What a week for Sepp Straka in the desert!
The Austrian snagged his third PGA Tour win on Sunday, holding off Justin Thomas by two shots to take home the 2025 American Express title. Sepp’s reward? A cool $1.584 million. As for JT, he left the desert with his own bag of cash, and he’s now in the exclusive club of golfers who’ve earned over $60 million in their careers. No biggie, just a casual milestone.
Sunday’s Movers & Losers:
- Mr. Spidey, Camilo Villegas, leapt up the leaderboard Sunday, firing a final round 6-under 66. He jumped 16 spots on the board and took home a nice $267k.
- Ben Kohles made the biggest jump (37 spots!) after firing his own 66 Sunday at PGA West Stadium Course. That’s finishing up in style.
- Both Billy Horshel (72) and Daniel Berger (73) played their worse golf of the week yesterday, finishing up T-21.
- Joe Highsmith (who’s that?) closed with the worst score of the day on the leaderboard, 4-over 76. How big of a hit did his eager and position in the tourney take? He fell 37 spots and landed T-66.
Here’s a quick rundown of how much cash each player made at the 2025 American Express. Spoiler alert: it’s a lot!
2025 American Express Prize Money Payouts
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Sepp Straka | -25 | $1,584,000 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | -23 | $959,200 |
| T3 | Jason Day | -22 | $519,200 |
| T3 | Justin Lower | -22 | $519,200 |
| T5 | Patrick Cantlay | -20 | $339,900 |
| T5 | Charley Hoffman | -20 | $339,900 |
| T7 | Camilo Villegas | -19 | $267,300 |
| T7 | Ben Griffin | -19 | $267,300 |
| T7 | Taylor Moore | -19 | $267,300 |
| T7 | Max Greyserman | -19 | $267,300 |
| 11 | Alex Smalley | -18 | $222,200 |
| T12 | Nick Taylor | -17 | $169,400 |
| T12 | J.T. Poston | -17 | $169,400 |
| T12 | Frankie Capan III | -17 | $169,400 |
| T12 | Beau Hossler | -17 | $169,400 |
| T12 | Will Zalatoris | -17 | $169,400 |
| T12 | Mark Hubbard | -17 | $169,400 |
| T18 | Trey Mullinax | -16 | $125,400 |
| T18 | Kevin Roy | -16 | $125,400 |
| T18 | Cam Davis | -16 | $125,400 |
| T21 | Ben Kohles | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Jacob Bridgeman | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Harry Hall | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Doug Ghim | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Keith Mitchell | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Rickie Fowler | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Billy Horschel | -15 | $83,270 |
| T21 | Daniel Berger | -15 | $83,270 |
| T29 | Sam Burns | -14 | $57,640 |
| T29 | Tom Hoge | -14 | $57,640 |
| T29 | Vincent Norrman | -14 | $57,640 |
| T29 | Carson Young | -14 | $57,640 |
| T29 | J.J. Spaun | -14 | $57,640 |
| T34 | Brice Garnett | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Nick Dunlap | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Chris Kirk | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Victor Perez | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Lee Hodges | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Quade Cummins | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Lanto Griffin | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Ryan Palmer | -13 | $42,094 |
| T34 | Harry Higgs | -13 | $42,094 |
| T43 | Harris English | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Michael Kim | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Ryo Hisatsune | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Matteo Manassero | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Rikuya Hoshino | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Ricky Castillo | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Matt Kuchar | -12 | $27,236 |
| T43 | Sam Ryder | -12 | $27,236 |
| T51 | Brian Campbell | -11 | $21,032 |
| T51 | Ryan Gerard | -11 | $21,032 |
| T51 | Brandt Snedeker | -11 | $21,032 |
| T51 | Si Woo Kim | -11 | $21,032 |
| T51 | Davis Thompson | -11 | $21,032 |
| T51 | Sam Stevens | -11 | $21,032 |
| T51 | Matthew Riedel | -11 | $21,032 |
| T58 | Kris Ventura | -10 | $19,712 |
| T58 | Alejandro Tosti | -10 | $19,712 |
| T58 | Taylor Montgomery | -10 | $19,712 |
| T58 | Kurt Kitayama | -10 | $19,712 |
| T58 | Mackenzie Hughes | -10 | $19,712 |
| T58 | Rico Hoey | -10 | $19,712 |
| T64 | Vince Whaley | -9 | $19,008 |
| T64 | Jeremy Paul | -9 | $19,008 |
| T66 | Will Gordon | -8 | $18,656 |
| T66 | Joe Highsmith | -8 | $18,656 |
| T68 | Mac Meissner | -7 | $18,304 |
| T68 | Eric Cole | -7 | $18,304 |
| 70 | Patrick Rodgers | -6 | $18,216 |
| 71 | Chez Reavie | -5 | $18,040 |
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