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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 2026 edition takes place Jan 22 - 25 with a prize fund of $9.2m.
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 2026 edition was held Jan 22 - 25.
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 (+0.85 SG/round) and on the greens (+0.69 SG/round). Around the green also matters, with top-10 finishers averaging +0.33 SG/round.
In 2025, The American Express was won by Sepp Straka at -25.
| Pos | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepp Straka | -25 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | -23 |
| T3 | Justin Lower | -22 |
| T3 | Jason Day | -22 |
| T5 | Patrick Cantlay | -20 |
| Year | Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sepp Straka | -25 |
| 2024 | Nick Dunlap | -29 |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | -27 |
| 2022 | Hudson Swafford | -23 |
| 2021 | Si Woo Kim | -23 |
| 2020 | Andrew Landry | -26 |
| Pos | Player | Score | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | SG Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler🇺🇸 | -27 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 66 | +13.54 | 3 |
| T2 | Ryan Gerard🇺🇸 | -23 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 65 | +10.12 | 10 |
| T2 | Jason Day🇦🇺 | -23 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 64 | +26.12 | 1 |
| T2 | Matt McCarty🇺🇸 | -23 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 68 | +9.54 | 12 |
| T2 | Andrew Putnam🇺🇸 | -23 | 72 | 60 | 65 | 68 | +0.12 | 79 |
| T6 | Sam Stevens🇺🇸 | -22 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | +11.54 | 8 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim🇰🇷 | -22 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 72 | +5.16 | 31 |
| T8 | Sahith Theegala🇺🇸 | -21 | 71 | 64 | 67 | 65 | +8.12 | 21 |
| T8 | Haotong Li🇨🇳 | -21 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 68 | +17.54 | 2 |
| T8 | Tom Hoge🇺🇸 | -21 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 70 | +3.16 | 49 |
| T8 | Russell Henley🇺🇸 | -21 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 67 | +9.54 | 11 |
| T8 | Austin Smotherman🇺🇸 | -21 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 68 | +12.12 | 6 |
| T13 | Jacob Bridgeman🇺🇸 | -20 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 69 | +9.16 | 15 |
| T13 | Wyndham Clark🇺🇸 | -20 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 72 | +7.16 | 24 |
| T13 | David Ford🇺🇸 | -20 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 65 | +11.54 | 7 |
| T13 | Patrick Cantlay🇺🇸 | -20 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 69 | +5.16 | 30 |
| T13 | Zach Bauchou🇺🇸 | -20 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 68 | +3.16 | 50 |
| T18 | Will Zalatoris🇺🇸 | -19 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 64 | +13.54 | 4 |
| T18 | Pierceson Coody🇺🇸 | -19 | 62 | 72 | 67 | 68 | -0.83 | 90 |
| T18 | S.H. Kim🇰🇷 | -19 | 63 | 66 | 74 | 66 | +1.54 | 59 |
| T18 | Rickie Fowler🇺🇸 | -19 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 68 | +3.54 | 41 |
| T18 | Karl Vilips🇦🇺 | -19 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 67 | +7.54 | 23 |
| T18 | Blades Brown🇺🇸 | -19 | 67 | 60 | 68 | 74 | -2.46 | 99 |
| T24 | Harry Hall🇬🇧 | -18 | 72 | 66 | 67 | 65 | +6.12 | 26 |
| T24 | Adam Scott🇦🇺 | -18 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 68 | +5.16 | 32 |
| T24 | Ben Griffin🇺🇸 | -18 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 70 | +3.16 | 48 |
| T27 | Johnny Keefer🇺🇸 | -17 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 69 | +5.54 | 28 |
| T27 | Billy Horschel🇺🇸 | -17 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 66 | +9.16 | 17 |
| T27 | Harris English🇺🇸 | -17 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 69 | +3.54 | 40 |
| T27 | Jordan Smith🇬🇧 | -17 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 69 | +1.16 | 65 |
| T27 | Matthieu Pavon🇫🇷 | -17 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 69 | +1.16 | 64 |
| T27 | Eric Cole🇺🇸 | -17 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 75 | -2.84 | 108 |
