2010 American Express prize money
Bill Haas won the 2010 American Express on 24 January 2010 and took $900,000. Below is every one of the 52 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,600 Paul Goydos collected for finishing 74.
Every cheque at the 2010 American Express
24 January 2010
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Haas | USA | -30 | 330 | $900,000 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | USA | -29 | 331 | $373,333 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -29 | 331 | $373,333 |
| 5 | Alex Prugh | USA | -28 | 332 | $200,000 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | CAN | -26 | 334 | $180,000 |
| 7 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -24 | 336 | $167,500 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | USA | -23 | 337 | $150,000 |
| T8 | Matt Jones | AUS | -23 | 337 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -22 | 338 | $115,000 |
| T10 | Chad Collins | USA | -22 | 338 | $115,000 |
| T10 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -22 | 338 | $115,000 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | USA | -22 | 338 | $115,000 |
| T10 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -22 | 338 | $115,000 |
| T15 | Brian Gay | USA | -21 | 339 | $85,000 |
| T18 | Derek Lamely | USA | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T18 | George McNeill | USA | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T18 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T18 | Jason Dufner | USA | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T18 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T18 | Martin Flores | USA | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T18 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -20 | 340 | $58,750 |
| T26 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -19 | 341 | $35,500 |
| T26 | Charles Howell III | USA | -19 | 341 | $35,500 |
| T26 | John Merrick | USA | -19 | 341 | $35,500 |
| T26 | Pat Perez | USA | -19 | 341 | $35,500 |
| T33 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -18 | 342 | $26,417 |
| T33 | Heath Slocum | USA | -18 | 342 | $26,417 |
| T33 | Jason Bohn | USA | -18 | 342 | $26,417 |
| T33 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -18 | 342 | $26,417 |
| T33 | Webb Simpson | USA | -18 | 342 | $26,417 |
| T39 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -17 | 343 | $21,500 |
| T39 | John Senden | AUS | -17 | 343 | $21,500 |
| T42 | Chris Couch | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T42 | David Toms | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T42 | Michael Bradley | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T42 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T42 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T48 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -15 | 345 | $12,900 |
| T52 | Ben Crane | USA | -14 | 346 | $11,660 |
| T52 | Chris Wilson | USA | -14 | 346 | $11,660 |
| T52 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -14 | 346 | $11,660 |
| T57 | Brian Davis | ENG | -13 | 347 | $11,050 |
| T57 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -13 | 347 | $11,050 |
| T57 | Josh Teater | USA | -13 | 347 | $11,050 |
| T63 | Omar Uresti | USA | -12 | 348 | $10,500 |
| T63 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -12 | 348 | $10,500 |
| T63 | Troy Merritt | USA | -12 | 348 | $10,500 |
| T68 | Bill Lunde | USA | -11 | 349 | $10,100 |
| T68 | Bob Estes | USA | -11 | 349 | $10,100 |
| T71 | Greg Owen | ENG | -9 | 351 | $9,800 |
| T71 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -9 | 351 | $9,800 |
| 74 | Paul Goydos | USA | -6 | 354 | $9,600 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,212,916 between them, against $916,515 shared by the other 37 players paid.
The 52 cheques above come to $4,129,431 between them. We hold 76 players for the week in all, so 24 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 2009 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Pat Perez. The 2011 ladder is the one after, won by Jhonattan Vegas. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2010 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2010 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2010 was the $1,400,000 paid at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, won by Ian Poulter.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2010 American Express?
Bill Haas, on 24 January 2010. The win paid $900,000.
How much did the 2010 American Express pay out?
The 52 cheques on this page come to $4,129,431 between them, from $900,000 at the top down to $9,600.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2010 American Express?
$9,600, which Paul Goydos collected for finishing 74.
How many players were paid at the 2010 American Express?
52. We hold 76 players for that week in all, so 24 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.