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GOLF · THE CUT · 2026

Valspar Championship cut and the last cheque

We hold 133 players at the 2026 Valspar Championship. 74 made the cut and were paid off the finishing ladder, from the $1,638,000 the winner took down to the $17,927 Bud Cauley collected for 74th. 58 missed the cut, and the ladder stops above them.

MADE THE CUT 74 of 133 held
MISSED THE CUT 58
LAST CHEQUE $17,927
SHARE PAID 56% 13th lowest of 66

Every Valspar Championship cut we hold

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

2,661 results held
Every Valspar 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 133 74 58 56% $17,927 $51,142
2025 151 77 71 51% $16,617 $40,528
2024 149 77 68 52% $16,212 $39,410
2023 141 70 70 50% $16,686 $44,235
2022 141 72 69 51% $15,678 $41,600
2021 152 69 82 45% $14,283 $40,572
2019 139 70 68 50% $13,400 $39,817
2018 141 77 62 55% $12,090 $35,317
2017 143 69 71 48% $12,726 $39,346
2016 134 66 64 49% $12,383 $35,304
2015 133 67 66 50% $11,682 $30,511
2014 124 73 51 59% $9,804 $23,940
2013 130 69 59 53% $10,230 $23,650
2012 113 67 45 59% $10,230 $23,100
2011 106 58 46 55% $11,000 $34,283
2010 101 63 37 62% $9,126 $19,980
2009 83 42 39 51% $10,584 $29,160
2008 83 54 27 65% $9,646 $24,424
2007 77 47 27 61% $10,070 $27,958
2006 70 44 24 63% $10,600 $40,457
2005 62 38 22 61% $10,547 $23,938
2004 60 29 29 48% $9,950 $40,500
2003 43 28 14 65% $9,648 $35,520
2002 30 19 9 63% $4,680 $24,960
2000 22 15 7 68% $4,632 $12,411

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 91 times what the last player paid took. The median player on the ladder took $51,142, 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 25 editions we hold

The players with the most missed cuts at the Valspar Championship, with their starts and the cuts they made.
PLAYER STARTS MADE MISSED
Brian Gay 20 10 10
Charley Hoffman 19 9 9
K.J. Choi 18 9 8
Sean O'Hair 17 7 8
Carl Pettersson 15 7 8
Tim Petrovic 13 5 8
Peter Malnati 10 2 8
Ryan Moore 16 9 7
John Senden 15 8 7
Zach Johnson 15 8 7
Greg Chalmers 12 5 7
Boo Weekley 11 4 7
Martin Laird 11 4 7
Brian Harman 10 3 7
Rich Beem 10 3 7

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 Valspar Championship they started, with at least three starts.
PLAYER CUTS MADE
Sergio Garcia 7
David Lingmerth 5
Denny McCarthy 5
Corey Conners 4
Keith Mitchell 4
Kramer Hickok 4
Xander Schauffele 4
Cameron Smith 3
Chandler Phillips 3
Doc Redman 3

Frequently asked questions

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

74 of the 133 players we hold made the cut and were paid, and 58 missed it. The other one withdrew, were disqualified or finished without a cheque.

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

In 2026 the last place on the ladder was 74th, and Bud Cauley took $17,927. The winner's cheque was 91 times that.

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

Across the 25 editions we hold, 54% of the players were paid off the ladder: 1,434 of 2,661. That is the 13th lowest share of the 66 tournaments we hold.

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

Brian Gay, ten times in twenty starts we hold, ahead of Charley Hoffman on nine.

Where to next

The cut at the tournaments either side of this one

Valspar Championship prize money carries every champion and what the win paid, the Valspar 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: Rocket Classic, Genesis Scottish Open, U.S. Open, John Deere Classic, The RSM Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Wyndham Championship, The Greenbrier Classic, Procore Championship, Farmers Insurance Open, The American Express, THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Valero Texas Open, Travelers Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Texas Children's Houston Open, Buick Challenge and Michelob Championship at Kingsmill.