Wayne Levi finished -11 and took 18% of the purse. That $58,500 is worth about $201,411 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1982 Hawaiian Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1982 Hawaiian Open prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Levi | -11 | $58,500 | $58,500 |
| 2 | Scott Simpson | -10 | $35,100 | $35,100 |
| 3 | Chip Beck | -9 | $16,900 | $22,100 +31% |
| T4 | Bobby Clampett | -8 | $13,433 | |
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw | -8 | $13,433 | |
| T4 | Andy North | -8 | $13,433 | |
| T7 | Bruce Lietzke | -7 | $10,133 | |
| T7 | Nick Faldo | -7 | $10,133 | |
| T7 | Jim Booros | -7 | $10,133 | |
| 10 | Dan Halldorson | -6 | $8,775 | |
| T11 | Al Geiberger | -5 | $8,125 | $6,910 |
| T11 | John Mahaffey | -5 | $8,125 | $6,910 |
| T11 | Forrest Fezler | -5 | $8,125 | $6,910 |
| T11 | Jeff Sanders | -5 | $8,125 | $6,910 |
| T11 | Rocky Thompson | -5 | $8,125 | $6,910 |
| T16 | Ed Sneed | -4 | $4,712 | |
| T16 | Greg Powers | -4 | $4,712 | |
| T16 | Bruce Douglass | -4 | $4,712 | |
| T16 | Charles Coody | -4 | $4,712 | |
| T16 | Jim Nelford | -4 | $4,712 | |
| T16 | Larry Nelson | -4 | $4,712 | |
| T22 | Arnold Palmer | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | Pete Izumigawa | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | Fred Couples | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | Terry Diehl | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | George Cadle | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | Bob Proben | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | Tom Purtzer | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T22 | Tom Watson | -3 | $2,933 | $2,854 |
| T30 | Mike Reid | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Bill Rogers | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Scott Steger | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Bob Gilder | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Gary Hallberg | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Roger Maltbie | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Mark Lye | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T30 | Allen Miller | -2 | $1,878 | |
| T38 | Mark Hayes | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T38 | Gary Koch | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T38 | Rex Caldwell | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T38 | Isao Aoki | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T38 | Ray Floyd | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T38 | John Schroeder | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T38 | Tommy Valentine | -1 | $1,331 | |
| T45 | Howard Twitty | E | $1,008 | $929 |
| T45 | Mark O'Meara | E | $1,008 | $929 |
| T45 | Lee Elder | E | $1,008 | $929 |
| T45 | Doug Campbell | E | $1,008 | $929 |
| T45 | George Burns | E | $1,008 | $929 |
| T45 | Mark Pfeil | E | $1,008 | $929 |
| T51 | Hale Irwin | +1 | $766 | |
| T51 | Roger Calvin | +1 | $766 | |
| T51 | Andy Bean | +1 | $766 | |
| T51 | Ronnie Black | +1 | $766 | |
| T51 | Woody Fitzhugh | +1 | $766 | |
| T51 | Massy Kuramoto | +1 | $766 | |
| T57 | Frank Conner | +2 | $722 | |
| T57 | Dave Barr | +2 | $722 | |
| T57 | Mike Holland | +2 | $722 | |
| T57 | Charlie Gibson | +2 | $722 | |
| T61 | Jeff Mitchell | +3 | $699 | $698 |
| T61 | Michael Brannan | +3 | $699 | $698 |
| T61 | Jet Ozaki | +3 | $699 | $698 |
| T64 | Don Bies | +4 | $677 | |
| T64 | Gene Littler | +4 | $677 | |
| T64 | Mike Morley | +4 | $677 | |
| T64 | Billy Kratzert | +4 | $677 | |
| 68 | Richard Zokol | +5 | $662 | |
| T69 | Skip Dunaway | +6 | $662 | $644 |
| T69 | John Adams | +6 | $662 | $644 |
| T69 | Antonio Cerdá | +6 | $662 | $644 |
| T69 | Jay Cudd | +6 | $662 | $644 |
| T69 | Lennie Clements | +6 | $662 | $644 |
| 74 | Tim Simpson | +7 | $632 | $626 -1% |
| T75 | Eric Batten | +8 | $617 | |
| T75 | Vance Heafner | +8 | $617 | |
| 77 | Mike Peck | +9 | $608 | |
