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.
