The American Express Purse, Prize Money And Field

Jon Rahm is one of a strong field hoping to succeed Hudson Swafford as champion

Jon Rahm takes a shot before the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions
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After a two-tournament spell in Hawaii, the PGA Tour moves back to mainland US and California’s PGA West for The American Express, the first of three consecutive tournaments in the Sunshine State and the start of the West Coast Swing.

Last year, Hudson Swafford won the tournament in extremely tight circumstances. Indeed, nine players were firmly in contention with just three holes remaining before the American’s eagle on the 16th was followed up with a birdie on the 17th to help him close out a two-shot victory.

Hudson Swafford with the trophy after winning the 2022 American Express

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Swafford isn’t eligible to defend his trophy because of his involvement in LIV Golf, meaning the door is open for a new champion in 2023. To say there are some strong contenders would be an understatement. Five of the world’s top 10 play – Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris.

Of those, Scheffler is the highest-ranked, but there’s little doubt Rahm is currently in the best run of form. His victory in the Sentry Tournament of Champions two weeks ago was his third in his last six appearances. Who’s to say he won’t make it four in seven this week, particularly as he won the tournament in 2018?

Scheffler, perhaps. The Masters champion has three consecutive top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour and will be confident of improving on his best finish of third in the 2020 tournament. Cantley, meanwhile, has finished in the top 10 in his last three American Express appearances and will fancy his chances of claiming his first win since claiming his second successive BMW Championship title in August.

The eye-catching talent in the field doesn’t end there. American Express ambassador Tony Finau has been racking up victories of his own in recent months, most recently in November’s Cadence Bank Houston Open. Meanwhile, last week’s Sony Open victor, Si Woo Kim, is a former winner of The American Express – the Korean won by a shot in 2021.

There are other former champions in the field, too - 2020 winner Andrew Landry plays, while Adam Long, who claimed victory the year before him also participates. Jason Duffner, who won in 2016, and two-time winner Bill Haas, also appear this week. Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas, who triumphed in 2011 and American Charley Hoffman, who won five years before him, complete the list of former winners in the field.

Players are competing for a purse of $8 million, with the winner claiming $1.44m.

Below is the complete field and prize breakdown for the 2023 American Express.

The American Express Prize Money 2023

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PositionPrize Money
1st$1,440,000
2nd$872,000
3rd$552,000
4th$392,000
5th$328,000
6th$290,000
7th$270,000
8th$250,000
9th$234,000
10th$218,000
11th$202,000
12th$186,000
13th$170,000
14th$154,000
15th$146,000
16th$138,000
17th$130,000
18th$122,000
19th$114,000
20th$106,000
21st$98,000
22nd$90,000
23rd$83,600
24th$77,200
25th$70,800
26th$64,400
27th$62,000
28th$59,600
29th$57,200
30th$54,800
31st$52,400
32nd$50,000
33rd$47,600
34th$45,600
35th$43,600
36th$41,600
37th$39,600
38th$38,000
39th$36,400
40th$34,800
41st$33,200
42nd$31,600
43rd$30,000
44th$28,400
45th$26,800
46th$25,200
47th$23,600
48th$22,320
49th$21,200
50th$20,560

