The American Express 2025: $8.8 Million Purse, Winner’s Payout & Prize Money Earnings

Sepp Straka holds the trophy after winning the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.
(AP Photo/William Liang)
  • The American Express had a purse of $8.8 million in 2025.
  • The winner's share was $1,584,000.
  • Sepp Straka won for the third time on the PGA Tour.

It was a unique week on the PGA Tour for The American Express in La Quinta, California.

The event was at PGA West, which has three courses — Pete Dye SC, Nicklaus TC, La Quinta CC. Players played all three courses for the first three rounds, and then the final round was exclusively be at the Pete Dye SC.

Even though it wasn’t a PGA Tour signature event, plenty of top players were in the field, including Sungjae Im, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas.

Sepp Straka picked up his third career PGA Tour win. He finished at 25-under, which was good for a two-shot victory over Justin Thomas.

The tournament had a purse of $8.8 million.

How Much Does the Winner of 2025 The American Express Make?

Sepp Straka’s winner’s share for 2025 The American Express was $1,584,000.

The American Express: Winner’s Payout, Prize Money Earnings

PositionPlayerScoreEarnings
1Scottie Scheffler-27$1,656,000
T2Jason Day-23$489,100
T2Ryan Gerard-23$489,100
T2Andrew Putnam-23$489,100
T2Matt McCarty-23$489,100
T6Sam Stevens-22$255,500
T6Tom Hoge-22$255,500
T6Si Woo Kim-22$255,500
T9Sahith Theegala-21$191,625
T9Russell Henley-21$191,625
T9Haotong Li-21$191,625
T9Austin Smotherman-21$191,625
T13David Ford-20$134,685
T13Zach Bauchou-20$134,685
T13Patrick Cantlay-20$134,685
T13Jacob Bridgeman-20$134,685
T13Wyndham Clark-20$134,685
T18Blades Brown-19$93,318
T18Will Zalatoris-19$93,318
T18S.H. Kim-19$93,318
T18Karl Vilips-19$93,318
T18Pierceson Coody-19$93,318
T18Rickie Fowler-19$93,318
T24Harry Hall-18$64,605
T24Adam Scott-18$64,605
T24Ben Griffin-18$64,605
T27Billy Horschel-17$46,039
T27Max McGreevy-17$46,039
T27Max Homa-17$46,039
T27Jordan Smith-17$46,039
T27Matthieu Pavon-17$46,039
T27Sam Ryder-17$46,039
T27Johnny Keefer-17$46,039
T27Harris English-17$46,039
T27Nick Taylor-17$46,039
T27Sam Burns-17$46,039
T27Eric Cole-17$46,039
T38Tom Kim-16$31,755
T38Christiaan Bezuidenhout-16$31,755
T38Robert MacIntyre-16$31,755
T38Joel Dahmen-16$31,755
T38Min Woo Lee-16$31,755
T38J.T. Poston-16$31,755
T44Ricky Castillo-15$20,800
T44Carson Young-15$20,800
T44Patrick Rodgers-15$20,800
T44Rafael Campos-15$20,800
T44Matt Kuchar-15$20,800
T44Alex Smalley-15$20,800
T44Keith Mitchell-15$20,800
T44Dylan Wu-15$20,800
T44A.J. Ewart-15$20,800
T44Rasmus Hojgaard-15$20,800
T44David Lipsky-15$20,800
T44Ryo Hisatsune-15$20,800
T56Denny McCarthy-14$16,571
T56Michael Brennan-14$16,571
T56Taylor Moore-14$16,571
T56John Parry-14$16,571
T56Daniel Berger-14$16,571
T56Davis Riley-14$16,571
T56Max Greyserman-14$16,571
T63Mac Meissner-13$15,622
T63Davis Chatfield-13$15,622
T63Chandler Phillips-13$15,622
T63Chad Ramey-13$15,622
T63Séamus Power-13$15,622
T63Matt Fitzpatrick-13$15,622
69Adrien Dumont de Chassart-12$15,111
T70Zach Johnson-10$14,892
T70Adrien Saddier-10$14,892
72Gary Woodland-9$14,673
73Zecheng Dou-6$14,527

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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”