The field for this week's 66th annual The American Express golf tournament in La Quinta boasts eight of the top 25 players in the world and 10 of the top 30. The pro-am begins Thursday, with 156 pros playing with 156 amateurs on three desert courses -- the Pete Dye Stadium Course and Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club.

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The American Express concluded with its finale on Sunday, January 19, in La Quinta. It was a regular PGA Tour event featuring a full-sized field.

Defending champion Nick Dunlap, who won the 2024 American Express as a PGA Tour rookie, will try to become the first back-to-back winner of the event since Johnny Miller in 1975-76.

For the third time in his PGA Tour career, Sepp Straka hoisted a trophy at tournament's end. Converting a four-stroke lead at the 54-hole mark into a victory at the 2025 American Express, Straka fended off a crowded chasing pack headlined by Justin Thomas.

American Express tee times for Thursday's first round in California, featuring Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark and more.

Justin Thomas is the pre-tournament favorite in the $8.8 million The American Express PGA tournament that begins Thursday at three courses in La Quinta following the injury-related withdrawals of Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele,

Other top-25 players include No. 7 Wyndham Clark, No. 12 Patrick Cantlay and No. 16 Billy Horschel. Throw in two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas along with major winners Jason Day and ...

The American Express field features eight of the world’s top 25-ranked golfers but will miss out on Nos. 1 and 2 after each withdrew.

Other top-25 players include No. 7 Wyndham Clark, No. 12 Patrick Cantlay and No. 16 Billy Horschel. Throw in two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas along with major winners Jason Day and ...

Thomas hadn't played in The American Express for years when he teed up in the 2024 event in La Quinta. The result was a tie for third in La Quinta including a tournament record-tying 61 in the ...

Maybe this tournament owes Burns a victory after his strong play in 2024. When Wyndham Clark won the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club in a back-nine duel with Rory McIlroy, some people ...