The Sony Open has provided a ton of drama and excitement over the years on the PGA Tour and the 2024 trip to Waialae Country Club was no exception.
On Moving Day on Saturday, Keegan Bradley, Grayson Murray and Sam Stevens surged out to the front of the pack to form the final group for Sunday. However, as the final round got underway, guys further down the leaderboard like J.T. Poston, Carl Yuan and Russell Henley all started to make big moves up the leaderboard.
That all led to a thrilling ending and a three-player playoff between Murray, Bradley and Byeon Hun An, who seemed to sneak up on everyone. In the playoff, though, Bradley's approach all but took him out of a chance to make birdie, but Murray put the pressure on An by sinking his 38-foot birdie putt. An then missed one inside of five feet to give Murray the win.
We know that everyone in the field at Waialae came in hoping to get into good form to start the 2024 season, but they're also looking for a nice payday too. What exactly is the purse and prize money on the line at the 2024 Sony Open? Let's take a look.
Sony Open purse 2024: Winner's prize money, total purse
As the winner of the 2024 Sony Open, Grayson Murray will receive $1.494 million in prize money. That is a nice payout for the victor at Waialae in one of the best fields this event has seen in a long time. The total purse at the Sony Open is a solid $8.3 million this week with the winner taking home 18% of the purse. As far as FedEx Cup points go, it is also lesser than in a designated event, but 500 points still go to the winner, with the standard allotment of points we're used to moving further down the leaderboard.
Now, let's take a look at the full payout distribution by finishing position at the Sony Open.
Sony Open payout distribution by finishing position for 2024
Finishing Position | Payout in Prize Money |
|---|---|
Winner: Grayson Murray | $1.494 million |
T2. Keegan Bradley | $738,700 |
T2. Byeong Hun An | $738,700 |
T4. Carl Yuan | $373,500 |
T4. Russell Henley | $373,500 |
6. J.T. Poston | $300,875 |
T7. Nick Taylor | $260,758.33 |
T7. Emiliano Grillo | $260,758.33 |
T7. Matthieu Pavon | $260,758.33 |
T10. Andrew Putnam | $209,575 |
T10. Harris English | $209,575 |
T10. Taylor Pendrith | $209,575 |
T13. Eric Cole | $153,135 |
T13. Tyrrell Hatton | $153,135 |
T13. Taylor Montgomery | $153,135 |
T13. Akshay Bhatia | $153,135 |
T13. Patton Kizzire | $153,135 |
T18. Billy Horschel | $106,101.66 |
T18. Brian Harman | $106,101.66 |
T18. Brandon Wu | $106,101.66 |
T18. Stephan Jaeger | $106,101.66 |
T18. Chris Kirk | $106,101.66 |
T18. Ben Silverman | $106,101.66 |
T24. Patrick Rodgers | $67,645 |
T24. Denny McCarthy | $67,645 |
T24. Stewart Cink | $67,645 |
T24. Troy Merritt | $67,645 |
T24. Kurt Kitayama | $67,645 |
T24. Sam Stevens | $67,645 |
T30. K.H. Lee | $44,750.83 |
T30. Keith Mitchell | $44,750.83 |
T30. Brendon Todd | $44,750.83 |
T30. Zac Blair | $44,750.83 |
T30. Ryo Hisatune | $44,750.83 |
T30. Ludvig Aberg | $44,750.83 |
T30. Hideki Matsuyama | $44,750.83 |
T30. Ben Griffin | $44,750.83 |
T30. Cam Davis | $44,750.83 |
T30. Adam Svensson | $44,750.83 |
T30. S.H. Kim | $44,750.83 |
T30. Taiga Semikawa | $44,750.83 |
T42. Michael Kim | $25,912.60 |
T42. Will Gordon | $25,912.60 |
T42. Si Woo Kim | $25,912.60 |
T42. Nick Hardy | $25,912.60 |
T42. Dylan Wu | $25,912.60 |
T42. Harry Hall | $25,912.60 |
T42. Alex Noren | $25,912.60 |
T42. Charley Hoffman | $25,912.60 |
T42. Scott Stallings | $25,912.60 |
T42. Austin Eckroat | $25,912.60 |
T52. Erik Van Rooyen | $19,770.60 |
T52. Matt Wallace | $19,770.60 |
T52. Joseph Bramlett | $19,770.60 |
T52. Ben Kohles | $19,770.60 |
T52. Robert MacIntyre | $19,770.60 |
T57. Aaron Rai | $18,592 |
T57. Justin Rose | $18,592 |
T57. Corey Conners | $18,592 |
T57. Chandler Phillips | $18,592 |
T57. Maverick McNealy | $18,592 |
T57. Mark Hubbard | $18,592 |
T57. Davis Thompson | $18,592 |
T57. Robby Shelton | $18,592 |
65. Tyler Duncan | $17,845 |
T66. Nico Echavarria | $17,430 |
T66. Greyson Sigg | $17,430 |
T66. Luke List | $17,430 |
T66. Webb Simpson | $17,430 |
T70. Jake Knapp | $16,932 |
T70. Alejandro Tosti | $16,932 |
T72. Joel Dahmen | $16,660 |
T72. Lanto Griffin | $16,660 |
T74. Parker Coody | $16,019 |
T74. Seamus Power | $16,019 |
T74. Justin Lower | $16,019 |
T74. Martin Trainer | $16,019 |
T74. Yuta Katsuragawa | $16,019 |
79. Norman Xiong | $15,521 |
T80. Matthew NeSmith | $15,272 |
T80. Garrick Higgo | $15,272 |
Obviously, we aren't talking about the same level of prize money as we saw last week at The Sentry and that we'll see throughout the season at other designated events. This, however, is the type of purse we can expect to see overall when it comes to the full-field, regular PGA Tour events.
Perhaps more important than the payout, though finishing at the top of the leaderboard is still exceptionally profitable, is the 500 FedEx Cup points awarded to the winner and what that can mean for the season-long race. Additionally, the Top 5 players in FedEx Cup points in these non-designated events will earn entry into the next designated event as part of the Swing 5.