Chris Gotterup won the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii with a final round 64 (-6) to finish at 16-under par, earning $1,638,000 from the $9.1 million purse. The 26-year-old from New Jersey claimed his third PGA Tour victory in three seasons, defeating Ryan Gerard by two strokes at Waialae Country Club. A total of 74 players made the cut and earned prize money from this first event of the 2026 PGA Tour season.

2026 Sony Open in Hawaii – Final Results & Complete Prize Money Breakdown

🏆 Tournament Summary

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Winner: Chris Gotterup (USA)
Total Score: 264 (-16)
Rounds: 63-69-68-64
Prize Money: $1,638,000
FedExCup Points: 500
Tournament Purse: $9,100,000
Location: Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Dates: January 15-18, 2026

📊 Sony Open in Hawaii Complete Final Leaderboard – All 74 Players

Pos	Player	Country	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Score	Prize Money
1	Chris Gotterup	USA	63	69	68	64	264	-16	$1,638,000
2	Ryan Gerard	USA	69	64	68	65	266	-14	$991,900
3	Patrick Rodgers	USA	66	67	69	65	267	-13	$627,900
T4	Robert MacIntyre	SCO	67	71	67	63	268	-12	$409,500
T4	Jacob Bridgeman	USA	69	68	67	64	268	-12	$409,500
T6	Daniel Berger	USA	66	70	69	64	269	-11	$287,105
T6	Taylor Pendrith	CAN	69	68	68	64	269	-11	$287,105
T6	Lee Hodges	USA	70	67	67	65	269	-11	$287,105
T6	Davis Riley	USA	67	64	67	71	269	-11	$287,105
T6	Harry Hall	ENG	65	69	66	69	269	-11	$287,105
T11	Jake Knapp	USA	66	68	70	66	270	-10	$220,675
T11	Si Woo Kim	KOR	69	66	68	67	270	-10	$220,675
T13	Pierceson Coody	USA	68	70	69	64	271	-9	$163,042
T13	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	CAN	67	67	72	65	271	-9	$163,042
T13	Hideki Matsuyama	JPN	69	70	65	67	271	-9	$163,042
T13	S.H. Kim	KOR	63	68	72	68	271	-9	$163,042
T13	Nick Taylor	CAN	62	69	70	70	271	-9	$163,042
T13	Kevin Roy	USA	62	69	69	71	271	-9	$163,042
T19	Dan Brown	ENG	70	67	69	66	272	-8	$111,839
T19	Ben Griffin	USA	63	71	71	67	272	-8	$111,839
T19	Chandler Phillips	USA	66	69	70	67	272	-8	$111,839
T19	Russell Henley	USA	65	73	67	67	272	-8	$111,839
T19	John Parry	ENG	64	68	69	71	272	-8	$111,839
T24	Maverick McNealy	USA	66	66	74	67	273	-7	$72,475
T24	Patton Kizzire	USA	70	66	70	67	273	-7	$72,475
T24	Kensei Hirata	JPN	67	69	69	68	273	-7	$72,475
T24	Bud Cauley	USA	71	67	67	68	273	-7	$72,475
T24	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	BEL	64	67	73	69	273	-7	$72,475
T24	Jordan Spieth	USA	68	68	68	69	273	-7	$72,475
T24	Corey Conners	CAN	70	67	65	71	273	-7	$72,475
T31	Seamus Power	IRL	67	71	72	64	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Michael Kim	USA	67	68	74	65	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Brice Garnett	USA	66	69	72	67	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Ren Yonezawa	JPN	68	68	70	68	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Sahith Theegala	USA	73	66	67	68	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Takumi Kanaya	JPN	66	66	73	69	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Dylan Wu	USA	69	66	70	69	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Sam Stevens	USA	69	68	68	69	274	-6	$53,508
T31	Ricky Castillo	USA	66	70	68	70	274	-6	$53,508
T40	J.J. Spaun	USA	66	71	72	66	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Denny McCarthy	USA	65	73	70	67	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Tom Hoge	USA	69	69	70	67	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Mac Meissner	USA	65	74	69	67	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Vince Whaley	USA	67	66	74	68	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Kurt Kitayama	USA	65	69	73	68	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Adam Scott	AUS	67	70	70	68	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Vijay Singh	FIJ	68	70	68	69	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Alex Smalley	USA	64	70	71	70	275	-5	$39,585
T40	Adam Svensson	CAN	65	70	67	73	275	-5	$39,585
T50	Aaron Rai	ENG	69	70	69	68	276	-4	$32,253
T50	Emilio Gonzalez	MEX	72	67	68	69	276	-4	$32,253
T50	David Ford	USA	66	68	72	70	276	-4	$32,253
T50	Zac Blair	USA	68	70	68	70	276	-4	$32,253
T50	Rico Hoey	PHI	69	70	67	70	276	-4	$32,253
T55	Matthieu Pavon	FRA	68	69	73	67	277	-3	$30,030
T55	Zecheng Dou	CHN	68	71	71	67	277	-3	$30,030
T55	Webb Simpson	USA	70	69	70	68	277	-3	$30,030
T55	Doug Ghim	USA	69	65	74	69	277	-3	$30,030
T55	Haotong Li	CHN	66	73	69	69	277	-3	$30,030
T55	Matt McCarty	USA	67	72	68	70	277	-3	$30,030
T61	Zach Johnson	USA	68	70	74	66	278	-2	$28,743
T61	Nick Dunlap	USA	65	68	77	68	278	-2	$28,743
T61	Brian Harman	USA	68	68	74	68	278	-2	$28,743
T61	Tom Kim	KOR	69	69	72	68	278	-2	$28,743
T61	Johnny Keefer	USA	68	71	70	69	278	-2	$28,743
T66	Keith Mitchell	USA	71	68	73	67	279	-1	$27,911
T66	Jordan Smith	ENG	68	69	74	68	279	-1	$27,911
T66	Joe Highsmith	USA	68	69	73	69	279	-1	$27,911
T66	Mark Hubbard	USA	69	69	72	69	279	-1	$27,911
70	Zach Bauchou	USA	71	68	67	74	280	E	$27,482
T71	Chad Ramey	USA	69	70	77	65	281	+1	$27,209
T71	William Mouw	USA	70	69	70	72	281	+1	$27,209
73	Kota Kaneko	JPN	69	67	73	74	283	+3	$26,936
74	Billy Horschel	USA	69	70	74	71	284	+4	$26,754

