The Sentry prize money
Every Sentry champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Hideki Matsuyama took $3,600,000 in 2025, which is the most winning it has paid in 21 editions here.
The same tournament has run as Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Mercedes Championships, Mercedes-Benz Championship, SBS Championship, SBS Tournament of Champions, Sentry Tournament of Champions. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every The Sentry winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | $3,600,000$3.6m | 58 |
| 2024 | Chris Kirk | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 59 |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | ESP | $2,700,000$2.7m | 38 |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith | AUS | $1,476,000$1.5m | 38 |
| 2021 | Harris English | USA | $1,340,000 | 42 |
| 2020 | Justin Thomas | USA | $1,340,000 | 34 |
| 2019 | Xander Schauffele | USA | $1,300,000 | 33 |
| 2018 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,260,000 | 34 |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | USA | $1,220,000 | 32 |
| 2016 | Jordan Spieth | USA | $1,180,000 | 31 |
| 2015 | Patrick Reed | USA | $1,140,000 | 31 |
| 2014 | Zach Johnson | USA | $1,140,000 | 29 |
| 2013 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,140,000 | 29 |
| 2012 | Steve Stricker | USA | $1,120,000 | 26 |
| 2011 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | $1,120,000 | 28 |
| 2010 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | $1,120,000 | 25 |
| 2009 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | $1,120,000 | 28 |
| 2008 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | $1,100,000 | 24 |
| 2007 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $1,100,000 | 25 |
| 2006 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | $1,080,000 | 21 |
| 2005 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | $1,060,000 | 21 |
A champion is named for all 21 editions on this page. The payout ladder behind each year is the full field we hold for it. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Four players have taken the Sentry at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Thomas | 2 | 2020, 2017 | $2,560,000$2.6m |
| Dustin Johnson | 2 | 2018, 2013 | $2,400,000$2.4m |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 2 | 2010, 2009 | $2,240,000$2.2m |
| Stuart Appleby | 2 | 2006, 2005 | $2,140,000$2.1m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2006 to 2025
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other one are in the table above, back to 2005.
The 2025 top ten
5 January 2025
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -35 | $3,600,000$3.6m |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -32 | $2,160,000$2.2m |
| 3 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -29 | $1,360,000$1.4m |
| 4 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -25 | $975,000 |
| T5 | Corey Conners | CAN | -24 | $744,167 |
| T5 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -24 | $744,167 |
| T5 | Thomas Detry | BEL | -24 | $744,167 |
| T8 | Cameron Young | USA | -23 | $550,000 |
| T8 | Harry Hall | ENG | -23 | $550,000 |
| T8 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -23 | $550,000 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Sentry in 2025?
Hideki Matsuyama, on 5 January 2025. The win was worth $3,600,000.
How much does the Sentry winner get?
The 2025 champion took $3,600,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 21 editions on this page is $3,600,000, which Hideki Matsuyama collected in 2025.
Who has won the Sentry most often?
Justin Thomas, twice: 2017, 2020. Those wins paid $2,560,000 between them.
How far back does The Sentry prize money go here?
To 2005. This page carries 21 editions and 686 individual payouts across them.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see The Genesis Invitational, PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage, Travelers Championship, Truist Championship, WM Phoenix Open, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, The Open Championship and Baycurrent Classic. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.