Sony Open prize money 2026: How much they are playing for at PGA Tour's curtain-raiser
Sony Open prize money: Check out how much they are playing for as the PGA Tour kicks off their 2026 season.
The PGA Tour's 2026 campaign kicks off in paradise at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Waialae Country Club, on the island of Oahu, will stage the tournament over 12-16 January.
Canada's Nick Taylor returns to defend his title and he is joined by 119 others in the field.
Taylor pocketed more than $1.5m for his victory here 12 months ago.
The golfer and Nico Echavarria could not be separated over 72 holes but it was Taylor who prevailed in the play-off, holing out for eagle to land his fifth PGA Tour title.
The 2026 Sony Open will carry total prize purse of $8.7m, meaning the champion will walk away with a cheque for $1.56m.
GolfMagic has listed all of the payout information below.
Don't forget to check back in at the conclusion of the tournament to see how much they all won.
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1 | $1,566,000 |
2 | $948,300 |
3 | $600,300 |
4 | $426,300 |
5 | $356,700 |
6 | $315,375 |
7 | $293,625 |
8 | $271,875 |
9 | $254,475 |
10 | $237,075 |
11 | $219,675 |
12 | $202,275 |
13 | $184,875 |
14 | $167,475 |
15 | $158,775 |
16 | $150,075 |
17 | $141,375 |
18 | $132,675 |
19 | $123,975 |
20 | $115,275 |
21 | $106,575 |
22 | $97,875 |
23 | $90,915 |
24 | $83,955 |
25 | $76,995 |
26 | $70,035 |
27 | $67,425 |
28 | $64,815 |
29 | $62,205 |
30 | $59,595 |
31 | $56,985 |
32 | $54,375 |
33 | $51,765 |
34 | $49,590 |
35 | $47,415 |
36 | $45,240 |
37 | $43,065 |
38 | $41,325 |
39 | $39,585 |
40 | $37,845 |
41 | $36,105 |
42 | $34,365 |
43 | $32,625 |
44 | $30,885 |
45 | $29,145 |
46 | $27,405 |
47 | $25,665 |
48 | $24,273 |
49 | $23,055 |
50 | $22,359 |
51 | $21,837 |
52 | $21,315 |
53 | $20,976 |
54 | $20,619 |
55 | $20,445 |
56 | $20,271 |
57 | $20,097 |
58 | $19,923 |
59 | $19,749 |
60 | $19,575 |
61 | $19,401 |
62 | $19,227 |
63 | $19,053 |
64 | $18,879 |
65 | $18,705 |
66 | $18,531 |
67 | $18,357 |
68 | $18,183 |
69 | $18,009 |
70 | $17,835 |
71 | $17,661 |
72 | $17,487 |
73 | $17,313 |
74 | $17,139 |
75 | $16,965 |
76 | $16,791 |
77 | $16,617 |
78 | $16,443 |
79 | $16,269 |
80 | $16,095 |
Finish | Player | Earnings |
1 | Nick Taylor | $1,566,000 |
2 | Nico Echavarria | $948,300 |
T3 | Stephan Jaeger | $513,300 |
T3 | J.J. Spaun | $513,300 |
5 | Eric Cole | $356,700 |
T6 | Jackson Suber | $283,838 |
T6 | Adam Schenk | $283,838 |
T6 | Keegan Bradley | $283,838 |
T6 | Patrick Fishburn | $283,838 |
T10 | Nick Dunlap | $168,563 |
T10 | Jesper Svensson | $168,563 |
T10 | Paul Peterson | $168,563 |
T10 | Russell Henley | $168,563 |
T10 | Harry Hall | $168,563 |
T10 | Lee Hodges | $168,563 |
T16 | Hideki Matsuyama | $132,675 |
T16 | Webb Simpson | $132,675 |
T16 | Alex Smalley | $132,675 |
T16 | Denny McCarthy | $132,675 |
T16 | Gary Woodland | $132,675 |
T21 | Mark Hubbard | $80,089 |
T21 | Sam Ryder | $80,089 |
T21 | C.T. Pan | $80,089 |
T21 | Matt Kuchar | $80,089 |
T21 | Mac Meissner | $80,089 |
T21 | Zach Johnson | $80,089 |
T21 | Kensei Hirata | $80,089 |
T21 | Lucas Glover | $80,089 |
T21 | Brian Harman | $80,089 |
T30 | Keith Mitchell | $52,138 |
T30 | Erik van Rooyen | $52,138 |
T30 | Adam Svensson | $52,138 |
T30 | Brice Garnett | $52,138 |
T30 | Sepp Straka | $52,138 |
T30 | Andrew Putnam | $52,138 |
T30 | Bud Cauley | $52,138 |
T37 | James Hahn | $36,975 |
T37 | Henrik Norlander | $36,975 |
T37 | Kurt Kitayama | $36,975 |
T37 | Sahith Theegala | $36,975 |
T37 | Vincent Norrman | $36,975 |
T37 | Nate Lashley | $36,975 |
T37 | Justin Lower | $36,975 |
T37 | Ryan Gerard | $36,975 |
T45 | Frankie Capan III | $24,382 |
T45 | David Lipsky | $24,382 |
T45 | Jeremy Paul | $24,382 |
T45 | Ben Griffin | $24,382 |
T45 | Taylor Pendrith | $24,382 |
T45 | Tom Hoge | $24,382 |
T45 | Kevin Roy | $24,382 |
T45 | Maverick McNealy | $24,382 |
T53 | Ben Kohles | $20,389 |
T53 | Robert MacIntyre | $20,389 |
T53 | Chan Kim | $20,389 |
T53 | Thomas Detry | $20,389 |
T53 | Brandt Snedeker | $20,389 |
T53 | Kevin Streelman | $20,389 |
T59 | Thomas Rosenmueller | $19,314 |
T59 | Sam Stevens | $19,314 |
T59 | Adam Hadwin | $19,314 |
T59 | Charley Hoffman | $19,314 |
T59 | Ben Martin | $19,314 |
T59 | Rico Hoey | $19,314 |
T65 | Ryo Hisatsune | $18,440 |
T65 | Tom Kim | $18,440 |
T65 | Taylor Montgomery | $18,440 |
T65 | Matt McCarty | $18,440 |
69 | Ben Silverman | $18,009 |
T70 | Greyson Sigg | $17,748 |
T70 | Cristobal Del Solar | $17,748 |
T72 | Vince Whaley | $17,226 |
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