2026 Valspar Championship prize money
Matthew Fitzpatrick won the 2026 Valspar Championship on 22 March 2026 and took $1,638,000. Below is every one of the 74 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $17,927 Bud Cauley collected for finishing 74.
Every cheque at the 2026 Valspar Championship
22 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -11 | 273 | $1,638,000$1.6m |
| 2 | David Lipsky | USA | -10 | 274 | $991,900 |
| 3 | Jordan Smith | ENG | -9 | 275 | $627,900 |
| T4 | Marco Penge | ENG | -8 | 276 | $382,958 |
| T4 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -8 | 276 | $382,958 |
| T4 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -8 | 276 | $382,958 |
| T7 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -7 | 277 | $276,413 |
| T7 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -7 | 277 | $276,413 |
| T7 | Seonghyeon Kim | KOR | -7 | 277 | $276,413 |
| T7 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -7 | 277 | $276,413 |
| T11 | A.J. Ewart | CAN | -6 | 278 | $211,575 |
| T11 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -6 | 278 | $211,575 |
| T11 | Matthieu Pavon | FRA | -6 | 278 | $211,575 |
| T14 | Corey Conners | CAN | -5 | 279 | $161,525 |
| T14 | Gary Woodland | USA | -5 | 279 | $161,525 |
| T14 | Hank Lebioda | USA | -5 | 279 | $161,525 |
| T14 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -5 | 279 | $161,525 |
| T18 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Chandler Blanchet | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Danny Walker | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Lee Hodges | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Tony Finau | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T18 | Webb Simpson | USA | -4 | 280 | $108,290 |
| T26 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | BEL | -3 | 281 | $69,160 |
| T26 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -3 | 281 | $69,160 |
| T26 | Dylan Wu | USA | -3 | 281 | $69,160 |
| T26 | Rico Hoey | USA | -3 | 281 | $69,160 |
| T30 | Alejandro Tosti | ARG | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Chun-an Yu | TPE | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | David Skinns | ENG | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Jimmy Stanger | USA | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Justin Thomas | USA | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Michael Kim | USA | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T30 | Seamus Power | IRL | -2 | 282 | $51,142 |
| T40 | Blades Brown | -1 | 283 | $35,035 | |
| T40 | Davis Chatfield | USA | -1 | 283 | $35,035 |
| T40 | Doug Ghim | USA | -1 | 283 | $35,035 |
| T40 | Matthias Schmid | GER | -1 | 283 | $35,035 |
| T40 | Matt Wallace | ENG | -1 | 283 | $35,035 |
| T40 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | -1 | 283 | $35,035 |
| T46 | Alex Smalley | USA | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T46 | David Ford | 0 | 284 | $24,115 | |
| T46 | Davis Thompson | USA | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T46 | Isaiah Salinda | USA | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T46 | John VanDerLaan | USA | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T46 | Kensei Hirata | 0 | 284 | $24,115 | |
| T46 | Patrick Fishburn | USA | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T46 | Ricky Castillo | USA | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T46 | Takumi Kanaya | JPN | 0 | 284 | $24,115 |
| T55 | Andrew Novak | USA | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Chandler Phillips | USA | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | John Parry | ENG | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Justin Lower | USA | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Pierceson Coody | USA | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T55 | Rasmus Neergaard‑Petersen | DK | 1 | 285 | $20,657 |
| T64 | Chad Ramey | USA | 2 | 286 | $19,474 |
| T64 | Joel Dahmen | USA | 2 | 286 | $19,474 |
| T64 | Karl Vilips | AUS | 2 | 286 | $19,474 |
| T64 | Sam Ryder | USA | 2 | 286 | $19,474 |
| T68 | Billy Horschel | USA | 3 | 287 | $18,655 |
| T68 | Henrik Norlander | SWE | 3 | 287 | $18,655 |
| T68 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 3 | 287 | $18,655 |
| T68 | Rasmus Hojgaard | DEN | 3 | 287 | $18,655 |
| T68 | Vincent Whaley | USA | 3 | 287 | $18,655 |
| 73 | Kevin Roy | USA | 4 | 288 | $18,109 |
| 74 | Bud Cauley | USA | 7 | 291 | $17,927 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,470,101 between them, against $2,797,795 shared by the other 59 players paid.
The 74 cheques above come to $9,267,896 between them. We hold 133 players for the week in all, so 59 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Valspar Championship years
25 editions, 2000 to 2026
The 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Viktor Hovland. The Valspar Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 Valspar Championship?
Matthew Fitzpatrick, on 22 March 2026. The win paid $1,638,000.
How much did the 2026 Valspar Championship pay out?
The 74 cheques on this page come to $9,267,896 between them, from $1,638,000 at the top down to $17,927.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 Valspar Championship?
$17,927, which Bud Cauley collected for finishing 74.
How many players were paid at the 2026 Valspar Championship?
74. We hold 133 players for that week in all, so 59 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
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 by what they have won across their careers. 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.