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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Travelers Championship cut and the last cheque

We hold 72 players at the 2026 Travelers Championship. 72 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $3,600,000 the winner took down to the $36,000 Sepp Straka collected for 72nd. No missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 72 of 72 held
MISSED THE CUT 0
LAST CHEQUE $36,000
SHARE PAID 100% 19th lowest of 66

Every Travelers Championship cut we hold

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

2,647 results held
Every Travelers Championship 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 72 0 100% $36,000 $114,625
2025 72 67 0 93% $39,750 $108,750
2024 71 70 0 99% $38,500 $107,467
2023 156 67 86 43% $42,200 $109,000
2022 155 70 82 45% $17,098 $43,243
2021 153 79 74 52% $13,838 $30,744
2020 154 68 84 44% $15,466 $42,254
2019 153 81 72 53% $12,672 $32,451
2018 152 73 79 48% $13,440 $35,175
2017 152 85 64 56% $11,560 $19,870
2016 149 71 78 48% $12,804 $34,815
2015 136 65 69 48% $12,736 $41,234
2014 128 71 56 55% $11,532 $32,296
2013 121 69 50 57% $10,736 $32,584
2012 111 67 43 60% $10,140 $24,000
2011 99 54 44 55% $11,640 $40,192
2010 78 47 30 60% $11,160 $29,025
2009 84 53 27 63% $10,980 $28,400
2008 71 36 34 51% $12,120 $32,400
2007 69 38 27 55% $10,920 $39,900
2006 58 29 28 50% $8,844 $23,907
2005 51 32 19 63% $8,299 $19,816
2004 48 32 15 67% $7,728 $20,440
2003 35 21 14 60% $7,520 $18,433
2002 36 17 18 47% $8,160 $21,133
2001 26 16 10 62% $5,549 $19,286
2000 26 15 10 58% $5,208 $13,627
1999 31 14 17 45% $5,275 $17,375

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 100 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $114,625, 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 28 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Travelers Championship, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Brian Gay 18 7 11
J.J. Henry 23 14 9
Lucas Glover 17 8 9
Greg Chalmers 16 7 9
Hunter Mahan 20 12 8
Troy Merritt 12 5 7
Luke List 10 3 7
Michael Thompson 10 2 7
Rory Sabbatini 9 2 7
Troy Matteson 8 1 7
Aaron Baddeley 15 9 6
Nick Watney 13 7 6
Rod Pampling 12 6 6
Brian Stuard 11 5 6
John Rollins 11 5 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 Travelers Championship they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Mackenzie Hughes 8
Paul Casey 7
Bryson DeChambeau 6
Rory McIlroy 6
Sungjae Im 6
Andrew Putnam 5
Brooks Koepka 5
Ian Poulter 5
Jay Don Blake 5
Sergio Garcia 5

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Travelers Championship?

72 of the 72 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and no missed it.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Travelers Championship win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 72nd, and Sepp Straka took $36,000. The winner's cheque was 100 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Travelers Championship?

Across the 28 editions we hold, 56% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,479 of 2,647. That is the 19th lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Travelers Championship most often?

Brian Gay, eleven times in eighteen starts we hold, ahead of J.J. Henry on nine.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Travelers Championship prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Travelers 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: Wyndham Championship, The Greenbrier Classic, 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, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Texas Children's Houston Open, Buick Challenge, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Shriners Children's Open, BellSouth Classic, Truist Championship, Sanderson Farms Championship, The Open Championship and Barracuda Championship.