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CoursesNewsThe American Express is an annual PGA Tour event held at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, California, United States of America. The 2023 edition takes place Jan 18 - 22 with a prize fund of $8m.
The American Express is played at La Quinta Country Club, a par 72 course measuring 7,060 yards. Designed by Lawrence Hughes, the course opened in 1959. Located in La Quinta, California, United States of America.
The American Express is contested annually during the PGA Tour season. The 2023 edition was held Jan 18 - 22.
The greens at La Quinta Country Club are Tifdwarf Bermudagrass, with Overseeded Bermudagrass fairways. Bermudagrass is common at warm-climate venues and tends to produce a firm, fast surface.
Historically, players who contend at The American Express gain the most strokes on approach (+0.74 SG/round) and on the greens (+0.53 SG/round). Off the tee also matters, with top-10 finishers averaging +0.28 SG/round.
In 2022, The American Express was won by Hudson Swafford at -23.
| Pos | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson Swafford | -23 |
| 2 | Tom Hoge | -21 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | -20 |
| T3 | Lee Hodges | -20 |
| T3 | Lanto Griffin | -20 |
| Year | Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hudson Swafford | -23 |
| 2021 | Si Woo Kim | -23 |
| 2020 | Andrew Landry | -26 |
Multi-factor analysis — form, course history, SG trending, tournament fit
| Player⇅ | Value▼ | Form⇅ | Course⇅ | Trending SG⇅ | Fit⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | - | 1 2.0 | 12 26.0 (3 apps) | +1.28▲ | B |
| Jon Rahm | - | 7 8.0 | 6 14.0 (1 app) | -0.38▼ | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | - | - | 2 5.5 (2 apps) | +1.65▼ | B |
| Xander Schauffele | - | 2 4.0 | - | +1.78▲ | C |
| Will Zalatoris | - | 79 50.0 | 3 6.0 (1 app) | +0.35▼ | D |
| Tony Finau | - | 3 5.3 | 10 19.3 (3 apps) | -0.52▲ | D |
| Tom Kim | - | 9 10.0 | 70 50.0 (1 app) | +0.87▲ | D |
| Sam Burns | - | 12 12.0 | 16 28.0 (2 apps) | +0.32▼ | D |
| Cameron Young | - | 26 21.8 | 43 40.0 (1 app) | +0.09▼ | C |
| Sungjae Im | - | 8 8.0 | 5 11.0 (3 apps) | +0.32▼ | D |
| Brian Harman | - | 40 30.8 | 4 10.7 (3 apps) | +0.52▼ | C |
| Tom Hoge | - | 33 27.3 | 11 19.3 (3 apps) | -0.29▲ | D |
| K.H. Lee | - | 80 50.0 | 34 38.7 (3 apps) | +0.92▲ | D |
| Aaron Wise | - | - | 63 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.49▲ | F |
| Si Woo Kim | - | 81 50.0 | 71 NaN (3 apps) | -0.18▼ | C |
| Sahith Theegala | - | 4 6.7 | 26 33.0 (1 app) | +2.32▲ | C |
| Chris Kirk | - | 82 50.0 | 21 33.0 (2 apps) | +0.79▼ | D |
| J.T. Poston | - | 21 21.0 | 31 37.3 (3 apps) | +1.03● | C |