| MC | Dan Pohl | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Pooley | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Mazza | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lindy Miller | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Lister | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Heard | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Skeeter Heath | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hubert Green | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Lou Graham | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Don January | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Jones | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Knox | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | George Archer | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Bertoncino | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Chain | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Casper | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Buttner | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Wally Armstrong | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Britton | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Curl | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Dent | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Commans | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Ferenz | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Dale Douglass | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Edwards | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Eichelberger | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Sann | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Stockton | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Streck | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alan Tapie | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Clarence Rose | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Michael | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Victor Regalado | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Rinker | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Haase | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Wadkins | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Watkins | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Weibring | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Wrenn | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Ziegler | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Thomsen | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Thore | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Simons | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | J. C. Snead | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Trivisonno | +7 | $0 | |
| DQ | Fuzzy Zoeller | E | Not known | |
| DQ | R. H. Sikes | Not known | ||
| DQ | Ron Garcia | Not known | ||
| DQ | John Fought | Not known | ||
| DQ | Mike Donald | Not known | ||
| DQ | Bob Byman | Not known | ||
| DQ | Mike McCullough | Not known | ||
| — | Pat McGowan | Not known | ||
| — | Jim McLean | Not known | ||
| — | Larry Mize | Not known | ||
| — | Jack McConachie | Not known | ||
| — | Bill Loeffler | Not known | ||
| — | Lyn Lott | Not known | ||
| — | Pat Lindsey | Not known | ||
| — | Rod Nuckolls | Not known | ||
| — | Tom Inskeep | Not known | ||
| — | Barry Harwell | Not known | ||
| — | Don Levin | Not known | ||
| — | Steven Liebler | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Graham | Not known | ||
| — | Thomas Gray | Not known | ||
| — | Dick Goetz | Not known | ||
| — | Ken Green | Not known | ||
| — | Joe Hager | Not known | ||
| — | Michael Burke Jr. | Not known | ||
| — | Tim Brauch | Not known | ||
| — | Rick Borg | Not known | ||
| — | Woody Blackburn | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Booker | Not known | ||
| — | Tommy Armour III | Not known | ||
| — | Terry Anton | Not known | ||
| — | Ray Barr Jr. | Not known | ||
| — | Billy Bassler | Not known | ||
| — | Buzz Fly | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Ford | Not known | ||
| — | Johnny Elam | Not known | ||
| — | Randy Hartzell | Not known | ||
| — | Bruce MacDonald | Not known | ||
| — | Steve Weidner | Not known | ||
| — | Brien Charter | Not known | ||
| — | Doug Perry | Not known | ||
| — | Bob Burton | Not known | ||
| — | Jim White | Not known | ||
| — | John Traub | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Preston | Not known | ||
| — | Don Reese | Not known | ||
| — | Payne Stewart | Not known | ||
| — | Ed Selser | Not known | ||
| — | Mike Smith | Not known | ||
| WD | Leonard Thompson | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Buddy Gardner | +4 | Not known | |
| WD | Jim Colbert | +7 | Not known |
Sony Open in Hawaii winner's share over time
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1982 Hawaiian Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1982 Hawaiian Open get?
Wayne Levi won $58,500 from a $325,000 purse.
What was the 1982 Hawaiian Open purse?
$325,000.
How much did last place get at the 1982 Hawaiian Open?
The smallest check was $608, to Mike Peck (77).
How many players made the cut at the 1982 Hawaiian Open?
77 players made the cut and finished, and 51 players missed it.