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💡 Sony Open in Hawaii Key Tournament Highlights

• Chris Gotterup’s Back Nine Surge: The 26-year-old fired three consecutive birdies on holes 12, 13, and 17 to secure the victory. His 26-foot putt on the difficult 13th hole and a perfect tee shot on 17 sealed the championship.

• Davis Riley’s Collapse: The 54-hole leader started with a two-shot advantage but recorded three-putt bogeys on holes 6 and 7, followed by a double bogey on 8, falling out of contention.

• Vijay Singh’s Return: At age 62, Singh made his first PGA Tour cut since the 2020 Memorial, finishing T40. The 2005 Sony Open winner holed out from a greenside bunker for birdie during his opening round.

• Best Round: Multiple players shot 62 in Round 1, including Nick Taylor and Kevin Roy. Robert MacIntyre had the best final round with a 63 (-7).

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Korean PGA TOUR Players

K.J. Choi

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Jon Rahm: 2023 Masters and 2021 U.S. Open champion, joined LIV Golf in 2024 for a reported $300 million.
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PGA TOUR Overview

The PGA TOUR is the premier professional golf tour in the United States and North America, hosting major golf tournaments. Established in 1968, the PGA TOUR is a membership organization for the world’s top professional golfers, co-sanctioning over 130 tournaments across the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, and PGA TOUR Canada.

💰 Prize Money Distribution

PGA TOUR event prize money is distributed as follows:

Winner: Typically receives 18% of the total purse (e.g., $1.44M for an $8M purse).
2nd Place: Approx. 10.9% (e.g., $872K).
3rd Place: Approx. 6.9% (e.g., $552K).
Distribution: All players making the cut receive a share, with amounts decreasing by rank.
Minimum Prize: The lowest-ranked player making the cut earns approx. 0.2% (e.g., $16K).

Regular PGA TOUR events offer purses of $7M–$9M, Signature Events exceed $20M, and majors are $15M or more.

✂️ Cut System

The cut is used in most PGA TOUR events to narrow the field for the final rounds:

Standard Cut Rule: The top 65 players and ties advance to the weekend rounds (changed from top 70 in 2019).
Cut Timing: Determined after 36 holes (first two rounds).
No-Cut Events: Signature Events, TOUR Championship, and limited-field events have no cut.
Secondary Cut: Rarely, if too many players make the cut, a secondary cut (MDF – Made Cut, Did Not Finish) may occur after round 3.
Amateurs: Amateurs can make the cut but are ineligible for prize money.

Players missing the cut receive no prize money or FedExCup points and do not play the final rounds.

🏆 FedExCup Points System

The FedExCup is a season-long championship culminating in the playoffs:

Regular Events: Winner earns 500 points, with points decreasing by rank.
Signature Events: Winner earns 700 points.
Major Championships: Winner earns 600 points.
The Players Championship: Winner earns 600 points.
Playoffs: FedExCup playoff events award increased points (e.g., playoff event winners earn 2000 points).
TOUR Championship: The final event uses a stroke-based system, with the FedExCup leader starting at -10.

The FedExCup winner earns a significant bonus (e.g., $18M from a $75M pool) and a 5-year PGA TOUR exemption. Top final FedExCup rankings secure tour cards.

📅 Tournament Format

Most PGA TOUR events follow a standard format:

Duration: 4 rounds (72 holes) of stroke play, typically Thursday to Sunday.
Field Size: Usually 132–156 players.
Par: Most courses are par 70–72.
Pro-Am: Many tournaments include a Wednesday Pro-Am event with professionals and amateurs.
Special Formats: Some tournaments have unique formats:
- Zurich Classic (team play)
- WGC-Dell Match Play (match play format – *Note: format/events may change annually*)
- The Genesis Invitational (120-player limited field)

The player with the lowest total score after all rounds wins. In case of a tie after 72 holes, a sudden-death playoff typically determines the winner.