Sony Open in Hawaii payout distribution 2025: Purse, winner's prize money

Waialae Country Club, a long-time staple on the PGA Tour calendar, welcomed the first full-field of the year for the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii. Following a record-breaking week at Kapalua, the second event of the new season provided a sterner test for all involved.

Hideki Matsuyama's record-setting 35-under winning tally at the season-opening signature event last week was nowhere in sight at this year's Sony Open, instead, 13-under was good enough to take a lead into the final round. J.J. Spaun set the pace at Waialae after his 5-under 65 on Moving Day saw the 2022 Valero Texas Open champion with an excellent opportunity to secure his second PGA Tour win going into the final round.

After opening his Sony Open with a 1-under 69, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley surged up the leaderboard over the next two days to not only make the cut but thrust himself into contention at the Sony Open in Hawaii once again. The seven-time PGA Tour winner finished runner-up at last year's Sony Open and would hope to go one step further in 2025.

With Spaun holding a marginal lead over a host of players, including Bradley, going into the final round the 34-year-old would need to keep his foot on the pedal if he hoped to secure his second win on Tour. Meanwhile, Bradley, Eric Cole, last year's Texas Children's Houston Open winner Stephan Jaeger, and others would look to capitalize on any mistakes by the leader and come away with this year's title themselves. Whether it was Spaun, Bradley, or any of the other contenders in hot pursuit, whoever hoisted this year's trophy at the Sony Open would also come away with a handsome winner's share of this year's purse in Hawaii. How much was on the line at the Sony Open in Hawaii, though? Let's take a look at this week's purse, the winner's share, and payout distribution by finishing position.

Sony Open in Hawaii purse 2025: Total purse and winner's prize money

The purse for the first full-field event of the new PGA Tour season is set at $8.7 million in 2025 with this year's champion at Waialae taking home a winner's share of $1.566 million; a little under 20% of the overall purse in Hawaii. For a fourth consecutive year, the Sony Open in Hawaii sees an increase in its total prize purse after divvying out $8.3 million to its field last year and $7.9 million in 2023. This year's purse is an increase of over two million from the $6.6 million sum that was distributed to the field at Waialae in 2021. Of course, with the lucrative purses in the world of golf nowadays, a year-over-year increase like this comes as little surprise.

Sony Open in Hawaii payout distribution by finishing position in 2025

Here is a look at the entire purse breakdown by finishing position for the second PGA Tour event on the 2025 calendar.

As previously mentioned, the prize purse at the Sony Open in Hawaii has gradually increased over the last four years, the result is a substantial payout distribution even in a non-signature event such as this. The top 21 finishers at Waialae will all take home a six-figure payday for their efforts at this year's Sony Open. Meanwhile, the top 9 finishers will earn north of $250k, while finishing inside of the top 3 will guarantee over $600k in prize money. Incredibly, even with the increased figures, this year's Sony Open in Hawaii purse will likely still rank on the lower-end of tournament purses on the PGA Tour this season, further illustrating how much is on the line for the professionals nowadays.

In addition to the eye-opening prize figures, players in these non-signature events are vying for crucial FedEx Cup points as they aim to guarantee their spot in future signature events via the Aon Swing 5 on the PGA Tour. The 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii winner will accumulate 500 FedEx Cup points towards that (if not already having guaranteed their spot) and for the season-long race to East Lake and the Tour Championship later in the year.