2012 Sony Open in Hawaii prize money
Johnson Wagner won the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii on 15 January 2012 and took $990,000. Below is every one of the 57 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,955 Tommy Gainey collected for finishing T79.
Every cheque at the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii
15 January 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -13 | 267 | $990,000 |
| T2 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -11 | 269 | $363,000 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | USA | -11 | 269 | $363,000 |
| T2 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -11 | 269 | $363,000 |
| T6 | Brian Gay | USA | -10 | 270 | $178,062 |
| T6 | D.A. Points | USA | -10 | 270 | $178,062 |
| T6 | Matt Every | USA | -10 | 270 | $178,062 |
| T6 | Michael Thompson | USA | -10 | 270 | $178,062 |
| T10 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -9 | 271 | $137,500 |
| T10 | David Hearn | CAN | -9 | 271 | $137,500 |
| T10 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | 271 | $137,500 |
| T13 | Brendon Todd | USA | -8 | 272 | $97,167 |
| T13 | Chris Stroud | USA | -8 | 272 | $97,167 |
| T13 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -8 | 272 | $97,167 |
| T13 | Ted Potter, Jr. | USA | -8 | 272 | $97,167 |
| T19 | George McNeill | USA | -7 | 273 | $69,025 |
| T19 | William McGirt | USA | -7 | 273 | $69,025 |
| T23 | Colt Knost | USA | -6 | 274 | $47,575 |
| T23 | John Senden | AUS | -6 | 274 | $47,575 |
| T23 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -6 | 274 | $47,575 |
| T23 | Scott Piercy | USA | -6 | 274 | $47,575 |
| T23 | Spencer Levin | USA | -6 | 274 | $47,575 |
| T29 | Bud Cauley | USA | -5 | 275 | $32,756 |
| T29 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | -5 | 275 | $32,756 |
| T29 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -5 | 275 | $32,756 |
| T29 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -5 | 275 | $32,756 |
| T29 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | -5 | 275 | $32,756 |
| T29 | Stewart Cink | USA | -5 | 275 | $32,756 |
| T38 | Chris Kirk | USA | -4 | 276 | $22,000 |
| T38 | Josh Teater | USA | -4 | 276 | $22,000 |
| T38 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -4 | 276 | $22,000 |
| T38 | Steve Stricker | USA | -4 | 276 | $22,000 |
| T38 | Webb Simpson | USA | -4 | 276 | $22,000 |
| T46 | Bobby Gates | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,709 |
| T46 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,709 |
| T46 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -3 | 277 | $14,709 |
| T46 | Pat Perez | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,709 |
| T46 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -3 | 277 | $14,709 |
| 53 | John Huh | USA | -2 | 278 | $12,980 |
| T54 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -1 | 279 | $12,540 |
| T54 | Tim Herron | USA | -1 | 279 | $12,540 |
| T54 | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | 279 | $12,540 |
| T59 | Brian Harman | USA | 0 | 280 | $11,880 |
| T59 | Greg Owen | ENG | 0 | 280 | $11,880 |
| T59 | Ken Duke | USA | 0 | 280 | $11,880 |
| T59 | Kevin Chappell | USA | 0 | 280 | $11,880 |
| T59 | Roberto Castro | USA | 0 | 280 | $11,880 |
| 66 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 1 | 281 | $11,440 |
| T67 | Erik Compton | USA | 2 | 282 | $11,275 |
| T67 | Harris English | USA | 2 | 282 | $11,275 |
| 70 | Justin Leonard | USA | 4 | 284 | $11,000 |
| T71 | Billy Hurley III | USA | 0 | 210 | $10,725 |
| T71 | Chad Campbell | USA | 0 | 210 | $10,725 |
| T71 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 0 | 210 | $10,725 |
| T75 | Jason Kokrak | USA | 1 | 211 | $10,340 |
| T79 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | 4 | 214 | $9,955 |
| T79 | Tommy Gainey | USA | 4 | 214 | $9,955 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,592,416 between them, against $973,421 shared by the other 42 players paid.
The 57 cheques above come to $4,565,837 between them. We hold 99 players for the week in all, so 42 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 2011 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Mark Wilson. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Russell Henley. The Sony Open in Hawaii roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii?
Johnson Wagner, on 15 January 2012. The win paid $990,000.
How much did the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii pay out?
The 57 cheques on this page come to $4,565,837 between them, from $990,000 at the top down to $9,955.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii?
$9,955, which Tommy Gainey collected for finishing T79.
How many players were paid at the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii?
57. We hold 99 players for that week in all, so 42 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.