | $1,627,656$1.6m | $1.14 |
| 2021 | Sam Burns | $1,260,000 | $1,557,644$1.6m | $1.24 |
| 2020 | Sergio Garcia | $1,188,000 | $1,537,633$1.5m | $1.29 |
| 2019 | Sebastián Muñoz | $1,188,000 | $1,556,602$1.6m | $1.31 |
| 2018 | Cameron Champ | $792,000 | $1,056,538 | $1.33 |
| 2017 | Ryan Armour | $774,000 | $1,057,745 | $1.37 |
| 2016 | Cody Gribble | $756,000 | $1,055,156 | $1.40 |
| 2015 | Peter Malnati | $738,000 | $1,043,027 | $1.41 |
| 2014 | Nick Taylor | $720,000 | $1,018,796 | $1.41 |
| 2012 | Scott Stallings | $540,000 | $787,866 | $1.46 |
| 2011 | Chris Kirk | $648,000 | $965,004 | $1.49 |
| 2010 | Bill Haas | $648,000 | $995,465 | $1.54 |
| 2008 | Will MacKenzie | $648,000 | $1,008,193 | $1.56 |
| 2007 | Chad Campbell | $630,000 | $1,017,823 | $1.62 |
| 2006 | D.J. Trahan | $540,000 | $897,268 | $1.66 |
| 2005 | Heath Slocum | $540,000 | $926,212 | $1.72 |
| 2004 | Fred Funk | $540,000 | $957,592 | $1.77 |
| 2002 | Luke Donald | $468,000 | $871,432 | $1.86 |
| 2001 | Cameron Beckman | $432,000 | $817,117 | $1.89 |
Today's money restates each cheque for the rise in US consumer prices from the year it was paid to August 2026. The last column is what one dollar that year buys today.
What winning it paid, at today's prices
The champion's cheque at August 2026 prices, 2004 to 2025
The biggest in real terms is 2022, not 2025: Mackenzie Hughes's cheque is worth more today than the newest one.
What winning it paid, on the cheque
The champion's cheque as paid, 2004 to 2025
On the cheque the 2001 to 2025 rise is 2.50 times, 3.9% a year. Prices rose 1.81 times over the same run, which is the gap between this chart and the one above.
Against the rest of the tour
Real growth a year in the winner's cheque, the events either side of this one
Each rate runs from the first winner's cheque we hold at that event to the most recent, so two events that start in different years are measured over different runs. The Sanderson Farms Championship is 41st of 62.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Sanderson Farms Championship winner get in 2001?
Cameron Beckman took $432,000. At August 2026 prices that is $817,117.
Has Sanderson Farms Championship prize money kept up with inflation?
Yes. The winner's cheque grew 3.9% a year between 2001 and 2025 and prices rose less than that, so in real terms it grew 1.3% a year. That is 41st of the 62 tournaments we hold a run for.
When did winning the Sanderson Farms Championship pay the most in today's money?
2022, when Mackenzie Hughes took $1,422,000. At August 2026 prices that is $1,627,656, more than the $1,123,734 the 2025 win is worth at the same prices.
How does the Sanderson Farms Championship winner's cheque compare with twenty years ago?
2005's cheque was $540,000, or $926,212 at August 2026 prices. 2025's was $1,080,000, 1.21 times as much in real terms.
Where to next
The rest of the Sanderson Farms Championship money
Sanderson Farms Championship prize money carries every champion, the Sanderson Farms Championship all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the Sanderson Farms Championship cut counts who made it each year.