2003 American Express prize money
Mike Weir won the 2003 American Express on 2 February 2003 and took $810,000. Below is every one of the 25 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,180 Shaun Micheel collected for finishing T66.
Every cheque at the 2003 American Express
2 February 2003
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | CAN | -30 | 330 | $810,000 |
| 2 | Jay Haas | USA | -28 | 332 | $486,000 |
| T3 | Tim Herron | USA | -26 | 334 | $261,000 |
| T6 | Pat Perez | USA | -23 | 337 | $156,375 |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -23 | 337 | $156,375 |
| T8 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -22 | 338 | $126,000 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | USA | -22 | 338 | $126,000 |
| T12 | Davis Love III | USA | -21 | 339 | $91,125 |
| T12 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -21 | 339 | $91,125 |
| T21 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -19 | 341 | $43,521 |
| T28 | Chad Campbell | USA | -18 | 342 | $31,275 |
| T43 | Alex Cejka | GER | -15 | 345 | $13,703 |
| T43 | Fred Couples | USA | -15 | 345 | $13,703 |
| T43 | Stewart Cink | USA | -15 | 345 | $13,703 |
| T43 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -15 | 345 | $13,703 |
| T51 | David Toms | USA | -14 | 346 | $10,656 |
| T51 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -14 | 346 | $10,656 |
| 56 | John Daly | USA | -13 | 347 | $10,260 |
| T57 | John Senden | AUS | -12 | 348 | $10,035 |
| T57 | Tom Lehman | USA | -12 | 348 | $10,035 |
| T61 | Ben Crane | USA | -11 | 349 | $9,720 |
| T61 | Fred Funk | USA | -11 | 349 | $9,720 |
| T66 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -9 | 351 | $9,180 |
| T66 | Olin Browne | USA | -9 | 351 | $9,180 |
| T66 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -9 | 351 | $9,180 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,433,608 between them, against $98,622 shared by the other ten players paid.
The 25 cheques above come to $2,532,230 between them. We hold 39 players for the week in all, so fourteen of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other American Express years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2002 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 2004 ladder is the one after, won by Phil Mickelson. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2003 golf year
44 other tournaments we hold a 2003 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2003 was the $1,170,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2003 American Express?
Mike Weir, on 2 February 2003. The win paid $810,000.
How much did the 2003 American Express pay out?
The 25 cheques on this page come to $2,532,230 between them, from $810,000 at the top down to $9,180.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2003 American Express?
$9,180, which Shaun Micheel collected for finishing T66.
How many players were paid at the 2003 American Express?
25. We hold 39 players for that week in all, so fourteen of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.