2026 American Express prize money
Scottie Scheffler won the 2026 American Express on 25 January 2026 and took $1,656,000. Below is every one of the 73 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $18,308 Zecheng Dou collected for finishing 73.
Every cheque at the 2026 American Express
25 January 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -27 | 261 | $1,656,000$1.7m |
| T2 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -23 | 265 | $616,400 |
| T2 | Jason Day | AUS | -23 | 265 | $616,400 |
| T2 | Matt McCarty | USA | -23 | 265 | $616,400 |
| T2 | Ryan Gerard | USA | -23 | 265 | $616,400 |
| T6 | Sam Stevens | USA | -22 | 266 | $322,000 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -22 | 266 | $322,000 |
| T8 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -21 | 267 | $250,700 |
| T8 | Haotong Li | CHN | -21 | 267 | $250,700 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | USA | -21 | 267 | $250,700 |
| T8 | Sahith Theegala | USA | -21 | 267 | $250,700 |
| T8 | Tom Hoge | USA | -21 | 267 | $250,700 |
| T13 | David Ford | -20 | 268 | $169,740 | |
| T13 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -20 | 268 | $169,740 |
| T13 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -20 | 268 | $169,740 |
| T13 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -20 | 268 | $169,740 |
| T13 | Zach Bauchou | USA | -20 | 268 | $169,740 |
| T18 | Blades Brown | -19 | 269 | $117,607 | |
| T18 | Karl Vilips | AUS | -19 | 269 | $117,607 |
| T18 | Pierceson Coody | USA | -19 | 269 | $117,607 |
| T18 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -19 | 269 | $117,607 |
| T18 | Seonghyeon Kim | KOR | -19 | 269 | $117,607 |
| T18 | Will Zalatoris | USA | -19 | 269 | $117,607 |
| T24 | Adam Scott | AUS | -18 | 270 | $81,420 |
| T24 | Ben Griffin | USA | -18 | 270 | $81,420 |
| T24 | Harry Hall | ENG | -18 | 270 | $81,420 |
| T27 | Billy Horschel | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Eric Cole | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Harris English | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | John Keefer | -17 | 271 | $57,918 | |
| T27 | Jordan Smith | ENG | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Matthieu Pavon | FRA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Max Homa | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Max McGreevy | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Nick Taylor | CAN | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Sam Burns | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T27 | Sam Ryder | USA | -17 | 271 | $57,918 |
| T38 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | -16 | 272 | $39,100 |
| T38 | Joel Dahmen | USA | -16 | 272 | $39,100 |
| T38 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | -16 | 272 | $39,100 |
| T38 | J.T. Poston | USA | -16 | 272 | $39,100 |
| T38 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | -16 | 272 | $39,100 |
| T38 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -16 | 272 | $39,100 |
| T44 | A.J. Ewart | CAN | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Alex Smalley | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Carson Young | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | David Lipsky | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Dylan Wu | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Rafael Campos | PUR | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Rasmus Hojgaard | DEN | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Ricky Castillo | USA | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T44 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | -15 | 273 | $25,377 |
| T56 | Daniel Berger | USA | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T56 | Davis Riley | USA | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T56 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T56 | John Parry | ENG | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T56 | Max Greyserman | USA | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T56 | Michael Brennan | AUS | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T56 | Taylor Moore | USA | -14 | 274 | $20,884 |
| T63 | Chad Ramey | USA | -13 | 275 | $19,688 |
| T63 | Chandler Phillips | USA | -13 | 275 | $19,688 |
| T63 | Davis Chatfield | USA | -13 | 275 | $19,688 |
| T63 | Mac Meissner | USA | -13 | 275 | $19,688 |
| T63 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -13 | 275 | $19,688 |
| T63 | Seamus Power | IRL | -13 | 275 | $19,688 |
| 69 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | BEL | -12 | 276 | $19,044 |
| T70 | Adrien Saddier | -10 | 278 | $18,768 | |
| T70 | Zach Johnson | USA | -10 | 278 | $18,768 |
| 72 | Gary Woodland | USA | -9 | 279 | $18,492 |
| 73 | Zecheng Dou | CHN | -6 | 282 | $18,308 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,528,320 between them, against $2,823,300 shared by the other 58 players paid.
The 73 cheques above come to $9,351,620 between them. We hold 155 players for the week in all, so 82 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 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Sepp Straka. The American Express roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 American Express?
Scottie Scheffler, on 25 January 2026. The win paid $1,656,000.
How much did the 2026 American Express pay out?
The 73 cheques on this page come to $9,351,620 between them, from $1,656,000 at the top down to $18,308.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 American Express?
$18,308, which Zecheng Dou collected for finishing 73.
How many players were paid at the 2026 American Express?
73. We hold 155 players for that week in all, so 82 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.