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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Sony Open in Hawaii cut and the last cheque

We hold 117 players at the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii. 74 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,638,000 the winner took down to the $17,927 Billy Horschel collected for 74th. 42 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 74 of 117 held
MISSED THE CUT 42
LAST CHEQUE $17,927
SHARE PAID 63% 32nd lowest of 66

Every Sony Open in Hawaii cut we hold

Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.

2,740 results held
Every Sony Open in Hawaii edition held here, with the players we hold, how many the ladder paid, how many missed the cut, the share paid, and what the last place and the median place on the ladder were worth.
YEAR HELD PAID MISSED CUT SHARE PAID LAST CHEQUE MEDIAN CHEQUE
2026 117 74 42 63% $17,927 $49,898
2025 138 76 60 55% $16,791 $36,975
2024 140 81 58 58% $15,272 $44,751
2023 140 76 64 54% $15,247 $41,387
2022 139 64 73 46% $16,275 $49,250
2021 138 72 66 52% $13,134 $34,577
2020 138 66 71 48% $14,058 $36,850
2019 137 77 60 56% $11,392 $31,040
2018 139 75 63 54% $11,656 $33,569
2017 142 82 60 58% $10,560 $25,833
2016 133 83 50 62% $9,628 $18,662
2015 126 77 48 61% $9,744 $24,080
2014 117 71 46 61% $10,696 $30,987
2013 111 60 49 54% $10,752 $29,792
2012 99 57 42 58% $9,955 $22,000
2011 95 55 40 58% $10,395 $26,606
2010 87 51 34 59% $10,120 $35,436
2009 84 49 35 58% $10,152 $43,380
2008 78 54 24 69% $9,805 $28,090
2007 79 45 33 57% $10,296 $36,140
2006 67 42 24 63% $8,976 $23,503
2005 58 35 23 60% $9,264 $21,120
2004 53 37 15 70% $8,928 $28,464
2003 52 35 17 67% $8,775 $31,275
2002 44 25 19 57% $8,120 $33,714
2001 32 23 9 72% $8,280 $24,350
2000 29 18 11 62% $6,351 $20,155
1999 28 18 10 64% $5,460 $10,400

Held is every player we hold a result for at that edition. Paid is the players the finishing ladder paid, and missed cut is the players whose week ended at the cut. Where the two do not add up to the held count, the rest withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

How many the ladder paid

Players paid at each edition, 2007 to 2026

What the last place paid was worth

The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2007 to 2026

In 2026 the winner took 91 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $49,898, which is where the middle of a paid field sits: much nearer the bottom cheque than the top one.

Missed the cut here most often

Across the 28 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Sony Open in Hawaii, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Bo Van Pelt 14 3 11
Parker McLachlin 13 2 11
Matt Kuchar 20 11 9
Rory Sabbatini 25 16 8
Robert Allenby 15 7 8
Johnson Wagner 11 3 8
Greg Chalmers 10 2 8
Jimmy Walker 17 10 7
Carl Pettersson 13 6 7
Peter Malnati 12 5 7
Troy Merritt 12 5 7
Tim Petrovic 10 3 7
Sung Kang 8 1 7
Jerry Kelly 25 18 6
Vijay Singh 22 16 6

Never missed the cut here

Players paid at every edition they started, three or more times

The players who have made the cut at every Sony Open in Hawaii they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Charles Howell III 21
Marc Leishman 13
Tom Lehman 10
Ernie Els 8
Jason Kokrak 7
Zac Blair 7
Adam Svensson 6
Denny McCarthy 5
Joseph Bramlett 5
Maverick McNealy 5

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii?

74 of the 117 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 42 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 74th, and Billy Horschel took $17,927. The winner's cheque was 91 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii?

Across the 28 editions we hold, 58% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,578 of 2,740. That is the 32nd lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii most often?

Bo Van Pelt, eleven times in fourteen starts we hold, level with Parker McLachlin.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Sony Open in Hawaii prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Sony Open in Hawaii all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the cut at every golf tournament ranks all 66 by the share of players the ladder pays. The twenty closest to this one on that order: Buick Challenge, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Shriners Children's Open, BellSouth Classic, Truist Championship, Sanderson Farms Championship, The Open Championship, Barracuda Championship, WM Phoenix Open, ISCO Championship, Buick Open, PGA Championship, The Genesis Invitational, World Wide Technology Championship, Kemper Open, Corales Puntacana Championship, 84 LUMBER Classic, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge and RBC Heritage.