| T27 | Sam Ryder🇺🇸 | -17 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | +9.16 | 19 |
| T27 | Max McGreevy🇺🇸 | -17 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 67 | +7.54 | 22 |
| T27 | Max Homa🇺🇸 | -17 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 68 | +12.12 | 5 |
| T27 | Sam Burns🇺🇸 | -17 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 71 | +3.54 | 39 |
| T27 | Nick Taylor🇨🇦 | -17 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 69 | -0.46 | 84 |
| T38 | Tom Kim🇰🇷 | -16 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 68 | +0.12 | 78 |
| T38 | Min Woo Lee🇦🇺 | -16 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 70 | -2.84 | 107 |
| T38 | J.T. Poston🇺🇸 | -16 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 74 | +0.12 | 77 |
| T38 | Joel Dahmen🇺🇸 | -16 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 70 | +2.12 | 56 |
| T38 | Robert MacIntyre🇬🇧 | -16 | 63 | 72 | 67 | 70 | -4.84 | 121 |
| T38 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout🇿🇦 | -16 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 68 | +9.16 | 14 |
| T44 | Patrick Rodgers🇺🇸 | -15 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 68 | +4.13 | 38 |
| T44 | Ryo Hisatsune🇯🇵 | -15 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 71 | +2.12 | 55 |
| T44 | David Lipsky🇺🇸 | -15 | 68 | 65 | 70 | 70 | +9.16 | 18 |
| T44 | Rafael Campos🇵🇷 | -15 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 68 | +3.17 | 47 |
| T44 | Dylan Wu🇺🇸 | -15 | 66 | 73 | 64 | 70 | -6.84 | 134 |
| T44 | Carson Young🇺🇸 | -15 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 68 | +6.12 | 27 |
| T44 | Matt Kuchar🇺🇸 | -15 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 68 | +3.54 | 42 |
| T44 | Rasmus Højgaard🇩🇰 | -15 | 68 | 65 | 70 | 70 | +9.16 | 16 |
| T44 | Keith Mitchell🇺🇸 | -15 | 68 | 64 | 72 | 69 | -0.46 | 82 |
| T44 | Alex Smalley🇺🇸 | -15 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 69 | +9.54 | 13 |
| T44 | A.J. Ewart🇨🇦 | -15 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 70 | -1.88 | 97 |
| T44 | Ricky Castillo🇺🇸 | -15 | 68 | 73 | 64 | 68 | -2.84 | 104 |
| T56 | Daniel Berger🇺🇸 | -14 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 70 | +1.54 | 57 |
| T56 | Taylor Moore🇺🇸 | -14 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 70 | +0.12 | 81 |
| T56 | Michael Brennan🇺🇸 | -14 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 69 | +0.13 | 76 |
| T56 | Davis Riley🇺🇸 | -14 | 66 | 71 | 66 | 71 | -4.84 | 122 |
| T56 | John Parry🇬🇧 | -14 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 70 | -0.84 | 91 |
| T56 | Max Greyserman🇺🇸 | -14 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 71 | -2.46 | 98 |
| T56 | Denny McCarthy🇺🇸 | -14 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 69 | +8.12 | 20 |
| T63 | Mac Meissner🇺🇸 | -13 | 70 | 64 | 71 | 70 | +0.12 | 80 |
| T63 | Seamus Power🇮🇪 | -13 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | +2.13 | 54 |
| T63 | Chad Ramey🇺🇸 | -13 | 67 | 73 | 63 | 72 | -10.83 | 141 |
| T63 | Matt Fitzpatrick🇬🇧 | -13 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 74 | -2.84 | 105 |
| T63 | Chandler Phillips🇺🇸 | -13 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | +1.17 | 63 |
| T63 | Davis Chatfield🇺🇸 | -13 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 71 | -2.84 | 106 |
| 69 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart🇧🇪 | -12 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 73 | -7.87 | 138 |
| T70 | Adrien Saddier🇫🇷 | -10 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 75 | -0.46 | 83 |
| T70 | Zach Johnson🇺🇸 | -10 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 73 | +1.54 | 58 |
| 72 | Gary Woodland🇺🇸 | -9 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 75 | -1.88 | 96 |
| 73 | Zecheng Dou🇨🇳 | -6 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 77 | -5.88 | 130 |
| CUT | Kevin Roy🇺🇸 | MC | 72 | 68 | 67 | - | -2.62 | 101 |
| CUT | Takumi Kanaya🇯🇵 | MC | 67 | 70 | 69 | - | +0.42 | 69 |
| CUT | Doug Ghim🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 68 | 70 | - | +4.42 | 36 |
| CUT | Vince Whaley🇺🇸 | MC | 63 | 77 | 69 | - | -13.58 | 149 |
