TOUR Championship cut and the last cheque
We hold 30 players at the 2025 TOUR Championship. 30 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $10,000,000 the winner took down to the $355,000 Sepp Straka collected for 30th. No missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.
Every TOUR Championship cut we hold
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | HELD | PAID | MISSED CUT | SHARE PAID | LAST CHEQUE | MEDIAN CHEQUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $355,000 | $570,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 97% | $555,000 | $905,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 97% | $505,000 | $780,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $500,000 | $715,000 |
| 2021 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 93% | $395,000 | $583,750 |
| 2020 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 97% | $395,000 | $582,500 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $400,000 | $573,334 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $144,000 | $190,800 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $140,000 | $189,000 |
| 2016 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 97% | $137,700 | $183,600 |
| 2015 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 93% | $135,300 | $196,350 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 100% | $132,000 | $180,000 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $128,000 | $173,600 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $128,000 | $167,200 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 100% | $128,000 | $169,200 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 100% | $120,000 | $162,000 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 100% | $120,000 | $165,000 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 100% | $112,000 | $143,500 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 100% | $112,700 | $140,000 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100% | $107,900 | $155,025 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100% | $105,300 | $143,867 |
| 2004 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 91% | $94,800 | $138,000 |
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 2025
What the last place paid was worth
The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2006 to 2025
In 2025 the winner took 28 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $570,000, which is where the middle of a paid field sits: much nearer the bottom cheque than the top one.
Never missed the cut here
Players paid at every edition they started, three or more times
| PLAYER | CUTS MADE |
|---|---|
| Adam Scott | 13 |
| Dustin Johnson | 12 |
| Rory McIlroy | 12 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 11 |
| Justin Rose | 11 |
| Phil Mickelson | 10 |
| Jim Furyk | 9 |
| Justin Thomas | 9 |
| Matt Kuchar | 9 |
| Sergio Garcia | 9 |
Frequently asked questions
How many players made the cut at the 2025 TOUR Championship?
30 of the 30 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and no missed it.
What does the last player to make the cut at the TOUR Championship win?
In 2025 the last place on the ladder was 30th, and Sepp Straka took $355,000. The winner's cheque was 28 times that.
What share of players make the cut at the TOUR Championship?
Across the 22 editions we hold, 98% of the players were paid off the ladder: 605 of 615. That is the 4th highest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.
Where to next
The cut at the tournaments either side of this one
TOUR Championship prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the TOUR Championship 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: The International, Greater Milwaukee Open, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, Puerto Rico Open, Quicken Loans National, Masters Tournament, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Memorial Tournament, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Doral-Ryder Open, B.C. Open, Deutsche Bank Championship, World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, BMW Championship, The Sentry, Baycurrent Classic, THE CJ CUP and CIMB Classic.