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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1999-2026

Sony Open in Hawaii all-time earners

Charles Howell III has taken $3,062,192 out of the Sony Open in Hawaii in 21 starts without winning it. That is the most of the 431 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 28 editions from 1999 to 2026, ahead of Russell Henley on $2,898,217.

TOP EARNER Charles Howell III
THEIR TOTAL $3.1m
GOLFERS PAID 431
EDITIONS 28 1999-2026

The Sony Open in Hawaii money list

The top 100 of the 431 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,578 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the Sony Open in Hawaii across every edition we hold, with their starts, paid finishes, wins, best finish and total prize money.
# PLAYER STARTS PAID WINS BEST PRIZE MONEY
1 Charles Howell III 21 21 - T2 $3,062,192$3.1m
2 Russell Henley 14 11 1 1 $2,898,217$2.9m
3 Jerry Kelly 25 18 1 1 $2,805,709$2.8m
4 Matt Kuchar 20 11 1 1 $2,769,433$2.8m
5 Ernie Els 8 8 2 1 $2,733,175$2.7m
6 Jimmy Walker 17 10 2 1 $2,489,561$2.5m
7 Nick Taylor 10 8 1 1 $2,434,469$2.4m
8 Chris Kirk 16 10 - T2 $2,345,057$2.3m
9 Si Woo Kim 9 7 1 1 $2,028,676$2.0m
10 Hideki Matsuyama 13 10 1 1 $1,969,331$2.0m
11 Kevin Na 15 11 1 1 $1,963,793$2.0m
12 Zach Johnson 21 16 1 1 $1,922,574$1.9m
13 Ryan Palmer 19 13 1 1 $1,827,864$1.8m
14 David Toms 8 6 1 1 $1,756,926$1.8m
15 Webb Simpson 16 15 - 3 $1,716,893$1.7m
16 Patton Kizzire 10 7 1 1 $1,708,440$1.7m
17 Rory Sabbatini 25 16 - 2 $1,670,028$1.7m
18 Chris Gotterup 2 1 1 1 $1,638,000$1.6m
19 K.J. Choi 19 13 1 1 $1,635,944$1.6m
20 Grayson Murray 2 1 1 1 $1,494,000$1.5m
21 Vijay Singh 22 16 1 1 $1,489,605$1.5m
22 Keegan Bradley 14 9 - T2 $1,474,966$1.5m
23 Justin Thomas 6 4 1 1 $1,451,300$1.5m
24 Cameron Smith 7 6 1 1 $1,384,916$1.4m
25 Marc Leishman 13 13 - T3 $1,368,957$1.4m
26 Andrew Putnam 9 7 - 2 $1,361,875$1.4m
27 Kevin Kisner 12 8 - T3 $1,308,158
28 Davis Love III 14 8 - T2 $1,158,004
29 Mark Wilson 11 6 1 1 $1,138,456
30 Nicolas Echavarria 4 3 - 2 $1,104,638
31 Paul Goydos 13 7 1 1 $1,087,411
32 Harris English 13 11 - T3 $1,077,722
33 Robert Allenby 15 7 - 2 $1,071,612
34 Steve Stricker 10 9 - 3 $1,069,522
35 Johnson Wagner 11 3 1 1 $1,029,445
36 Ryan Gerard 2 2 - 2 $1,028,875
37 Brendan Steele 5 3 - 2 $1,017,400
38 Scott Piercy 14 9 - 2 $1,016,729
39 Hayden Buckley 3 2 - 2 $1,009,975
40 Brian Gay 22 17 - T5 $986,234
41 Pat Perez 19 16 - T4 $965,023
42 Brian Stuard 11 9 - T4 $957,181
43 Justin Rose 6 5 - 2 $920,673
44 Gary Woodland 11 6 - T3 $914,732
45 Chad Campbell 15 12 - T2 $912,545
46 Brandt Snedeker 10 6 - 2 $907,542
47 Steve Marino 8 5 - T2 $905,259
48 Stewart Cink 20 15 - T5 $880,132
49 Byeong Hun An 3 2 - T2 $877,608
50 Stuart Appleby 13 9 - 2 $876,809
51 Aaron Baddeley 11 7 - 2 $873,848
52 Corey Conners 8 7 - T3 $866,160
53 James Hahn 10 8 - 2 $865,053
54 Brian Harman 15 13 - T4 $863,352
55 Adam Scott 11 8 - T2 $852,335
56 Tom Lehman 10 10 - 2 $821,004
57 Luke Donald 12 8 - T2 $817,694
58 Hudson Swafford 9 8 - T3 $779,320
59 Daniel Berger 8 7 - T6 $765,192
60 Carl Pettersson 13 6 - T2 $753,505
61 Jim Furyk 13 11 - T4 $739,316
62 Chez Reavie 13 9 - T3 $736,848
63 Patrick Rodgers 7 3 - 3 $722,935
64 Stephan Jaeger 6 5 - T3 $708,388
65 J.J. Spaun 9 4 - T3 $699,655
66 Russell Knox 12 7 - T7 $698,304
67 Michael Thompson 12 8 - T5 $675,490
68 Zac Blair 7 7 - 3 $673,113
69 Sean O'Hair 12 8 - T2 $658,136
70 Tom Hoge 11 6 - 3 $632,463
71 Keith Mitchell 9 7 - T7 $603,185
72 Joaquin Niemann 2 2 - T2 $602,316
73 Fred Funk 16 11 - T5 $593,908
74 Harry Hall 4 4 - T6 $563,343
75 Jordan Spieth 6 3 - 3 $555,938
76 Retief Goosen 5 5 - 4 $550,937
77 Seamus Power 8 5 - T3 $537,045
78 Eric Cole 4 3 - 5 $527,215
79 Taylor Pendrith 4 3 - T6 $521,062
80 J.T. Poston 8 5 - 6 $497,815
81 Lee Hodges 3 2 - T6 $482,130
82 Jamie Lovemark 8 3 - T4 $464,778
83 Jason Dufner 12 8 - T9 $456,870
84 Carl Yuan 2 2 - T4 $450,525
85 Robert MacIntyre 3 3 - T4 $449,658
86 George McNeill 8 6 - T7 $449,058
87 Emiliano Grillo 10 6 - T7 $444,369
88 John Rollins 9 7 - T8 $443,181
89 Ted Potter, Jr. 7 3 - T7 $435,400
90 Kyle Stanley 11 8 - T10 $428,460
91 Matt Jones 10 7 - T11 $427,260
92 Brendon Todd 11 9 - T13 $419,968
93 Jacob Bridgeman 3 1 - T4 $409,500
94 Lucas Glover 9 5 - T5 $403,833
95 Adam Svensson 6 6 - T7 $403,757
96 Maverick McNealy 5 5 - T7 $396,564
97 Billy Horschel 9 6 - T7 $385,268
98 Scott Langley 4 3 - T3 $377,568
99 Davis Riley 3 2 - T6 $366,123
100 Ben Martin 11 9 - T7 $359,391

