NICK DUNLAP EARNS NO MONEY DESPITE WINNING THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
American Express prize money, payout info: Nick Dunlap enters the PGA Tour record books but earns nothing due to his amateur status.
Nick Dunlap entered the record books at The American Express by becoming just the eighth amateur to win on the PGA Tour.
Dunlap, 20, became the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in ’91.
He also set a new tournament record score of 29-under par, and he is now the youngest ever winner of The American Express, which was formerly the Bob Hope Classic.
Sadly due to his amateur status, Dunlap does not earn the first prize of $1.5m.
That goes to runner-up Christiaan Bezuidenhout, and Dunlap earns no money.
Doors open for Nick Dunlap, but he gets no money or FedEx Cup points
Dunlap is not a member of the PGA Tour, so he does not receive any FedEx Cup points either.
But the victory undoubtedly gives him a lot of opportunities.
2023 saw Dunlap win the US Amateur.
In 2021, he was also the US Junior Amateur champion.
The only two golfers in the history of the sport who have triumphed in the US Amateur, US Junior Amateur, and PGA Tour are Dunlap and Tiger Woods.
If Dunlap decides to remain an amateur golfer then gets into The Masters, US Open and The Open as the US Amateur champion
Should Dunlap make the decision to turn professional this season, however, he would be out of The Open at Royal Troon.
He would get a spot in the US PGA though, and regardless of whether he turns pro or not, he earns an invite into The Masters.
Dunlap will also have starting berths in all of the signature events on the PGA Tour for the remainder of 2024 if he turns pro.
He would become fully exempt on the PGA Tour for two years, too.
We will have to wait and see what Dunlap decides to do moving forwards.
The total prize purse for The American Express was $8.4m. Sportlite era has listed all of the payout information below.
American Express prize money, payout information.
| 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 |
