After a few weeks on the islands of Hawaii, the PGA Tour has made its way to the mainland for The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California.
A loaded field will tee it up for the third event of 2024, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Tom Kim, Sam Burns, Tony Finau and Jason Day.
Scheffler, the betting favorite at +550, tied for 11th at PGA West last season and is coming off a T-5 performance at The Sentry.
Defending champion Jon Rahm isn’t in the field due to his recent move to LIV Golf.
Three courses will be used over the first three rounds — Pete Dye Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club — before the final round is played at the Stadium Course.
Golf courses
Pete Dye Stadium Course | Par 72 | 7,187 yards
Nicklaus Tournament Course | Par 72 | 7,147 yards
LA Quinta County Club | Par 72 | 7,060 yards
Jon Rahm putts on the fifth green during the final round of The American Express golf tournament at Pete Dye Stadium Course. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)
Betting preview
Byeong Hun An of South Korea plays his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 14, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Matt Fitzpatrick (16/1): MC
Corey Conners (22/1): T-57
J.T Poston (30/1): 6th
Ben An (30/1): T-2
Well, that hurt. Ben An fell in a playoff to Grayson Murray after failing to make a four-footer. Tough, but we move on.
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Scottie Scheffler | (+550) | Wyndham Clark | (+3500) |
| Patrick Cantlay | (+1000) | Tony Finau | (+3500) |
| Xander Schauffele | (+1200) | Jason Day | (+3500) |
| Sungjae Im | (+2000) | Taylor Montgomery | (+4500) |
| Justin Thomas | (+2200) | Si Woo Kim | (+4500) |
| Tom Kim | (+2500) | Chris Kirk | (+4500) |
| Min Woo Lee | (+2500) | Cam Davis | (+5000) |
| Sam Burns | (+3000) | Adam Hadwin | (+5500) |
| J.T. Poston | (+3000) | Rickie Fowler | (+6000) |
| Eric Cole | (+3000) | Akshay Bhatia | (+6000) |
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Xander Schauffele hits his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of The Sentry golf tournament at Kapalua Golf – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Schauffele got his 2024 underway with a T-10 finish at The Sentry.
At last year’s American Express, the world No. 6 tied for third.
It feels like Schauffele is due for a win with his last coming at the 2022 Scottish Open.
Sungjae Im acknowledges the crowd after making his putt on the second hole during the final round of The Sentry golf tournament at Kapalua Golf – The Plantation Course. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Im loves The American Express.
In five starts, Im has finished T-12 (2019), T-10 (2020), T-12 (2021), T-11 (2022) and T-18 (2023) at PGA West.
At The Sentry, Im opened 2024 with a T-5 finish.
J.T. Poston plays a shot from a bunker on the 17th hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 14, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
I had Poston on the card at the Sony, and he eventually finished solo sixth a week after tying for fifth at The Sentry.
Over his last five starts at The American Express, Poston has made four cuts and finished inside the top 10 twice (T-6 in 2023, T-7 in 2019).
Jason Day of Australia waits to putt on the fourth green during the second round of The Sentry at Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club on January 05, 2024 in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Day has played some great golf over the last month and a half. He teamed with Lydia Ko to win the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational in December, then tied for 10th at The Sentry in Maui.
In two previous appearances at The American Express, Day has tied for 49th (2022) and 18th (2023).
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