Starts are the editions we hold a result for the golfer at, paid or not. Best is the best finish in those editions, and a T is a tie.

The top twenty

Prize money at the Sony Open in Hawaii, 1999 to 2026

Charles Howell III $3.1m Russell Henley $2.9m Jerry Kelly $2.8m Matt Kuchar $2.8m Ernie Els $2.7m Jimmy Walker $2.5m Nick Taylor $2.4m Chris Kirk $2.3m Si Woo Kim $2.0m Hideki Matsuyama $2.0m Kevin Na $2.0m Zach Johnson $1.9m Ryan Palmer $1.8m David Toms $1.8m Webb Simpson $1.7m Patton Kizzire $1.7m Rory Sabbatini $1.7m Chris Gotterup $1.6m K.J. Choi $1.6m Grayson Murray $1.5m

The top ten took $25,535,820, 18% of the $138,806,955 we hold across 1,578 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Charles Howell III, 1st on the list.

Paid most per start

Golfers with five or more starts here, total over starts

The golfers with the most prize money per start at the Sony Open in Hawaii, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Ernie Els 8 $2,733,175$2.7m $341,647
Nick Taylor 10 $2,434,469$2.4m $243,447
Justin Thomas 6 $1,451,300$1.5m $241,883
Si Woo Kim 9 $2,028,676$2.0m $225,408
David Toms 8 $1,756,926$1.8m $219,616
Russell Henley 14 $2,898,217$2.9m $207,016
Brendan Steele 5 $1,017,400 $203,480
Cameron Smith 7 $1,384,916$1.4m $197,845
Patton Kizzire 10 $1,708,440$1.7m $170,844
Justin Rose 6 $920,673 $153,446

Jerry Kelly has the most starts here, 25, and was paid at eighteen of them for $2,805,709.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the Sony Open in Hawaii?

Charles Howell III, with $3,062,192 from 21 paid finishes in 21 starts. Best finish T2, most recently paid here in 2022.

Who has won the most at the Sony Open in Hawaii without winning it?

Charles Howell III, 1st on the list with $3,062,192. Best finish T2 in 2012.

Who has won the Sony Open in Hawaii the most times?

Ernie Els, twice in the editions we hold. Across all eight starts here that is $2,733,175, 5th on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the Sony Open in Hawaii?

431 across the 28 editions we hold, 1,578 cheques between them. The top ten took 18% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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