Hawaii native Chen Jin made the cut for the first time in his career this week at the Sony Open.
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The PGA Tour’s first full event of the new season brings with it a host of players looking to get off to a strong start in 2025.
Last week’s Sentinel field featured only 59 of last season’s top players and winners, while the Sony Open fielded 144 players, many of whom were rookies just starting their PGA Tour careers.
While this week doesn’t feature the massive $20 million purse of last week’s signature event, the high finish could still set the tone before the PGA Tour reduces its roster of exempt players from 125 to 100 at the end of the season.
That’s crucial for guys like Hawaii native Chan Kim, a second-year tour member who made the cut as a PGA Tour member for the first time this week.
“Being the season opener and getting some points right out of the gate, it’s a really big confidence boost,” the 15-year pro said Saturday.
Kim finished the week tied for 53rd after shooting a 68 on Sunday, which will net him $20,388.50. Nothing crazy, but he started the new year on a plus note, heading to the airport to catch a red-eye flight to next week’s American Express.
Here’s the full payout breakdown for this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Total funding is $8.7 million.
How much each player will earn at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii
win: Nick Taylor $1,566,000
2. Nico Echavarria $948,300
T3. JJ Spann$513,300
Steven Yeager
5. Eric Cole $356,700
T6. Jackson Suber$281,587.50
Adam Schenk
Patrick Fishburne
Keegan Bradley
T10. Jasper Swenson$195,025
Nick Dunlap
Paul Peterson
Russell Henry
Lee Hodges
Harry Hall
T16. Hideki Matsuyama$132,675
Webb Simpson
Alex Smalley
Danny McCarthy
Gary Woodland
T21. Pan CT $80,088.33
Sam Ryder
Mark Hubbard
Zach Johnson
Mike Meissner
Kensei Hirata
Matt Kuchar
Lucas Glover
Brian Harman
T30. Adam Swenson $52,137.86
Bryce Garnett $56,985
Sepp Straka $54,375
Andrew Putnam $51,765
Eric van Rooyen$49,590
Bud Cowley $47,415
Keith Mitchell $45,240
T37. Nate Leslie $36,975
Vincent Norman
Justin Lore
Kurt Kitayama
Thasi Sigala
Henrik Noland
James Hahn
Ryan Gerrard
T45. Tyler Pendris $24,381.75
Tom Hogg $27,405
Kevin Roy $25,665
Ben Griffin $24,273
Jeremy Paul$23,055
David Lipsky $22,359
Frankie Caplan III $21,837
Maverick McNeely $21,315
T53. Kevin Streiman $20,388.50
Brandt Snedeker $20,619
Thomas Detry $20,445
Chen Jin$20,271
Robert McIntyre$20,097
Ben Coles$19,923
T59. Rico Hoy $19,314
Charlie Hoffman
Ben Martin
Adam Hadwin
Sam Stevens
Thomas Rosenmiller
T65. Matt McCarty $18,444
Tyler Montgomery
Tom King
Always bright
69. Ben Silverman$18,009
T70. Cristóbal del Solar$17,748
Grayson Hick
T72. Doug Jim $17,226
Luke Lister
Tyler Dixon
Vince Wiley
76. Aaron Baddeley $16,791
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