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GOLF · THE CUT · 2021

THE NORTHERN TRUST cut and the last cheque

We hold 123 players at the 2021 NORTHERN TRUST. 75 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,710,000 the winner took down to the $18,525 Brian Harman collected for 75th. 47 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 75 of 123 held
MISSED THE CUT 47
LAST CHEQUE $18,525
SHARE PAID 61% 24th highest of 66

Every NORTHERN TRUST cut we hold

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

2,019 results held
Every NORTHERN TRUST 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
2021 123 75 47 61% $18,525 $48,925
2020 123 70 51 57% $19,475 $55,860
2019 121 84 33 69% $15,910 $33,670
2018 119 80 38 67% $16,380 $32,400
2017 120 70 49 58% $17,500 $44,188
2016 119 78 38 66% $15,555 $45,220
2015 116 69 46 59% $16,170 $46,933
2014 117 76 41 65% $14,560 $32,000
2013 117 72 42 62% $15,520 $36,800
2012 111 68 41 61% $15,200 $40,200
2011 107 67 37 63% $15,680 $39,782
2010 96 65 31 68% $14,700 $44,475
2009 91 63 26 69% $14,400 $39,900
2008 89 49 40 55% $13,720 $39,700
2007 87 50 37 57% $13,580 $41,405
2006 73 42 29 58% $10,005 $31,135
2005 51 25 24 49% $11,385 $30,475
2004 56 37 19 66% $9,398 $36,488
2003 48 28 20 58% $10,050 $45,071
2002 51 33 18 65% $6,265 $18,492
2001 30 22 7 73% $7,455 $22,592
2000 26 17 9 65% $6,270 $14,867
1999 28 17 9 61% $4,650 $23,208

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, 2002 to 2021

What the last place paid was worth

The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2002 to 2021

In 2021 the winner took 92 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $48,925, 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 23 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the NORTHERN TRUST, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Brian Gay 20 10 10
Rory Sabbatini 19 9 9
J.J. Henry 16 8 8
Geoff Ogilvy 13 5 8
Marc Leishman 13 5 8
Pat Perez 19 9 7
Jerry Kelly 16 9 7
Ryan Moore 15 7 7
Brandt Snedeker 14 7 7
Lucas Glover 14 6 7
Chad Campbell 12 5 7
David Toms 12 5 7
Ben Crane 11 3 7
Bubba Watson 16 10 6
Kevin Na 16 10 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 NORTHERN TRUST they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Paul Casey 9
Rory McIlroy 9
Tiger Woods 8
Justin Thomas 7
Jonathan Kaye 5
Hudson Swafford 4
Josh Teater 4
Mackenzie Hughes 4
Omar Uresti 4
Richard Johnson 4

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2021 NORTHERN TRUST?

75 of the 123 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 47 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the NORTHERN TRUST win?

In 2021 the last place on the ladder was 75th, and Brian Harman took $18,525. The winner's cheque was 92 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the NORTHERN TRUST?

Across the 23 editions we hold, 62% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,257 of 2,019. That is the 24th highest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the NORTHERN TRUST most often?

Brian Gay, ten times in twenty starts we hold, ahead of Rory Sabbatini on nine.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

THE NORTHERN TRUST prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the NORTHERN TRUST 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 Open, PGA Championship, The Genesis Invitational, World Wide Technology Championship, Kemper Open, Corales Puntacana Championship, 84 LUMBER Classic, Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge, RBC Heritage, Chrysler Classic of Tucson, FedEx St. Jude Championship, The International, Greater Milwaukee Open, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, Puerto Rico Open, Quicken Loans National, Masters Tournament, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and Memorial Tournament.