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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Valero Texas Open cut and the last cheque

We hold 130 players at the 2026 Valero Texas Open. 70 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,764,000 the winner took down to the $20,090 Luke Clanton collected for 70th. 58 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 70 of 130 held
MISSED THE CUT 58
LAST CHEQUE $20,090
SHARE PAID 54% 18th lowest of 66

Every Valero Texas Open cut we hold

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

2,496 results held
Every Valero Texas Open 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 130 70 58 54% $20,090 $54,349
2025 139 65 73 47% $20,520 $50,667
2024 152 82 67 54% $16,652 $37,260
2023 141 71 66 50% $18,067 $55,922
2022 140 72 64 51% $17,372 $41,925
2021 144 78 60 54% $14,553 $36,036
2019 140 79 58 56% $13,500 $34,563
2018 152 80 71 53% $11,160 $26,694
2017 151 76 75 50% $11,656 $29,140
2016 132 76 51 58% $11,160 $27,900
2015 129 68 54 53% $11,780 $30,566
2014 117 68 43 58% $11,222 $28,572
2013 112 62 46 55% $11,098 $25,420
2012 97 51 38 53% $11,408 $36,683
2011 85 55 29 65% $11,408 $27,319
2010 67 41 23 61% $12,078 $38,735
2009 63 36 27 57% $11,834 $32,330
2008 67 44 20 66% $8,550 $23,583
2007 52 33 18 63% $8,820 $31,950
2006 45 31 12 69% $7,560 $17,600
2005 47 30 16 64% $6,790 $21,671
2004 42 28 13 67% $6,510 $21,306
2003 38 24 11 63% $6,370 $25,900
2002 35 20 14 57% $6,930 $15,475
2001 33 20 11 61% $5,820 $16,364
2000 23 17 5 74% $4,862 $16,900
1999 23 14 9 61% $4,500 $11,911

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 2026

What the last place paid was worth

The smallest cheque on the ladder, 2006 to 2026

In 2026 the winner took 88 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $54,349, 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 27 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Valero Texas Open, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Ryan Palmer 23 12 11
Cameron Beckman 19 9 9
Dicky Pride 13 3 9
Jimmy Walker 20 12 8
Matt Kuchar 21 14 7
J.J. Henry 18 11 7
Chris Stroud 12 4 7
Heath Slocum 12 5 7
Omar Uresti 13 5 6
Jhonattan Vegas 12 6 6
Camilo Villegas 10 4 6
Greg Chalmers 10 4 6
Nick Watney 10 4 6
Steve Wheatcroft 6 0 6
Brian Gay 18 13 5

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 Valero Texas Open they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Kevin Streelman 11
Brandt Snedeker 7
Corey Conners 7
Brian Davis 6
J.T. Poston 6
John Merrick 6
Kyle Reifers 5
Abraham Ancer 4
Anirban Lahiri 4
Bill Lunde 4

Frequently asked questions

How many players made the cut at the 2026 Valero Texas Open?

70 of the 130 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 58 missed it. The other two withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

What does the last player to make the cut at the Valero Texas Open win?

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 70th, and Luke Clanton took $20,090. The winner's cheque was 88 times that.

What share of players make the cut at the Valero Texas Open?

Across the 27 editions we hold, 56% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,391 of 2,496. That is the 18th lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

Who has missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open most often?

Ryan Palmer, eleven times in 23 starts we hold, ahead of Cameron Beckman on nine.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Valero Texas Open prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Valero Texas Open 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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, 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, Travelers Championship, 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 and The Open Championship.