2016 American Express prize money
Jason Dufner won the 2016 American Express on 24 January 2016 and took $1,044,000. Below is every one of the 67 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,600 Michael Kim collected for finishing 70.
Jason Dufner 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 2016 American Express
24 January 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dufner | USA | -25 | 263 | $1,044,000 |
| 2 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -25 | 263 | $626,400 |
| T3 | Andrew Loupe | USA | -21 | 267 | $301,600 |
| T3 | Kevin Na | USA | -21 | 267 | $301,600 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -21 | 267 | $301,600 |
| T6 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -20 | 268 | $194,300 |
| T6 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -20 | 268 | $194,300 |
| T6 | Luke List | USA | -20 | 268 | $194,300 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | USA | -19 | 269 | $162,400 |
| T9 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -19 | 269 | $162,400 |
| T11 | Brian Harman | USA | -18 | 270 | $133,400 |
| T11 | Charles Howell III | USA | -18 | 270 | $133,400 |
| T11 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -18 | 270 | $133,400 |
| T14 | Bud Cauley | USA | -17 | 271 | $104,400 |
| T14 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -17 | 271 | $104,400 |
| T14 | Smylie Kaufman | USA | -17 | 271 | $104,400 |
| T17 | Chez Reavie | USA | -16 | 272 | $75,897 |
| T17 | Jason Gore | USA | -16 | 272 | $75,897 |
| T17 | Lucas Glover | USA | -16 | 272 | $75,897 |
| T17 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -16 | 272 | $75,897 |
| T17 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | -16 | 272 | $75,897 |
| T17 | Webb Simpson | USA | -16 | 272 | $75,897 |
| T24 | Ben Crane | USA | -15 | 273 | $49,445 |
| T24 | Colt Knost | USA | -15 | 273 | $49,445 |
| T24 | John Huh | USA | -15 | 273 | $49,445 |
| T24 | Martin Piller | USA | -15 | 273 | $49,445 |
| T28 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | -14 | 274 | $38,570 |
| T28 | Bryce Molder | USA | -14 | 274 | $38,570 |
| T28 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -14 | 274 | $38,570 |
| T28 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -14 | 274 | $38,570 |
| T28 | Michael Thompson | USA | -14 | 274 | $38,570 |
| T28 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -14 | 274 | $38,570 |
| T34 | Ben Martin | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Blayne Barber | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Brendan Steele | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Brett Stegmaier | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Matt Jones | AUS | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T34 | Wes Roach | USA | -13 | 275 | $28,058 |
| T42 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -12 | 276 | $19,173 |
| T42 | Alex Cejka | GER | -12 | 276 | $19,173 |
| T42 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -12 | 276 | $19,173 |
| T42 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | -12 | 276 | $19,173 |
| T42 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -12 | 276 | $19,173 |
| T42 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -12 | 276 | $19,173 |
| T49 | Jim Herman | USA | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T49 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T49 | Martin Laird | SCO | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T49 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T49 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T49 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T49 | Russell Henley | USA | -11 | 277 | $14,053 |
| T56 | Dawie van der Walt | RSA | -10 | 278 | $12,934 |
| T56 | Hudson Swafford | USA | -10 | 278 | $12,934 |
| T56 | Mark Wilson | USA | -10 | 278 | $12,934 |
| T56 | Patrick Reed | USA | -10 | 278 | $12,934 |
| T56 | Roberto Castro | USA | -10 | 278 | $12,934 |
| T62 | Chris Stroud | USA | -9 | 279 | $12,354 |
| T62 | Dicky Pride | USA | -9 | 279 | $12,354 |
| T62 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -9 | 279 | $12,354 |
| T62 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -9 | 279 | $12,354 |
| T66 | D.A. Points | USA | -7 | 281 | $12,006 |
| T66 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -7 | 281 | $12,006 |
| 68 | Derek Ernst | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,832 |
| 69 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -4 | 284 | $11,716 |
| 70 | Michael Kim | USA | -3 | 285 | $11,600 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,091,900 between them, against $1,600,101 shared by the other 52 players paid.
The 67 cheques above come to $5,692,001 between them. We hold 143 players for the week in all, so 76 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 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Bill Haas. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Hudson Swafford. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2016 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2016 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2016 was the $1,890,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Jason Day.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 American Express?
Jason Dufner, on 24 January 2016, in a playoff. The win paid $1,044,000.
How much did the 2016 American Express pay out?
The 67 cheques on this page come to $5,692,001 between them, from $1,044,000 at the top down to $11,600.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 American Express?
$11,600, which Michael Kim collected for finishing 70.
How many players were paid at the 2016 American Express?
67. We hold 143 players for that week in all, so 76 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.