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Jan 20, 2022; La Quinta, California, USA; Patrick Cantlay plays his second shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the American Express golf tournament at La Quinta Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY| Courtesy: Reuters
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Jan 20, 2022; La Quinta, California, USA; Patrick Cantlay plays his second shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the American Express golf tournament at La Quinta Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY| Courtesy: Reuters
Time moves really fast. It is still January of 2022, and we are about to find out who will be the champion of the third PGA Tour event. After Sentry Tournament of Champions and Sony Open, it is time to discover who will hoist the American Express Course trophy.
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The 2022 American Express Course began on the 19th of January. Although only a Round is over, the results are surprisingly not in favor of the fan favorites. Current world no. 1 Jon Rahm is at T13 with a 6-under, while a rookie Lee Hodges leads the board with a 10-under. Patrick Cantlay is currently tied with Hodges after the first round.
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Jan 20, 2022; La Quinta, California, USA; Lee Hodges plays a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the American Express golf tournament at La Quinta Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
The 2021 American Express champion Si Woo Kim is at T40 with a score of 4-under. While last year was a major comeback for Phil Mickelson, with a score of +6, he is one of the golfers at the bottom of the board.
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While the golfers try to compete to get to the top position, let’s check out what they are competing for!
Winner’s prize of 2022 American Express
Compared to last year, American Express has increased its purse by around a million dollars; $7.6 million is the purse money. The winner of the event gets to take $1.368 million from it.
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Jan 20, 2022; La Quinta, California, USA; Patrick Cantlay lines up a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the American Express golf tournament at La Quinta Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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.
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After the first round, only Patrick Cantlay delivered what people expected him to be. However, one can never predict what will happen by the end of the final round.
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The complete breakdown of prize money
Let’s find out how much of the entire purse will each player receive from attending the event.
| 1 | $1,368,000 |
| 2 | $828,400 |
| 3 | $524,400 |
| 4 | $372,400 |
| 5 | $311,600 |
| 6 | $275,500 |
| 7 | $256,500 |
| 8 | $237,500 |
| 9 | $222,300 |
| 10 | $207,100 |
| 11 | $191,900 |
| 12 | $176,700 |
| 13 | $161,500 |
| 14 | $146,300 |
| 15 | $138,700 |
| 16 | $131,100 |
| 17 | $123,500 |
| 18 | $115,900 |
| 19 | $108,300 |
| 20 | $100,700 |
| 21 | $93,100 |
| 22 | $85,500 |
| 23 | $79,420 |
| 24 | $73,340 |
| 25 | $67,260 |
| 26 | $61,180 |
| 27 | $58,900 |
| 28 | $56,620 |
| 29 | $54,340 |
| 30 | $52,060 |
| 31 | $49,780 |
| 32 | $47,500 |
| 33 | $45,220 |
| 34 | $43,320 |
| 35 | $41,420 |
| 36 | $39,520 |
| 37 | $37,620 |
| 38 | $36,100 |
| 39 | $34,580 |
| 40 | $33,060 |
| 41 | $31,540 |
| 42 | $30,020 |
| 43 | $28,500 |
| 44 | $26,980 |
| 45 | $25,460 |
| 46 | $23,940 |
| 47 | $22,420 |
| 48 | $21,204 |
| 49 | $20,140 |
| 50 | $19,532 |
| 51 | $19,076 |
| 52 | $18,620 |
| 53 | $18,316 |
| 54 | $18,012 |
| 55 | $17,860 |
| 56 | $17,708 |
| 57 | $17,556 |
| 58 | $17,404 |
| 59 | $17,252 |
| 60 | $17,100 |
| 61 | $16,948 |
| 62 | $16,796 |
| 63 | $16,644 |
| 64 | $16,492 |
| 65 | $16,340 |
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Who do you think will win the event and bag the prize money as well as the winner’s benefits? Will a new star emerge from this tournament? Let us know your thoughts!
