2018 American Express prize money
Jon Rahm won the 2018 American Express on 21 January 2018 and took $1,062,000. Below is every one of the 77 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,974 Ben Silverman collected for finishing 77.
Jon Rahm 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 2018 American Express
21 January 2018
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | ESP | -22 | 266 | $1,062,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Landry | USA | -22 | 266 | $637,200 |
| T3 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -20 | 268 | $306,800 |
| T3 | John Huh | USA | -20 | 268 | $306,800 |
| T3 | Martin Piller | USA | -20 | 268 | $306,800 |
| T6 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -19 | 269 | $205,025 |
| T6 | Scott Piercy | USA | -19 | 269 | $205,025 |
| T8 | Brandon Harkins | USA | -18 | 270 | $171,100 |
| T8 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -18 | 270 | $171,100 |
| T8 | Sam Saunders | USA | -18 | 270 | $171,100 |
| T11 | Harris English | USA | -17 | 271 | $135,700 |
| T11 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -17 | 271 | $135,700 |
| T11 | Seamus Power | IRL | -17 | 271 | $135,700 |
| T14 | Austin Cook | USA | -16 | 272 | $106,200 |
| T14 | Bud Cauley | USA | -16 | 272 | $106,200 |
| T14 | Grayson Murray | USA | -16 | 272 | $106,200 |
| T17 | Aaron Wise | USA | -15 | 273 | $88,500 |
| T17 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -15 | 273 | $88,500 |
| T17 | Peter Uihlein | USA | -15 | 273 | $88,500 |
| T20 | Beau Hossler | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Brendan Steele | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Brian Harman | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Charles Howell III | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Nick Taylor | CAN | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Stewart Cink | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T20 | Zach Johnson | USA | -14 | 274 | $57,754 |
| T29 | Hudson Swafford | USA | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T29 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T29 | Lucas Glover | USA | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T29 | Nate Lashley | USA | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T29 | Richy Werenski | USA | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T29 | Russell Knox | SCO | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T29 | Tom Lovelady | USA | -13 | 275 | $36,706 |
| T36 | Chez Reavie | USA | -12 | 276 | $27,189 |
| T36 | Derek Fathauer | USA | -12 | 276 | $27,189 |
| T36 | James Hahn | USA | -12 | 276 | $27,189 |
| T36 | Jason Dufner | USA | -12 | 276 | $27,189 |
| T36 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | RSA | -12 | 276 | $27,189 |
| T36 | Webb Simpson | USA | -12 | 276 | $27,189 |
| T42 | Ben Crane | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Brian Gay | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Kevin Na | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T42 | Rob Oppenheim | USA | -11 | 277 | $18,983 |
| T50 | Alex Cejka | GER | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T50 | Corey Conners | CAN | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T50 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T50 | Michael Kim | USA | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T50 | Nick Watney | USA | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T50 | Sam Ryder | USA | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T50 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -10 | 278 | $14,025 |
| T57 | Ben Martin | USA | -9 | 279 | $13,039 |
| T57 | Brett Stegmaier | USA | -9 | 279 | $13,039 |
| T57 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -9 | 279 | $13,039 |
| T57 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -9 | 279 | $13,039 |
| T57 | Tom Hoge | USA | -9 | 279 | $13,039 |
| T57 | Trey Mullinax | USA | -9 | 279 | $13,039 |
| T63 | Brice Garnett | USA | -8 | 280 | $12,449 |
| T63 | Scott Brown | USA | -8 | 280 | $12,449 |
| T63 | Sung Kang | KOR | -8 | 280 | $12,449 |
| T63 | Wesley Bryan | USA | -8 | 280 | $12,449 |
| T67 | Talor Gooch | USA | -7 | 281 | $12,095 |
| T67 | Tom Whitney | USA | -7 | 281 | $12,095 |
| T69 | Billy Hurley III | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,623 |
| T69 | Chris Stroud | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,623 |
| T69 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,623 |
| T69 | Matt Every | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,623 |
| T69 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -6 | 282 | $11,623 |
| T69 | Smylie Kaufman | USA | -6 | 282 | $11,623 |
| 75 | John Peterson | USA | -5 | 283 | $11,210 |
| 76 | Abraham Ancer | MEX | -4 | 284 | $11,092 |
| 77 | Ben Silverman | CAN | 4 | 292 | $10,974 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,162,450 between them, against $1,816,835 shared by the other 62 players paid.
The 77 cheques above come to $5,979,285 between them. We hold 150 players for the week in all, so 73 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 2017 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Hudson Swafford. The 2019 ladder is the one after, won by Adam Long. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2018 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2018 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2018 was the $2,160,000 paid at the U.S. Open, won by Brooks Koepka.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2018 American Express?
Jon Rahm, on 21 January 2018, in a playoff. The win paid $1,062,000.
How much did the 2018 American Express pay out?
The 77 cheques on this page come to $5,979,285 between them, from $1,062,000 at the top down to $10,974.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2018 American Express?
$10,974, which Ben Silverman collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 2018 American Express?
77. We hold 150 players for that week in all, so 73 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.