2008 Sony Open in Hawaii prize money
K.J. Choi won the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii on 13 January 2008 and took $954,000. Below is every one of the 54 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,805 Tommy Gainey collected for finishing T69.
Every cheque at the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii
13 January 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -14 | 266 | $954,000 |
| 2 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -11 | 269 | $572,400 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -10 | 270 | $360,400 |
| T4 | Kevin Na | USA | -8 | 272 | $208,688 |
| T4 | Pat Perez | USA | -8 | 272 | $208,688 |
| T4 | Steve Marino | USA | -8 | 272 | $208,688 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | USA | -8 | 272 | $208,688 |
| T8 | Troy Matteson | USA | -7 | 273 | $159,000 |
| T10 | Chad Campbell | USA | -6 | 274 | $113,571 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -6 | 274 | $113,571 |
| T10 | Fred Funk | USA | -6 | 274 | $113,571 |
| T10 | Heath Slocum | USA | -6 | 274 | $113,571 |
| T10 | Parker McLachlin | USA | -6 | 274 | $113,571 |
| T17 | George McNeill | USA | -5 | 275 | $79,500 |
| T17 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -5 | 275 | $79,500 |
| T17 | Matt Jones | AUS | -5 | 275 | $79,500 |
| T20 | James Driscoll | USA | -4 | 276 | $59,572 |
| T20 | Jim Furyk | USA | -4 | 276 | $59,572 |
| T20 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -4 | 276 | $59,572 |
| T25 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -3 | 277 | $39,599 |
| T25 | Chad Collins | USA | -3 | 277 | $39,599 |
| T25 | Mark Wilson | USA | -3 | 277 | $39,599 |
| T25 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -3 | 277 | $39,599 |
| T25 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -3 | 277 | $39,599 |
| T32 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -2 | 278 | $28,090 |
| T32 | Chez Reavie | USA | -2 | 278 | $28,090 |
| T32 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -2 | 278 | $28,090 |
| T32 | John Merrick | USA | -2 | 278 | $28,090 |
| T32 | Zach Johnson | USA | -2 | 278 | $28,090 |
| T40 | Brian Gay | USA | -1 | 279 | $20,670 |
| T40 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -1 | 279 | $20,670 |
| T40 | Yusaku Miyazato | JPN | -1 | 279 | $20,670 |
| T45 | Spencer Levin | USA | 0 | 280 | $15,518 |
| T45 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 0 | 280 | $15,518 |
| T50 | Bubba Watson | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,784 |
| T50 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,784 |
| T50 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,784 |
| T55 | Bob Estes | USA | 2 | 282 | $11,925 |
| T55 | Martin Laird | SCO | 2 | 282 | $11,925 |
| T55 | Tom Lehman | USA | 2 | 282 | $11,925 |
| T61 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 3 | 283 | $11,448 |
| 65 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 5 | 285 | $11,130 |
| T69 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Charles Howell III | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Eric Axley | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | John Daly | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Kyle Thompson | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
| T69 | Tommy Gainey | USA | 0 | 140 | $9,805 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,607,407 between them, against $904,072 shared by the other 39 players paid.
The 54 cheques above come to $4,511,479 between them. We hold 78 players for the week in all, so 24 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 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Paul Goydos. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Zach Johnson. The Sony Open in Hawaii roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2008 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2008 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2008 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Sergio Garcia.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii?
K.J. Choi, on 13 January 2008. The win paid $954,000.
How much did the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii pay out?
The 54 cheques on this page come to $4,511,479 between them, from $954,000 at the top down to $9,805.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii?
$9,805, which Tommy Gainey collected for finishing T69.
How many players were paid at the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii?
54. We hold 78 players for that week in all, so 24 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.