The winner won nothing! Here’s The American Express prize money
How much does each PGA Tour star take home from La Quinta
Let us break down the prize money for The American Express.
It’s the tournament that Jon Rahm won during his rampant run at the start of the 2023 PGA Tour season.
He battled with Davis Thompson and beat the American by a shot in La Quinta 12 months ago. He had already won the Sentry Tournament of Champions and went on to win the Genesis Invitational and the Masters.
But of course, the Spaniard is in pastures new with LIV Golf and has been suspended by the US circuit.
The 2024 edition of the event was even more memorable. 20-year-old amateur Nick Dunlap secured a historic win on the PGA Tour, becoming the first amateur to win on the circuit since 1991.
Dunlap carded a final-round 70 to edge Christiaan Bezuidenhout by one shot, as he also battled with Sam Burns and Justin Thomas down the stretch in the California sun.
Here is the American Express prize money breakdown in 2024:
PGA Tour: American Express prize money
WIN: Nick Dunlap, $0 (amateur)
2: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $1.512 million
T3: Kevin Yu, $635,600
T3: Xander Schauffele, $635,600
T3: Justin Thomas, $635,600
T6: Michael Kim, $310,800
T6: Adam Hadin, $310,800
T6: Sam Burns, $310,800
T9: Keith Mitchell, $254,100
T9: Ben Griffin, $254,100
T11: Ryo Hisatsune, $212,100
T11: Alexander Bjork, $212,100
T11: J.T. Poston, $212,100
T14: Bronson Burgoon, $164,500
T14: Chan Kim, $164,500
T14: Jimmy Stanger, $164,500
T17: Greyson Sigg, $132,300
T17: Tom Hoge, $132,300
T17: Carson Young, $132,300
T17: Scottie Scheffler, $132,300
T21: Alex Smalley, $99,120
T21: Min Woo Lee, $99,120
T21: Davis Thompson, $99,120
T21: Eric Cole, $99,120
T25: Erik van Rooyen, $63,980
T25: Tony Finau, $63,980
T25: Alex Noren, $63,980
T25: Zach Johnson, $63,980
T25: Sungjae Im, $63,980
T25: K.H. Lee, $63,980
T25: Chandler Phillips, $63,980
T25: Austin Eckroat, $63,980
T25: Si Woo Kim, $63,980
T34: Tyler Duncan, $45,780
T34: Vince Whaley, $45,780
T34: Joe Highsmith, $45,780
T34: Will Zalatoris, $45,780
T34: Jason Day, $45,780
T39: Matthieu Pavon, $34,020
T39: Paul Barjon, $34,020
T39: Wyndham Clark, $34,020
T39: Justin Lower, $34,020
T39: Harrison Endycott, $34,020
T39: Daniel Berger, $34,020
T39: Jacob Bridgeman, $34,020
T39: Lanto Griffin, $34,020
T47: Mark Hubbard, $23,704.80
T47: Chris Kirk, $23,704.80
T47: Beau Hossler, $23,704.80
T47: Andrew Putnam, $23,704.80
T47: Ben Kohles, $23,704.80
T52: Erik Barnes, $20,454
T52: Stephan Jaeger, $20,454
T52: Chez Reavie, $20,454
T52: Patrick Cantlay, $20,454
T56: Max Greyserman, $19,404
T56: Yuxin Lin, $19,404
T56: Chesson Hadley, $19,404
T56: Ben Martin, $19,404
T56: Matt NeSmith, $19,404
61: Taylor Montgomery, $18,900
T62: Zac Blair, $18,564
T62: Camilo Villegas, $18,564
T62: Sam Ryder, $18,564
T65: Nico Echavarria, $18,114
T65: Sam Stevens, $18,114
67: Will Gordon, $17,892
What about the American Express golf prize money from previous years? Here is the total purse and the winner’s share from past tournaments…
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American Express prize money
2023
Purse: $8,000,000
Winner: $1,440,000 (Jon Rahm)
2022
Purse: $7,600,000
Winner: $1,368,000 (Hudson Swafford)
2021
Purse: $6,700,000
Winner: $1,206,000 (Si-woo Kim)
2020
Purse: $6,700,000
Winner: $1,206,000 (Andrew Landry)
2019
Purse: $5,900,000
Winner: $1,062,000 (Adam Long)
2018
Purse: $5,900,000
Winner: $1,062,000 (Jon Rahm)
2017
Purse: $5,800,000
Winner: $1,044,000 (Hudson Swafford)
2016
Purse: $5,800,000
Winner: $1,044,000 (Jason Dufner)
2015
Purse: $5,700,000
Winner: $1,026,000 (Bill Haas)
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