Talk about a plot twist in the PGA Tour’s script! Amateur Nick Dunlap plays a stellar round, clinches the victory at The American Express, and then someone tells him, “Well, you won, but sorry, no cash for you!” But he did get to lift that Big-A Trophy and earn a ton of exemptions on Tour and spots into golf’s biggest tourneys. It’s like winning the lottery but finding out the cash ticket was for a free sandwich to go along with the brightest of professional golf futures when he’s ready to jump into the grind. The big $$$ winner of the weekend: South African, Christian Bezuidenhout.
Imagine being Nick Dunlap, looking at that $1.5 million prize like it’s a golden unicorn, only to have it snatched away because of his amateur status. Meanwhile, with Christian peeping on Nick’s par put on 18, the South African knew the outcome either way was going to be special. No matter if Nick sunk the putt, or Nick beat him in a playoff, he was going to take home the big check.
The 2024 American Express Payouts:
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Nick Dunlap (a) | -29 | $0 |
| 2 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -28 | $1,512,000 |
| T3 | Kevin Yu | -27 | $635,600 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | -27 | $635,600 |
| T3 | Justin Thomas | -27 | $635,600 |
| T6 | Sam Burns | -25 | $310,800 |
| T6 | Michael Kim | -25 | $310,800 |
| T6 | Adam Hadwin | -25 | $310,800 |
| T9 | Keith Mitchell | -24 | $254,100 |
| T9 | Ben Griffin | -24 | $254,100 |
| T11 | Ryo Hisatsune | -23 | $212,100 |
| T11 | Alexander Bjork | -23 | $212,100 |
| T11 | J.T. Poston | -23 | $212,100 |
| T14 | Bronson Burgoon | -22 | $164,500 |
| T14 | Chan Kim | -22 | $164,500 |
| T14 | Jimmy Stanger | -22 | $164,500 |
| T17 | Greyson Sigg | -21 | $132,300 |
| T17 | Tom Hoge | -21 | $132,300 |
| T17 | Carson Young | -21 | $132,300 |
| T17 | Scottie Scheffler | -21 | $132,300 |
| T21 | Alex Smalley | -20 | $99,120 |
| T21 | Min Woo Lee | -20 | $99,120 |
| T21 | Davis Thompson | -20 | $99,120 |
| T21 | Eric Cole | -20 | $99,120 |
| T25 | Chandler Phillips | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Austin Eckroat | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | K.H. Lee | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Tony Finau | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Erik van Rooyen | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Zach Johnson | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Alex Noren | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Sungjae Im | -19 | $63,980 |
| T25 | Si Woo Kim | -19 | $63,980 |
| T34 | Will Zalatoris | -18 | $45,780 |
| T34 | Jason Day | -18 | $45,780 |
| T34 | Tyler Duncan | -18 | $45,780 |
| T34 | Vince Whaley | -18 | $45,780 |
| T34 | Joe Highsmith | -18 | $45,780 |
| T39 | Lanto Griffin | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Daniel Berger | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Jacob Bridgeman | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Wyndham Clark | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Paul Barjon | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Matthieu Pavon | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Harrison Endycott | -17 | $34,020 |
| T39 | Justin Lower | -17 | $34,020 |
| T47 | Beau Hossler | -16 | $23,705 |
| T47 | Andrew Putnam | -16 | $23,705 |
| T47 | Ben Kohles | -16 | $23,705 |
| T47 | Mark Hubbard | -16 | $23,705 |
| T47 | Chris Kirk | -16 | $23,705 |
| T52 | Chez Reavie | -15 | $20,454 |
| T52 | Stephan Jaeger | -15 | $20,454 |
| T52 | Erik Barnes | -15 | $20,454 |
| T52 | Patrick Cantlay | -15 | $20,454 |
| T56 | Matt NeSmith | -14 | $19,404 |
| T56 | Yuxin Lin | -14 | $19,404 |
| T56 | Chesson Hadley | -14 | $19,404 |
| T56 | Max Greyserman | -14 | $19,404 |
| T56 | Ben Martin | -14 | $19,404 |
| 61 | Taylor Montgomery | -13 | $18,900 |
| T62 | Camilo Villegas | -12 | $18,564 |
| T62 | Sam Ryder | -12 | $18,564 |
| T62 | Zac Blair | -12 | $18,564 |
| T65 | Sam Stevens | -11 | $18,144 |
| T65 | Nico Echavarria | -11 | $18,144 |
| 67 | Will Gordon | -9 | $17,892 |