Welcome back, PGA Tour.
The 2026 season kicks off this week at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu with the Sony Open in Hawaii. Nick Taylor is the event’s defending champion, taking down Nico Echavarria in a playoff last year to win.
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There’s a pretty stacked field being the first event of the year, with plenty of notables heading to the middle of the Pacific for one week before the West Coast Swing begins.
Here’s a look at the purse and total prize money for the first PGA Tour event of 2026, the Sony Open in Hawaii.
What’s the total purse for the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii?
The total purse for the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii is $9.1 million. That’s up from $8.7 million a year ago.
How much money does the winner make at the 2026 Sony Open?
The winner of the Sony receives $1.638 million, or 18 percent of the total purse. Taylor earned $1.566 million for his win in 2025.
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The field size is 120 this time around, as compared to 144 last year.
Sony Open in Hawaii 2026 prize money payouts
|
Position |
Prize money |
|
1 |
$1,638,000 |
|
2 |
$991,900 |
|
3 |
$627,900 |
|
4 |
$445,900 |
|
5 |
$373,100 |
|
6 |
$329,875 |
|
7 |
$307,125 |
|
8 |
$284,375 |
|
9 |
$266,175 |
|
10 |
$247,975 |
|
11 |
$229,775 |
|
12 |
$211,575 |
|
13 |
$193,375 |
|
14 |
$175,175 |
|
15 |
$166,075 |
|
16 |
$156,975 |
|
17 |
$147,875 |
|
18 |
$138,775 |
|
19 |
$129,675 |
|
20 |
$120,575 |
|
21 |
$111,475 |
|
22 |
$102,375 |
|
23 |
$95,095 |
|
24 |
$87,815 |
|
25 |
$80,535 |
|
26 |
$73,255 |
|
27 |
$70,525 |
|
28 |
$67,795 |
|
29 |
$65,065 |
|
30 |
$62,335 |
|
31 |
$59,605 |
|
32 |
$56,875 |
|
33 |
$54,145 |
|
34 |
$51,870 |
|
35 |
$49,595 |
|
36 |
$47,320 |
|
37 |
$45,045 |
|
38 |
$43,225 |
|
39 |
$41,405 |
|
40 |
$39,585 |
|
41 |
$37,765 |
|
42 |
$35,945 |
|
43 |
$34,125 |
|
44 |
$32,305 |
|
45 |
$30,485 |
|
46 |
$28,665 |
|
47 |
$26,845 |
|
48 |
$25,389 |
|
49 |
$24,115 |
|
50 |
$23,387 |
|
51 |
$22,841 |
|
52 |
$22,295 |
|
53 |
$21,931 |
|
54 |
$21,567 |
|
55 |
$21,385 |
|
56 |
$21,203 |
|
57 |
$21,021 |
|
58 |
$20,839 |
|
59 |
$20,657 |
|
60 |
$20,475 |
|
61 |
$20,293 |
|
62 |
$20,111 |
|
63 |
$19,929 |
|
64 |
$19,747 |
|
65 |
$19,565 |
|
65 |
$19,565 |
Where is the Sony Open in Hawaii played?
Waialae Country Club originally was designed by famed golden-era architect Seth Raynor and opened in 1927 alongside Kahala Beach. The layout, which first hosted the PGA Tour in 1965, will play to 7,044 yards with a par of 70. Of note: The standard routing is altered for the Sony Open, with the nines reversed to better take advantage of the scenic sunsets.
— Jason Lusk, Golfweeek
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Sony Open in Hawaii 2026: Winner’s money payout, purse at Waialae
