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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Texas Children's Houston Open cut and the last cheque

We hold 133 players at the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open. 75 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,782,000 the winner took down to the $19,305 Luke Clanton collected for 75th. 57 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 75 of 133 held
MISSED THE CUT 57
LAST CHEQUE $19,305
SHARE PAID 56% 21st lowest of 66

Every Texas Children's Houston Open cut we hold

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

2,629 results held
Every Texas Children's Houston Open 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 133 75 57 56% $19,305 $59,625
2025 150 69 80 46% $19,665 $51,911
2024 142 83 58 58% $16,289 $39,636
2022 127 67 51 53% $17,724 $56,333
2021 129 67 58 52% $15,825 $48,063
2020 130 68 59 52% $14,630 $39,083
2019 141 77 58 55% $14,325 $42,482
2018 141 90 50 64% $11,200 $20,860
2017 141 81 58 57% $12,460 $28,700
2016 132 76 52 58% $12,104 $27,200
2015 127 66 60 52% $13,068 $44,330
2014 125 66 56 53% $12,032 $35,456
2013 124 63 58 51% $12,276 $35,163
2012 110 73 34 66% $9,600 $27,650
2011 104 62 39 60% $10,679 $27,189
2010 94 58 34 62% $10,556 $28,594
2009 91 55 34 60% $10,545 $29,692
2008 78 43 31 55% $11,088 $38,920
2007 68 41 26 60% $10,285 $39,875
2006 67 43 21 64% $9,680 $24,234
2005 56 32 24 57% $9,300 $22,650
2004 52 31 20 60% $9,950 $30,438
2003 45 27 17 60% $9,810 $31,950
2002 39 19 20 49% $8,280 $54,133
2001 31 17 13 55% $7,208 $23,139
2000 27 14 12 52% $5,432 $7,707
1999 25 15 10 60% $4,825 $12,929

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, 2006 to 2026

What the last place paid was worth

The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2006 to 2026

In 2026 the winner took 92 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $59,625, 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 27 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Texas Children's Houston Open, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Ryan Palmer 17 7 10
Rich Beem 13 3 10
Hunter Mahan 17 8 9
Jimmy Walker 17 8 9
Chris Stroud 16 8 8
Cameron Beckman 13 5 8
Aaron Baddeley 17 9 7
Lucas Glover 16 9 7
Stuart Appleby 15 8 7
Bo Van Pelt 13 6 7
Scott Stallings 11 3 7
Brandt Snedeker 9 2 7
J.J. Henry 18 12 6
Steve Stricker 16 10 6
Greg Chalmers 14 8 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 Texas Children's Houston Open they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Fred Couples 10
Scott Piercy 10
Rory Sabbatini 7
Sean O'Hair 7
Denny McCarthy 6
Scottie Scheffler 6
Austin Cook 5
Davis Riley 5
Erik Compton 5
Fred Funk 5

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open?

75 of the 133 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 57 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Texas Children's Houston Open win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 75th, and Luke Clanton took $19,305. The winner's cheque was 92 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Texas Children's Houston Open?

Across the 27 editions we hold, 56% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,478 of 2,629. That is the 21st lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Texas Children's Houston Open most often?

Ryan Palmer, ten times in seventeen starts we hold, level with Rich Beem.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Texas Children's Houston Open prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Texas Children's Houston Open 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: Procore Championship, Farmers Insurance Open, Valspar Championship, The American Express, THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Valero Texas Open, Travelers Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 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 and ISCO Championship.