| Taylor Montgomery | - | 16 15.0 | - | +0.81▲ | C |
| Dean Burmester | - | 124 54.0 | - | -0.05● | D |
| Davis Thompson | - | 83 50.0 | - | +0.53▼ | D |
| Andrew Putnam | - | 22 21.0 | 8 15.0 (3 apps) | -0.25▼ | D |
| Keith Mitchell | - | 52 39.0 | - | +0.76▼ | C |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | - | - | 44 40.0 (1 app) | +0.65▲ | C |
| Davis Riley | - | 71 47.3 | 111 59.0 (1 app) | -1.18▲ | D |
| Harris English | - | 18 17.7 | 75 48.0 (1 app) | +0.64▲ | D |
| Adam Hadwin | - | - | 17 28.5 (2 apps) | +0.33▲ | D |
| Justin Rose | - | 32 27.1 | 27 33.0 (1 app) | +0.97▲ | C |
| Cam Davis | - | - | 9 16.0 (2 apps) | +1.47▲ | B |
| Denny McCarthy | - | 17 16.3 | 24 34.7 (3 apps) | -0.16▲ | D |
| Thomas Detry | - | 43 34.0 | - | - | C |
| Sebastián Muñoz | - | - | 30 35.5 (2 apps) | -0.46▼ | F |
| Emiliano Grillo | - | - | 76 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.72▲ | D |
| Luke List | - | 84 50.0 | 19 31.0 (3 apps) | +1.45▲ | C |
| Alex Smalley | - | 5 7.0 | 13 25.0 (1 app) | +0.22▼ | D |
| Ben Griffin | - | 20 20.3 | - | - | D |
| Matt NeSmith | - | 85 50.0 | 35 39.0 (3 apps) | +1.02● | F |
| Danny Willett | - | 86 50.0 | - | -0.98▼ | F |
| Troy Merritt | - | 87 50.0 | 104 56.0 (3 apps) | +0.09▼ | C |
| Jason Day | - | 35 28.2 | 80 49.0 (1 app) | -1.92▼ | F |
| Erik van Rooyen | - | 45 35.0 | 110 56.0 (1 app) | - | D |
| Brendon Todd | - | 88 50.0 | 54 43.5 (2 apps) | +0.21▲ | D |
| Rickie Fowler | - | 28 24.9 | 15 27.0 (3 apps) | +0.29▼ | D |
| Ben Taylor | - | 42 33.0 | 77 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.50▼ | D |
| Lucas Glover | - | 38 29.6 | 52 44.3 (3 apps) | - | F |
| Taylor Pendrith | - | 31 26.7 | 81 50.0 (1 app) | +0.55▲ | C |
| Justin Suh | - | 133 66.0 | - | -0.09▼ | D |
| Brendan Steele | - | - | 72 38.0 (3 apps) | +0.69▼ | C |
| Carl Yuan | - | 62 42.7 | - | +0.19▼ | D |
| Chez Reavie | - | - | 74 50.0 (3 apps) | -0.89▼ | F |
| Will Gordon | - | 25 21.7 | 113 64.0 (1 app) | -0.04▲ | D |
| Robby Shelton | - | 14 14.3 | 78 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.84▼ | F |
| Taylor Moore | - | 89 50.0 | 114 67.0 (1 app) | -4.04▲ | F |
| Aaron Rai | - | 117 51.3 | 112 59.0 (1 app) | +0.23▲ | F |
| S.H. Kim | - | 90 50.0 | - | +1.09▼ | C |
| Garrick Higgo | - | 64 43.0 | - | +0.67▼ | C |
| MJ Daffue | - | 127 55.7 | - | -1.22▼ | D |
| Stephan Jaeger | - | 72 47.3 | - | +0.71▲ | C |
| Jhonattan Vegas | - | - | 102 52.5 (2 apps) | +0.12▼ | D |
| Patrick Rodgers | - | 6 7.7 | 62 51.3 (3 apps) | -1.48▼ | F |
| David Lipsky | - | 91 50.0 | 7 14.0 (1 app) | -0.59▼ | D |
| Stewart Cink | - | 92 50.0 | 82 50.0 (1 app) | +0.30▼ | D |
| Wyndham Clark | - | 44 34.0 | 36 39.0 (3 apps) | +0.24▲ | D |
