Compared to last year, American Express has increased its purse by around a million dollars; $7.6 million is the purse money in 2022.
The winner of the event gets to take $1.368 million from the purse value.
The last position will get $16,340 out of the purse value of $7.6million
Other than the prize money, the winner of the PGA Tour event will also receive 500 FedEx points as well as 50 Official World Golf Ranking points. He will also get benefits like two or more season exemption on the PGA Tour, a place at this year’s Masters and PGA Championship, and next year’s Sentry Tournament of Champions.
the purse value for last year
$6.7 million was the total prize purse for the 2021 American Express. It has seen a healthy increase this year.
Who was the winner of last year's American Express
Si Woo Kim was the winner of last year's The American Express. Out of the purse value of $6.7million, he won $1,206,000