2011 American Express prize money
Jhonattan Vegas won the 2011 American Express on 23 January 2011 and took $900,000. Below is every one of the 54 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,750 John Rollins collected for finishing T72.
Jhonattan Vegas won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2011 American Express
23 January 2011
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -27 | 333 | $900,000 |
| 2 | Bill Haas | USA | -27 | 333 | $440,000 |
| 2 | Gary Woodland | USA | -27 | 333 | $440,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -26 | 334 | $240,000 |
| T5 | Brian Gay | USA | -24 | 336 | $190,000 |
| T5 | Kevin Na | USA | -24 | 336 | $190,000 |
| T7 | Chris Couch | USA | -23 | 337 | $150,625 |
| T7 | Chris Kirk | USA | -23 | 337 | $150,625 |
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -23 | 337 | $150,625 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -23 | 337 | $150,625 |
| T11 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -22 | 338 | $120,000 |
| T11 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -22 | 338 | $120,000 |
| T13 | Alex Cejka | GER | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Bill Lunde | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Boo Weekley | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Brian Davis | ENG | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Charles Howell III | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Derek Lamely | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Justin Leonard | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T13 | Webb Simpson | USA | -21 | 339 | $80,556 |
| T22 | Martin Laird | SCO | -20 | 340 | $52,000 |
| T22 | Michael Bradley | USA | -20 | 340 | $52,000 |
| T25 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -19 | 341 | $39,875 |
| T25 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -19 | 341 | $39,875 |
| T29 | Jason Gore | USA | -18 | 342 | $33,250 |
| T29 | Kyle Stanley | USA | -18 | 342 | $33,250 |
| T29 | Matt Jones | AUS | -18 | 342 | $33,250 |
| T29 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -18 | 342 | $33,250 |
| T33 | Bryce Molder | USA | -17 | 343 | $24,778 |
| T33 | David Toms | USA | -17 | 343 | $24,778 |
| T33 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -17 | 343 | $24,778 |
| T33 | Jason Dufner | USA | -17 | 343 | $24,778 |
| T33 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -17 | 343 | $24,778 |
| T33 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -17 | 343 | $24,778 |
| T42 | D.A. Points | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T42 | Paul Goydos | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T42 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -16 | 344 | $17,000 |
| T48 | Chad Campbell | USA | -15 | 345 | $12,567 |
| T48 | J.J. Henry | USA | -15 | 345 | $12,567 |
| T48 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -15 | 345 | $12,567 |
| T48 | Spencer Levin | USA | -15 | 345 | $12,567 |
| T54 | Chad Collins | USA | -14 | 346 | $11,300 |
| T54 | Colt Knost | USA | -14 | 346 | $11,300 |
| T54 | Pat Perez | USA | -14 | 346 | $11,300 |
| T61 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -13 | 347 | $10,700 |
| T61 | Fabián Gómez | ARG | -13 | 347 | $10,700 |
| T61 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -13 | 347 | $10,700 |
| T61 | Mark Wilson | USA | -13 | 347 | $10,700 |
| T66 | Steve Marino | USA | -12 | 348 | $10,350 |
| T68 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -11 | 349 | $10,100 |
| T68 | Chris Stroud | USA | -11 | 349 | $10,100 |
| T68 | Michael Putnam | USA | -11 | 349 | $10,100 |
| T72 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | 351 | $9,750 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,484,168 between them, against $1,177,122 shared by the other 39 players paid.
The 54 cheques above come to $4,661,290 between them. We hold 85 players for the week in all, so 31 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 2010 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Bill Haas. The 2012 ladder is the one after, won by Mark Wilson. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2011 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2011 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2011 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by K.J. Choi.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2011 American Express?
Jhonattan Vegas, on 23 January 2011, in a playoff. The win paid $900,000.
How much did the 2011 American Express pay out?
The 54 cheques on this page come to $4,661,290 between them, from $900,000 at the top down to $9,750.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2011 American Express?
$9,750, which John Rollins collected for finishing T72.
How many players were paid at the 2011 American Express?
54. We hold 85 players for that week in all, so 31 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.