US EditionThe American Express 2026 purse breakdown: How much will each golfer earn from the $9.2 purse?
Si Woo Kim holds a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and 18-year-old Blades Brown, all competing for a $1.656 million winner's prize and a $9.2 million total purse.
- On Jan. 25, 2026, Si Woo Kim entered the final round at PGA West with a one-shot lead, while Scottie Scheffler and 18-year-old Blades Brown trailed by one shot.
- Amid growing storylines, the 2026 American Express was described as primed for a final round full of storylines with Kim rejecting LIV Golf and 18-year-old Brown rising from the Korn Ferry Tour.
- The purse for the week totals $9.2 million, with a published position-by-position payout for the 156-player field at the American Express.
- After Sunday, Scheffler finished 27-under 261 to win $1,656,000, with Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Andrew Putnam, and Matt McCarty tied for second at 265.
- Milestone stakes included a win for Scheffler potentially placing him with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, Brown's chance as youngest winner, and the Tour moving to Torrey Pines for Farmers Insurance Open on ESPN+/Golf Channel.
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Si Koo Kim leads American Express with Scheffler, teenager Blades Brown 1 shot behind
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Scottie Scheffler's 'childish' financial agreement with caddie as PGA Tour star banks £1.2m - The Mirror
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Tom Hoge earns Top 10 finish at American Express tournament
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Tom Hoge shot 2-under 70 during final-round play at The American Express tournament on Sunday to finish tied for eighth place in the PGA Tour event at the Pete Dye Stadium Course. Hoge finished the four-day tournament with a 21-under 267. The Fargo South graduate entered Sunday's final round tied for sixth place at 19-under, three strokes back of then-leader Si Woo Kim. Kim finished the tournament tied for sixth after a final…
Scottie Scheffler Slams Club Into the Ground After Missing Crucial Putt at the American Express
Even the best in the world get it wrong sometimes. Scottie Scheffler knows that better than anyone. But on the par-3 13th, he didn’t get it wrong at all. The World No.1 made the right call, hit the right shot, and still watched it slip away. On Sunday at the Stadium Course at The American Express 2026, he led by three shots at 27-under and faced a big save on the par-3 13th. Scottie missed the green and had to scramble. He clipped a high wedge t…
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