The American Express Field 2023

  • Albertson, Anders
  • Alexander, Tyson
  • An, Byeong Hun
  • Armour, Ryan
  • Barnes, Erik
  • Bezuidenhout, Christiaan
  • Blair, Zac
  • Block, Michael
  • Bramlett, Joseph
  • Brehm, Ryan
  • Burmester, Dean
  • Burns, Sam
  • Byrd, Jonathan
  • Cantlay, Patrick
  • Chappell, Kevin
  • Cink, Stewart
  • Clark, Wyndham
  • Cole, Eric
  • Cone, Trevor
  • Cook, Austin
  • Daffue, MJ
  • Davis, Cam
  • Day, Jason
  • Detry, Thomas
  • Dou, Zecheng
  • Dufner, Jason
  • Duncan, Tyler
  • Echavarria, Nico
  • Eckroat, Austin
  • Endycott, Harrison
  • English, Harris
  • Finau, Tony
  • Fowler, Rickie
  • Frittelli, Dylan
  • Garnett, Brice
  • Ghim, Doug
  • Gligic, Michael
  • Glover, Lucas
  • Gordon, Will
  • Goya, Tano
  • Grant, Brent
  • Griffin, Ben
  • Grillo, Emiliano
  • Haas, Bill
  • Hadley, Chesson
  • Hadwin, Adam
  • Hahn, James
  • Haley II, Paul
  • Hall, Harry
  • Harman, Brian
  • Harrington, Scott
  • Hickok, Kramer
  • Higgo, Garrick
  • Higgs, Harry
  • Hodges, Lee
  • Hoffman, Charley
  • Hoge, Tom
  • Hossler, Beau
  • Hubbard, Mark
  • Huh, John
  • Im, Sungjae
  • Jaeger, Stephan
  • Johnson, Zach
  • Kang, Sung
  • Kim, Michael
  • Kim, S.H.
  • Kim, Si Woo
  • Kim, Tom
  • Kirk, Chris
  • Kizzire, Patton
  • Knowles, Philip
  • Knox, Russell
  • Kodaira, Satoshi
  • Laird, Martin
  • Landry, Andrew
  • Lashley, Nate
  • Lebioda, Hank
  • Lee, Danny
  • Lee, K.H.
  • Lingmerth, David
  • Lipsky, David
  • List, Luke
  • Long, Adam
  • Lower, Justin
  • Malnati, Peter
  • Martin, Ben
  • Matthews, Brandon
  • McCarthy, Denny
  • McGreevy, Max
  • Merritt, Troy
  • Mitchell, Keith
  • Montgomery, Taylor
  • Moore, Ryan
  • Moore, Taylor
  • Muñoz, Sebastián
  • NeSmith, Matthew
  • Norrman, Vincent
  • Novak, Andrew
  • Núñez, Augusto
  • Pak, John
  • Pendrith, Taylor
  • Piercy, Scott
  • Poston, J.T.
  • Putnam, Andrew
  • Rahm, Jon
  • Rai, Aaron
  • Reavie, Chez
  • Riley, Davis
  • Rodgers, Patrick
  • Rose, Justin
  • Roy, Kevin
  • Ryder, Sam
  • Sabbatini, Rory
  • Schauffele, Xander
  • Scheffler, Scottie
  • Schenk, Adam
  • Schmid, Matti
  • Schwab, Matthias
  • Semikawa, Taiga
  • Shelton, Robby
  • Sigg, Greyson
  • Smalley, Alex
  • Steele, Brendan
  • Stevens, Sam
  • Streb, Robert
  • Stuard, Brian
  • Suh, Justin
  • Surratt, Caleb
  • Tarren, Callum
  • Taylor, Ben
  • Taylor, Nick
  • Theegala, Sahith
  • Thompson, Davis
  • Thompson, Michael
  • Todd, Brendon
  • Tway, Kevin
  • Van Rooyen, Erik
  • Vegas, Jhonattan
  • Walker, Jimmy
  • Watney, Nick
  • Werbylo, Trevor
  • Werenski, Richy
  • Westmoreland, Kyle
  • Wiebe, Gunner
  • Willett, Danny
  • Wise, Aaron
  • Wu, Brandon
  • Wu, Dylan
  • Young, Cameron
  • Young, Carson
  • Yu, Kevin
  • Yuan, Carl
  • Zalatoris, Will

Where Is The 2023 American Express Golf Tournament?

The tournament is being held at PGA West in La Quinta, California. The action takes place at the Stadium Course, a Pete Dye-designed effort. It features an island green on the 17th, much like another Dye course, TPC Sawgrass. 

Who Is Playing In The American Express?

There is a strong field for the 2023 tournament. It features five of the world's top 10 and a host of former champions. Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris are some of the standout names. Spaniard Rahm is looking for his second American Express title to add to the one he won in 2018. 

Mike Hall
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Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories. 

He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game. 

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course. 

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