| Callum Tarren | - | 19 18.0 | 83 50.0 (1 app) | +0.80▲ | C |
| Tyson Alexander | - | 128 56.0 | - | -1.36▼ | F |
| Paul Haley II | - | 129 59.0 | - | - | F |
| Mark Hubbard | - | 93 50.0 | 73 46.5 (2 apps) | - | B |
| Beau Hossler | - | 23 21.0 | 79 50.0 (2 apps) | - | B |
| Russell Knox | - | 36 28.9 | 23 34.3 (3 apps) | - | F |
| Adam Schenk | - | 65 43.0 | 20 33.7 (3 apps) | +0.13▲ | D |
| Lee Hodges | - | 94 50.0 | 1 3.0 (1 app) | -0.90▲ | F |
| Kevin Yu | - | 49 37.0 | - | -1.05▼ | D |
| Greyson Sigg | - | 13 13.7 | 14 25.0 (1 app) | +0.93▲ | D |
| Matti Schmid | - | 123 53.7 | - | - | D |
| Brandon Wu | - | 75 47.7 | 84 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| Martin Laird | - | 95 50.0 | 60 48.5 (2 apps) | +0.10▼ | F |
| Austin Eckroat | - | 96 50.0 | - | -0.69▲ | F |
| Dylan Frittelli | - | 97 50.0 | 85 50.0 (1 app) | -1.40▲ | D |
| Zecheng Dou | - | 139 82.0 | - | - | F |
| Byeong Hun An | - | 53 39.0 | 18 29.0 (2 apps) | -0.13▼ | D |
| Patton Kizzire | - | 126 55.0 | 39 41.7 (3 apps) | - | D |
| Justin Lower | - | 47 36.0 | 86 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| David Lingmerth | - | 10 10.3 | - | - | F |
| Nick Taylor | - | 11 11.0 | 48 43.3 (3 apps) | -0.67▲ | D |
| Harry Hall | - | 125 54.3 | 61 47.0 (1 app) | +0.11▲ | D |
| Joseph Bramlett | - | 130 59.3 | 53 44.3 (3 apps) | +0.70▲ | D |
| Harry Higgs | - | 57 39.6 | 55 45.0 (2 apps) | - | F |
| Scott Piercy | - | 98 50.0 | 93 53.7 (3 apps) | - | C |
| Adam Long | - | 69 46.1 | 95 56.3 (3 apps) | - | F |
| Danny Lee | - | 24 21.0 | 57 50.0 (3 apps) | +0.13▼ | F |
| Doug Ghim | - | 99 50.0 | 32 38.0 (3 apps) | +0.57● | C |
| Michael Thompson | - | 100 50.0 | 25 35.0 (3 apps) | +0.52▼ | D |
| Matthias Schwab | - | 121 53.0 | - | - | D |
| Max McGreevy | - | 30 26.6 | 87 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| Sam Ryder | - | 101 50.0 | 40 41.7 (3 apps) | - | F |
| Chesson Hadley | - | 54 39.0 | 46 43.0 (3 apps) | +0.68▲ | D |
| Harrison Endycott | - | 15 14.4 | - | - | F |
| Taiga Semikawa | - | - | - | -1.21▼ | D |
| Kramer Hickok | - | 29 25.0 | 37 40.3 (3 apps) | - | D |
| Nate Lashley | - | 67 45.0 | 96 NaN (3 apps) | +0.47▲ | F |
| Brandon Matthews | - | 102 50.0 | - | -2.53▼ | F |
| Robert Streb | - | 137 76.8 | 64 50.0 (2 apps) | - | F |
| Rory Sabbatini | - | 103 50.0 | 29 36.7 (3 apps) | -1.93▼ | F |
| Ryan Armour | - | 73 47.3 | 22 33.0 (2 apps) | - | F |
| Satoshi Kodaira | - | 27 22.5 | 88 50.0 (1 app) | - | D |
| James Hahn | - | - | 50 44.0 (3 apps) | -1.12▼ | F |
| Erik Barnes | - | 58 40.0 | - | - | D |
| Vincent Norrman | - | 104 50.0 | - | -0.54▼ | D |
| Augusto Núñez | - | 136 71.5 | - | - | D |
| Trevor Werbylo | - | 122 53.6 | - | -1.52▼ | D |
