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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

The Genesis Invitational cut and the last cheque

We hold 72 players at the 2026 Genesis Invitational. 51 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $4,000,000 the winner took down to the $51,500 Brian Harman collected for tied 50th. 21 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 51 of 72 held
MISSED THE CUT 21
LAST CHEQUE $51,500
SHARE PAID 71% 32nd highest of 66

Every Genesis Invitational cut we hold

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

2,640 results held
Every Genesis Invitational 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 72 51 21 71% $51,500 $178,250
2025 71 54 17 76% $48,000 $164,857
2024 70 51 17 73% $51,000 $164,857
2023 128 68 59 53% $42,000 $104,429
2022 118 75 42 64% $23,400 $64,000
2021 115 67 47 58% $19,623 $51,925
2020 118 68 50 58% $19,437 $55,734
2019 141 76 63 54% $13,912 $31,820
2018 142 76 63 54% $13,608 $33,120
2017 140 70 64 50% $14,000 $36,120
2016 137 74 61 54% $12,920 $32,640
2015 129 74 53 57% $12,730 $33,798
2014 125 70 54 56% $12,462 $33,031
2013 119 68 46 57% $12,012 $35,640
2012 115 67 47 58% $12,408 $31,928
2011 109 63 43 58% $12,090 $28,698
2010 94 63 27 67% $11,456 $26,880
2009 89 47 41 53% $12,096 $35,840
2008 90 53 36 59% $11,408 $36,766
2007 82 55 26 67% $9,620 $28,730
2006 73 45 26 62% $9,078 $25,075
2005 65 39 25 60% $9,936 $19,200
2004 55 36 19 65% $9,120 $22,835
2003 47 32 15 68% $8,820 $25,470
2002 42 30 12 71% $6,956 $19,980
2001 32 20 12 63% $6,494 $20,676
2000 32 14 17 44% $6,386 $37,731
1999 28 17 11 61% $5,208 $40,670
1998 21 14 7 67% $4,284 $14,516
1997 20 11 8 55% $2,674 $9,730
1996 21 14 7 67% $2,304 $4,764

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 78 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $178,250, 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 31 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Genesis Invitational, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Mike Weir 16 6 9
John Senden 14 5 9
Lucas Glover 14 5 9
Robert Streb 9 0 9
Kevin Na 19 11 8
Bob Estes 18 10 8
Justin Leonard 18 10 8
Brian Gay 14 6 8
Geoff Ogilvy 14 6 8
Chez Reavie 13 5 8
John Merrick 11 3 8
Keegan Bradley 16 9 7
Chris Stroud 10 2 7
Danny Lee 10 3 7
Troy Matteson 9 2 7

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 Genesis Invitational they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Xander Schauffele 8
Collin Morikawa 7
Sung Kang 7
Tommy Fleetwood 6
D.J. Trahan 5
Jon Rahm 5
Sahith Theegala 5
Aaron Rai 4
Joohyung Kim 4
Seung-Yul Noh 4

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Genesis Invitational?

51 of the 72 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 21 missed it.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Genesis Invitational win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was tied 50th, and Brian Harman took $51,500. The winner's cheque was 78 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Genesis Invitational?

Across the 31 editions we hold, 59% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,562 of 2,640. That is the 32nd highest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational most often?

Mike Weir, nine times in sixteen starts we hold, level with John Senden.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

The Genesis Invitational prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Genesis Invitational 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: BellSouth Classic, Truist Championship, Sanderson Farms Championship, The Open Championship, Barracuda Championship, WM Phoenix Open, ISCO Championship, Sony Open in Hawaii, Buick Open, PGA Championship, World Wide Technology Championship, Kemper Open, Corales Puntacana Championship, 84 LUMBER Classic, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge, RBC Heritage, THE NORTHERN TRUST, Chrysler Classic of Tucson and FedEx St. Jude Championship.