2013 American Express prize money
Brian Gay won the 2013 American Express on 20 January 2013 and took $1,008,000. Below is every one of the 70 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,968 Greg Owen collected for finishing 81.
Brian Gay 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 2013 American Express
20 January 2013
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gay | USA | -25 | 263 | $1,008,000 |
| 2 | Charles Howell III | USA | -25 | 263 | $492,800 |
| 2 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -25 | 263 | $492,800 |
| T4 | James Hahn | USA | -24 | 264 | $246,400 |
| T4 | Scott Stallings | USA | -24 | 264 | $246,400 |
| T6 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -23 | 265 | $194,600 |
| T6 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -23 | 265 | $194,600 |
| T8 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -22 | 266 | $168,000 |
| T8 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -22 | 266 | $168,000 |
| T10 | Billy Horschel | USA | -21 | 267 | $124,133 |
| T10 | Brian Stuard | USA | -21 | 267 | $124,133 |
| T10 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -21 | 267 | $124,133 |
| T10 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -21 | 267 | $124,133 |
| T10 | Richard Lee | USA | -21 | 267 | $124,133 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | USA | -21 | 267 | $124,133 |
| T16 | Bob Estes | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T16 | Bryce Molder | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T16 | John Rollins | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T16 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T16 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T16 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T16 | Robert Streb | USA | -20 | 268 | $78,560 |
| T23 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -19 | 269 | $51,520 |
| T23 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -19 | 269 | $51,520 |
| T23 | Matt Jones | AUS | -19 | 269 | $51,520 |
| T23 | Zach Johnson | USA | -19 | 269 | $51,520 |
| T27 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T27 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T27 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T27 | Fabián Gómez | ARG | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T27 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T27 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T27 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | -18 | 270 | $35,728 |
| T37 | Bud Cauley | USA | -17 | 271 | $22,400 |
| T37 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -17 | 271 | $22,400 |
| T37 | Johnson Wagner | USA | -17 | 271 | $22,400 |
| T37 | Justin Leonard | USA | -17 | 271 | $22,400 |
| T37 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -17 | 271 | $22,400 |
| T37 | Roberto Castro | USA | -17 | 271 | $22,400 |
| T47 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Lucas Glover | USA | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Martin Laird | SCO | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T47 | Steven Bowditch | AUS | -16 | 272 | $14,062 |
| T56 | Brendan Steele | USA | -15 | 273 | $12,432 |
| T56 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -15 | 273 | $12,432 |
| T56 | Ross Fisher | ENG | -15 | 273 | $12,432 |
| T56 | Russell Henley | USA | -15 | 273 | $12,432 |
| T56 | Tag Ridings | USA | -15 | 273 | $12,432 |
| T56 | William McGirt | USA | -15 | 273 | $12,432 |
| T63 | Colt Knost | USA | -14 | 274 | $11,928 |
| T63 | D.A. Points | USA | -14 | 274 | $11,928 |
| T65 | Boo Weekley | USA | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T65 | Brad Fritsch | CAN | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T65 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T65 | Harris English | USA | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T65 | John Senden | AUS | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T65 | Luke List | USA | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T65 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -13 | 275 | $11,424 |
| T72 | D.H. Lee | KOR | -12 | 276 | $10,808 |
| T72 | Shawn Stefani | USA | -12 | 276 | $10,808 |
| T76 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -11 | 277 | $10,416 |
| T76 | Jason Bohn | USA | -11 | 277 | $10,416 |
| T76 | Michael Bradley | USA | -11 | 277 | $10,416 |
| T79 | Ben Kohles | USA | -10 | 278 | $10,136 |
| T79 | David Toms | USA | -10 | 278 | $10,136 |
| 81 | Greg Owen | ENG | -8 | 280 | $9,968 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,956,398 between them, against $1,514,512 shared by the other 55 players paid.
The 70 cheques above come to $5,470,910 between them. We hold 117 players for the week in all, so 47 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 2012 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Mark Wilson. The 2014 ladder is the one after, won by Patrick Reed. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2013 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2013 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2013 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2013 American Express?
Brian Gay, on 20 January 2013, in a playoff. The win paid $1,008,000.
How much did the 2013 American Express pay out?
The 70 cheques on this page come to $5,470,910 between them, from $1,008,000 at the top down to $9,968.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2013 American Express?
$9,968, which Greg Owen collected for finishing 81.
How many players were paid at the 2013 American Express?
70. We hold 117 players for that week in all, so 47 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.