Where is the American Express Golf Tournament Played? From PGA Stars to Prize Money Everything You need to Know

The PGA Tour is moving forward with the third tournament of the year, the American Express 2024, after the successful conclusion of the Sony Open 2024. The upcoming tournament will be held at three courses on the PGA West grounds of La Quinta, California. It will begin on January 18, Thursday, and conclude on January 21, Sunday.

The American Express has a field size of 156 players. 22 out of the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings will be participating in the next PGA Tour event. Defending champion Jon Rahm will miss the tournament as he has joined the LIV Golf League and is ineligible to participate.

Current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, reigning US Open Champion Wyndham Clark, 2021 Players Championship winner Justin Thomas, and last Ryder Cup participants such as Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, and Robert McIntyre are some notable names in the field of the American Express 2024.

Other top stars such as Sam Burns, Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry, Tony Finau, Kevin Kisner, Charley Hoffman, and Zach Johnson will also be seen at the three courses of PGA West grounds of La Quinta, California this weekend.

What is the Prize Money Breakout Of The American Express?

The third PGA Tour event of the year will have a prize purse of $8,300,000 million. The winner of the tournament will receive a paycheck worth $1,512,000. He will also get 500 FedEx Cup points and 60 points on the Official World Golf Rankings. He will also be exempted from the Tour for the next two years and will earn an invite to the 2025 edition’s Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, The Players Championship, and The Sentry.

The American Express will follow a similar 72-hole format and a one-time cut will be made on the field after the end of the first two rounds. Only the top 65 players, including ties, will enter the weekend play and they will be eligible to earn bits and pieces of the left-out prize purse.

Let’s take a detailed look at the prize money breakout for American Express:

1 – $1,512,000
2 – $915,600
3 – $579,600
4 – $411,600
5 – $344,400
6 – $304,500
7 – $283,500
8 – $262,500
9 – $245,700
10 – $228,900
11 – $212,100
12 – $195,300
13 – $178,500
14 – $161,700
15 – $153,300
16 – $144,900
17 – $136,500
18 – $128,100
19 – $119,700
20 – $111,300
21 – $102,900
22 – $94,500
23 – $87,780
24 – $81,060
25 – $74,340
26 – $67,620
27 – $65,100
28 – $62,580
29 – $60,060
30 – $57,540
31 – $55,020
32 – $52,500
33 – $49,980
34 – $47,880
35 – $45,780
36 – $43,680
37 – $41,580
38 – $39,900
39 – $38,220
40 – $36,540
41 – $34,860
42 – $33,180
43 – $31,500
44 – $29,820
45 – $28,140
46 – $26,460
47 – $24,780
48 – $23,436
49 – $22,260
50 – $21,588
51 – $21,084
52 – $20,580
53 – $20,244
54 – $19,908
55 – $19,740
56 – $19,572
57 – $19,404
58 – $19,236
59 – $19,068
60 – $18,900
61 – $18,732
62 – $18,564
63 – $18,396
64 – $18,228
65 – $18,060

The American Express 2024 is certain to see a new champion this time because Jon Rahm has already been omitted from the field due to his new alliance with LIV Golf. The full-field PGA Tour event will surely be a delight for fans.

Post Edited By: Samir Satam

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Kunal Singh

Kunal is a golf journalist for The SportsRush. He is an avid golf fan with a huge inclination towards Rory McIlroy's drive and Phil Mickelson's short game. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and is currently pursuing a MBA in Media Management. Before joining The SportsRush, he has already penned over 1300 articles. If not covering stories on golf, you can find him brainstorming various fiction stories, composing music, and playing snooker.

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