2025 American Express Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Sepp Straka Wins $1,584,000

The Austrian won for the third time on the PGA Tour.

Jeff Ritter | Jan 19, 2025

Sepp Straka won for the third time on the PGA Tour. / JAY CALDERON / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The PGA Tour returned to the mainland U.S. this week, and once again three southern California courses were the scene for the American Express. The event offered an $8.8 million purse, with $1.584 million to the winner.

Sepp Straka is taking home the big check, winning by two shots shots at 25 under for his third PGA Tour win. The Austrian shot rounds of 65-64-64-70 and didn’t make his first bogey until the 70th hole.

Here are the final payouts for the 2025 American Express.

2025 American Express Final Payouts

WIN: Sepp Straka, 25 under: $1,584,000

2. Justin Thomas, 23 under: $959,200

T3. Justin Lower, Jason Day; 22 under: $519,200

T5. Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman: 20 under: $339,900

T7. Camilo Villegas, Taylor Moore, Ben Griffin, Max Greyserman; 19 under: $267,300

11. Alex Smalley; 18 under: $222,200

T12. Nick Taylor, J.T. Poston, Will Zalatoris, Frankie Capan III, Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard; 17 under: $169,400

T18. Trey Mullinax, Kevin Roy, Cam Davis; 16 under: $125,400

T21. Harry Hall, Jacob Bridgeman, Doug Ghim, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Keith Mitchell, Daniel Berger, Ben Kohles; 15 under: $83,270

T29. Vincent Norrman, Carson Young, Tom Hoge, J.J. Spaun, Sam Burns; 14 under: $57,640

T34. Lanto Griffin, Quade Cummins, Lee Hodges, Victor Perez, Ryan Palmer, Harry Higgs, Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Brice Garnett; 13 under: $42,093.33

T43. Ricky Castillo, Matt Kuchar, Sam Ryder, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune, Matteo Manassero, Riyuka Hoshino, Harris English; 12 under: $27,236

T51. Matthew Riedel, Sam Stevens, Brandt Snedeker, Si Woo Kim, Brian Campbell, Ryan Gerard, Davis Thompson; 11 under: $21,032

T58. Mackenzie Hughes, Kurt Kitayama, Rico Hoey, Taylor Montgomery, Kris Ventura, Alejandro Tosti; 10 under: $19,712

T64. Jeremy Paul, Vince Whaley; 9 under: $19,008

T66. Joe Highsmith, Will Gordon; 8 under: $18,656

T68. Eric Cole, Mac Meissner; 7 under: $18,304

70. Patrick Rodgers, 6 under: $18,040

71. Chez Reavie, 5 under: $17,864

Published Jan 17, 2025|Modified Jan 19, 2025

JEFF RITTER

Jeff Ritter is the managing director of SI Golf. He has more than 20 years of sports media experience, and previously was the general manager at the Morning Read, where he led that business's growth and joined SI as part of an acquisition in 2022. Earlier in his career he spent more than a decade at SI and Golf Magazine, and his journalism awards include a MIN Magazine Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for sports reporting. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.