The American Express handed out a total purse of $9.2 million in 2026 with Scottie Scheffler taking home the biggest share after his dominant performance across four rounds. The world No. 1 earned $1.656 million for his victory, while the rest of the field split the remaining prize money based on finishing positions.
Scheffler finished at 27 under par to secure his first win of the season and his 20th career PGA Tour title. A four man group including Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Matt McCarty and Andrew Putnam tied for second place with each player collecting over $600,000.
Several big names also featured inside the top 25, including Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott and Max Homa.
Here is the complete prize money payout for golfers who made the cut at The American Express.
Prize money payout for each golfer at the 2026 American Express
- WINNER: Scottie Scheffler – $1.656 million
- T2: Jason Day – $616,400
- T2: Ryan Gerard – $616,400
- T2: Matt McCarty – $616,400
- T2: Andrew Putnam – $616,400
- T6: Sam Stevens – $322,000
- T6: Si Woo Kim – $322,000
- T8: Sahith Theegala – $250,700
- T8: Haotong Li – $250,700
- T8: Russell Henley – $250,700
- T8: Austin Smotherman – $250,700
- T8: Tom Hoge – $250,700
- T13: David Ford – $169,740
- T13: Zach Bauchou – $169,740
- T13: Jacob Bridgeman – $169,740
- T13: Patrick Cantlay – $169,740
- T13: Wyndham Clark – $169,740
- T18: S.H. Kim – $117,606.66
- T18: Karl Vilips – $117,606.66
- T18: Pierceson Coody – $117,606.66
- T18: Rickie Fowler – $117,606.66
- T18: Will Zalatoris – $117,606.66
- T18: Blades Brown – $117,606.66
- T24: Adam Scott – $85,100
- T24: Ben Griffin – $85,100
- T24: Harry Hall – $85,100
- T27: Max Homa – $57,918.18
- T27: Jordan Smith – $57,918.18
- T27: Matthieu Pavon – $57,918.18
- T27: Harris English – $57,918.18
- T27: Nick Taylor – $57,918.18
- T27: Johnny Keefer – $57,918.18
- T27: Sam Ryder – $57,918.18
- T27: Max McGreevy – $57,918.18
- T27: Sam Burns – $57,918.18
- T27: Billy Horschel – $57,918.18
- T27: Eric Cole – $57,918.18
- T38: Min Woo Lee – $39,100
- T38: Robert MacIntyre – $39,100
- T38: Joel Dahmen – $39,100
- T38: Christiaan Bezuidenhout – $39,100
- T38: Tom Kim – $39,100
- T38: J.T. Poston – $39,100
- T44: Dylan Wu – $25,376
- T44: Rasmus Hojgaard – $25,376
- T44: Ryo Hisatsune – $25,376
- T44: A.J. Ewart – $25,376
- T44: David Lipsky – $25,376
- T44: Keith Mitchell – $25,376
- T44: Alex Smalley – $25,376
- T44: Matt Kuchar – $25,376
- T44: Carson Young – $25,376
- T44: Ricky Castillo – $25,376
- T44: Patrick Rodgers – $25,376
- T44: Rafael Campos – $25,376
- T56: Davis Riley – $20,884
- T56: Max Greyserman – $20,884
- T56: Daniel Berger – $20,884
- T56: Taylor Moore – $20,884
- T56: John Parry – $20,884
- T56: Denny McCarthy – $20,884
- T56: Michael Brennan – $20,884
- T63: Chad Ramey – $19,688
- T63: Seamus Power – $19,688
- T63: Chandler Phillips – $19,688
- T63: Matt Fitzpatrick – $19,688
- T63: Davis Chatfield – $19,688
- T63: Mac Meissner – $19,688
- 69: Adrien Dumont de Chassart – $19,044
- T70: Adrien Saddier – $18,768
- T70: Zach Johnson – $18,768
- 72: Gary Woodland – $18,492
- 73: Zecheng Dou – $18,308
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