2008 American Express prize money
D.J. Trahan won the 2008 American Express on 20 January 2008 and took $918,000. Below is every one of the 46 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,639 Kevin Stadler collected for finishing T75.
Every cheque at the 2008 American Express
20 January 2008
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -26 | 334 | $918,000 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | USA | -23 | 337 | $550,800 |
| T5 | Chez Reavie | USA | -21 | 339 | $186,150 |
| T5 | Ryan Moore | USA | -21 | 339 | $186,150 |
| T8 | Boo Weekley | USA | -19 | 341 | $142,800 |
| T8 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -19 | 341 | $142,800 |
| T8 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -19 | 341 | $142,800 |
| T12 | Ben Crane | USA | -18 | 342 | $103,275 |
| T12 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -18 | 342 | $103,275 |
| T12 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -18 | 342 | $103,275 |
| T12 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -18 | 342 | $103,275 |
| T16 | Bill Haas | USA | -17 | 343 | $73,950 |
| T16 | John Merrick | USA | -17 | 343 | $73,950 |
| T16 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -17 | 343 | $73,950 |
| T16 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -17 | 343 | $73,950 |
| T22 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -16 | 344 | $51,000 |
| T22 | Jason Bohn | USA | -16 | 344 | $51,000 |
| T22 | John Senden | AUS | -16 | 344 | $51,000 |
| T26 | Brian Davis | ENG | -15 | 345 | $39,270 |
| T26 | Bubba Watson | USA | -15 | 345 | $39,270 |
| T26 | Stewart Cink | USA | -15 | 345 | $39,270 |
| T29 | Matt Jones | AUS | -14 | 346 | $32,428 |
| T29 | Olin Browne | USA | -14 | 346 | $32,428 |
| T29 | Steve Marino | USA | -14 | 346 | $32,428 |
| T29 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -14 | 346 | $32,428 |
| T38 | Brian Gay | USA | -12 | 348 | $21,420 |
| T38 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -12 | 348 | $21,420 |
| T38 | Rich Beem | USA | -12 | 348 | $21,420 |
| T44 | Heath Slocum | USA | -11 | 349 | $15,419 |
| T44 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -11 | 349 | $15,419 |
| T44 | Ryan Armour | USA | -11 | 349 | $15,419 |
| T44 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -11 | 349 | $15,419 |
| T50 | Chad Campbell | USA | -10 | 350 | $12,206 |
| T50 | J.J. Henry | USA | -10 | 350 | $12,206 |
| T50 | Kyle Thompson | USA | -10 | 350 | $12,206 |
| T56 | Fred Couples | USA | -9 | 351 | $11,373 |
| T56 | Martin Laird | SCO | -9 | 351 | $11,373 |
| T56 | Mike Weir | CAN | -9 | 351 | $11,373 |
| T62 | Chris Stroud | USA | -8 | 352 | $10,863 |
| T62 | Lucas Glover | USA | -8 | 352 | $10,863 |
| T62 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -8 | 352 | $10,863 |
| T66 | Kevin Na | USA | -7 | 353 | $10,455 |
| T70 | Jason Gore | USA | -6 | 354 | $9,996 |
| T70 | Paul Goydos | USA | -6 | 354 | $9,996 |
| T75 | Ken Duke | USA | -5 | 355 | $9,639 |
| T75 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -5 | 355 | $9,639 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,978,400 between them, against $679,509 shared by the other 31 players paid.
The 46 cheques above come to $3,657,909 between them. We hold 63 players for the week in all, so seventeen 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 2007 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Charley Hoffman. The 2009 ladder is the one after, won by Pat Perez. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2008 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2008 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2008 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Sergio Garcia.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2008 American Express?
D.J. Trahan, on 20 January 2008. The win paid $918,000.
How much did the 2008 American Express pay out?
The 46 cheques on this page come to $3,657,909 between them, from $918,000 at the top down to $9,639.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2008 American Express?
$9,639, which Kevin Stadler collected for finishing T75.
How many players were paid at the 2008 American Express?
46. We hold 63 players for that week in all, so seventeen 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.