| Charley Hoffman | - | 66 43.0 | 97 NaN (2 apps) | +0.23▲ | D |
| Brian Stuard | - | 118 51.3 | 105 56.3 (3 apps) | -1.71▼ | F |
| Michael Kim | - | 59 40.0 | 98 50.0 (1 app) | +2.22▼ | B |
| Brice Garnett | - | 46 35.3 | 106 56.7 (3 apps) | - | D |
| Peter Malnati | - | 105 50.0 | 58 50.0 (3 apps) | +0.31▼ | D |
| Ben Martin | - | 39 30.3 | 49 42.5 (2 apps) | +0.22▲ | D |
| Philip Knowles | - | 120 52.3 | - | -2.59▲ | F |
| Eric Cole | - | 63 42.7 | - | +1.75▲ | C |
| Kevin Tway | - | 48 36.3 | 65 50.0 (2 apps) | - | D |
| Michael Gligic | - | 106 50.0 | 41 42.0 (3 apps) | -1.63● | F |
| Zach Johnson | - | 107 50.0 | 42 42.0 (3 apps) | +0.29▲ | D |
| Nico Echavarria | - | 60 41.0 | - | -1.38▲ | F |
| Tyler Duncan | - | 108 50.0 | 107 56.7 (3 apps) | +1.60▲ | B |
| Anders Albertson | - | - | - | -0.34▲ | D |
| Austin Cook | - | 78 49.3 | 51 44.0 (3 apps) | - | F |
| Brent Grant | - | 76 49.1 | - | +0.41▼ | D |
| Aaron Baddeley | - | 34 28.0 | 66 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.08▼ | D |
| Sam Stevens | - | 109 50.0 | - | -1.06▲ | D |
| Ryan Brehm | - | 110 50.0 | 108 55.0 (1 app) | -0.53▼ | C |
| Andrew Novak | - | 55 39.0 | 89 50.0 (1 app) | -0.13▼ | D |
| Kevin Roy | - | 61 41.5 | - | - | C |
| Hank Lebioda | - | 138 79.4 | 45 42.7 (3 apps) | -0.36▲ | F |
| Nick Watney | - | 50 37.0 | 47 43.0 (3 apps) | -2.33▼ | F |
| Trevor Cone | - | 51 37.3 | - | -1.87▼ | D |
| Ryan Moore | - | 111 50.0 | 28 35.3 (3 apps) | +0.82▲ | C |
| Carson Young | - | 112 50.0 | - | -0.54▼ | D |
| Tano Goya | - | 119 51.8 | - | -0.69▲ | D |
| Dylan Wu | - | 70 47.0 | 99 50.0 (1 app) | +0.75● | D |
| Martin Trainer | - | 135 70.4 | 69 51.7 (3 apps) | - | D |
| Jimmy Walker | - | - | 101 53.3 (3 apps) | -0.51▲ | F |
| Andrew Landry | - | 131 61.3 | 33 38.3 (3 apps) | -0.92▲ | F |
| Richy Werenski | - | 77 49.1 | 38 40.3 (3 apps) | - | F |
| Bill Haas | - | 113 50.0 | 59 50.0 (3 apps) | -0.74▼ | F |
| Kyle Westmoreland | - | 41 31.9 | - | - | D |
| Scott Harrington | - | 74 47.4 | 67 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.11▼ | C |
| Jonathan Byrd | - | 68 45.0 | 100 50.0 (1 app) | -0.55▼ | D |
| S.Y. Noh | - | 56 39.4 | 103 55.7 (3 apps) | - | D |
| Zac Blair | - | 37 29.0 | 109 55.0 (1 app) | -0.05▲ | F |
| Kevin Chappell | - | 114 50.0 | 94 52.5 (2 apps) | - | F |
| Sung Kang | - | 115 50.0 | 68 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.61▼ | F |
| Wesley Bryan | - | 134 69.4 | 90 50.0 (1 app) | - | C |
| Jason Dufner | - | 116 50.0 | 56 48.3 (3 apps) | -0.28▼ | F |
| Michael Block | - | - | 91 50.0 (1 app) | -1.13▲ | F |
| John Pak | - | 140 113.0 | 92 50.0 (1 app) | -1.10▲ | F |
| Caleb Surratt | - | 132 65.0 | - | - | F |
| Gunner Wiebe | - | - | - | - | F |