2005 Sony Open in Hawaii prize money
Vijay Singh won the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii on 16 January 2005 and took $864,000. Below is every one of the 35 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,264 Sean O'Hair collected for finishing T72.
Every cheque at the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii
16 January 2005
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -11 | 269 | $864,000 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -10 | 270 | $518,400 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | USA | -9 | 271 | $278,400 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | USA | -8 | 272 | $182,400 |
| T9 | Tom Lehman | USA | -6 | 274 | $124,800 |
| T13 | David Toms | USA | -5 | 275 | $90,000 |
| T13 | Luke Donald | ENG | -5 | 275 | $90,000 |
| T13 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -5 | 275 | $90,000 |
| T17 | Tim Herron | USA | -4 | 276 | $72,000 |
| T20 | Adam Scott | AUS | -3 | 277 | $48,420 |
| T20 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -3 | 277 | $48,420 |
| T20 | Justin Rose | ENG | -3 | 277 | $48,420 |
| T20 | Pat Perez | USA | -3 | 277 | $48,420 |
| T28 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -2 | 278 | $32,640 |
| T33 | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | 279 | $25,920 |
| T33 | Jason Bohn | USA | -1 | 279 | $25,920 |
| T33 | Jim Furyk | USA | -1 | 279 | $25,920 |
| T38 | Heath Slocum | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,120 |
| T38 | Rich Beem | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,120 |
| T42 | Bob Estes | USA | 1 | 281 | $16,800 |
| T42 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 1 | 281 | $16,800 |
| T42 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 1 | 281 | $16,800 |
| T47 | Ben Crane | USA | 2 | 282 | $12,053 |
| T47 | Chad Campbell | USA | 2 | 282 | $12,053 |
| T47 | Steve Allan | AUS | 2 | 282 | $12,053 |
| T47 | Zach Johnson | USA | 2 | 282 | $12,053 |
| T56 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | 3 | 283 | $10,608 |
| T56 | Greg Owen | ENG | 3 | 283 | $10,608 |
| T56 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | 3 | 283 | $10,608 |
| T56 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 3 | 283 | $10,608 |
| T64 | D.A. Points | USA | 4 | 284 | $9,984 |
| T64 | Omar Uresti | USA | 4 | 284 | $9,984 |
| T69 | Nick Watney | USA | 5 | 285 | $9,600 |
| T69 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 5 | 285 | $9,600 |
| T72 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 6 | 286 | $9,264 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,562,240 between them, against $283,556 shared by the other twenty players paid.
The 35 cheques above come to $2,845,796 between them. We hold 58 players for the week in all, so 23 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 Sony Open in Hawaii years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2004 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ernie Els. The 2006 ladder is the one after, won by David Toms. The Sony Open in Hawaii roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2005 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2005 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2005 was the $1,440,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Funk.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii?
Vijay Singh, on 16 January 2005. The win paid $864,000.
How much did the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii pay out?
The 35 cheques on this page come to $2,845,796 between them, from $864,000 at the top down to $9,264.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii?
$9,264, which Sean O'Hair collected for finishing T72.
How many players were paid at the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii?
35. We hold 58 players for that week in all, so 23 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.