| CUT | Mark Hubbard🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 78 | 69 | - | -15.58 | 153 |
| CUT | Bud Cauley🇺🇸 | MC | 67 | 66 | 73 | - | -3.20 | 109 |
| CUT | Michael Thorbjornsen🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 65 | 78 | - | -13.20 | 148 |
| CUT | Joe Highsmith🇺🇸 | MC | 70 | 71 | 71 | - | +1.38 | 60 |
| CUT | Aldrich Potgieter🇿🇦 | MC | 73 | 69 | 68 | - | -4.62 | 119 |
| CUT | Lee Hodges🇺🇸 | MC | 70 | 71 | 67 | - | +1.38 | 61 |
| CUT | Emiliano Grillo🇦🇷 | MC | 67 | 76 | 66 | - | -11.58 | 143 |
| CUT | Mackenzie Hughes🇨🇦 | MC | 72 | 72 | 67 | - | -3.58 | 115 |
| WD | Ludvig Åberg🇸🇪 | MC | 68 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| CUT | Pontus Nyholm🇸🇪 | MC | 78 | 70 | 78 | - | -14.62 | 151 |
| CUT | Jeffrey Kang🇺🇸 | MC | 73 | 67 | 69 | - | -4.62 | 118 |
| CUT | John VanDerLaan🇺🇸 | MC | 74 | 69 | 67 | - | -6.62 | 133 |
| CUT | Jesper Svensson🇸🇪 | MC | 72 | 70 | 66 | - | +0.42 | 73 |
| CUT | Kensei Hirata🇯🇵 | MC | 69 | 72 | 69 | - | -3.58 | 114 |
| CUT | Christo Lamprecht🇿🇦 | MC | 77 | 67 | 76 | - | -9.20 | 139 |
| CUT | Patrick Fishburn🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 70 | 75 | - | -7.20 | 136 |
| CUT | Jackson Suber🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 71 | 77 | - | -11.20 | 142 |
| WD | Rico Hoey🇵🇭 | MC | 77 | - | - | - | -12.62 | 145 |
| CUT | Matti Schmid🇩🇪 | MC | 67 | 69 | 77 | - | +2.42 | 53 |
| CUT | Matt Wallace🇬🇧 | MC | 66 | 70 | 72 | - | +0.42 | 75 |
| CUT | Adam Long🇺🇸 | MC | 73 | 69 | 74 | - | -5.20 | 125 |
| CUT | Kevin Streelman🇺🇸 | MC | 67 | 71 | 69 | - | +4.80 | 34 |
| CUT | Lanto Griffin🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 66 | 71 | - | +0.80 | 67 |
| CUT | Erik van Rooyen🇿🇦 | MC | 67 | 67 | 74 | - | -5.20 | 128 |
| CUT | Davis Thompson🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 68 | 69 | - | +3.38 | 45 |
| CUT | Kurt Kitayama🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 69 | 66 | - | -0.62 | 87 |
| CUT | Sami Valimaki🇫🇮 | MC | 69 | 70 | 70 | - | +0.42 | 74 |
| CUT | Justin Rose🇬🇧 | MC | 72 | 63 | 73 | - | -3.20 | 110 |
| CUT | Cam Davis🇦🇺 | MC | 70 | 74 | 75 | - | -7.20 | 135 |
| CUT | Andrew Novak🇺🇸 | MC | 64 | 68 | 74 | - | -5.20 | 127 |
| CUT | Alejandro Tosti🇦🇷 | MC | 78 | 68 | 75 | - | -14.62 | 152 |
| CUT | Marcelo Rozo🇨🇴 | MC | 71 | 70 | 69 | - | -0.62 | 88 |
| CUT | Chan Kim🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 67 | 74 | - | +3.38 | 43 |
| CUT | Michael Block🇺🇸 | MC | 73 | 70 | 71 | - | -4.62 | 120 |
| CUT | Emilio Gonzalez🇲🇽 | MC | 68 | 72 | 68 | - | -3.58 | 113 |
| CUT | Sudarshan Yellamaraju🇨🇦 | MC | 70 | 68 | 68 | - | +4.42 | 37 |
| CUT | Isaiah Salinda🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 70 | 74 | - | +0.42 | 71 |
| CUT | Tony Finau🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 68 | 71 | - | +0.80 | 66 |
| CUT | Frankie Capan III🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 66 | 72 | - | -1.20 | 92 |
| CUT | Michael Kim🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 68 | 68 | - | -0.62 | 86 |
| CUT | Beau Hossler🇺🇸 | MC | 65 | 71 | 72 | - | +11.38 | 9 |
| CUT | Harry Higgs🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 73 | 68 | - | -5.58 | 129 |
| CUT | Nico Echavarria🇨🇴 | MC | 67 | 63 | 81 | - | -19.20 | 154 |
| CUT | Peter Malnati🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 70 | 72 | - | -1.20 | 93 |
| CUT | Brice Garnett🇺🇸 | MC | 70 | 67 | 69 | - | +4.80 | 33 |
| WD | Nick Dunlap🇺🇸 | MC | 77 | 74 | - | - | -12.62 | 144 |
| CUT | Chris Kirk🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 69 | 69 | - | +2.42 | 52 |
| CUT | Akshay Bhatia🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 69 | 78 | - | -13.20 | 147 |
| CUT | Kevin Yu🇹🇼 | MC | 66 | 71 | 72 | - | -1.20 | 94 |
| CUT | Neal Shipley🇺🇸 | MC | 72 | 69 | 70 | - | -2.62 | 102 |
| CUT | Jason Dufner🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 65 | 73 | - | +3.38 | 46 |
| CUT | Danny Walker🇺🇸 | MC | 72 | 69 | 68 | - | -2.62 | 103 |
| CUT | Hank Lebioda🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 70 | 69 | - | +0.42 | 70 |
| CUT | Justin Lower🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 75 | 70 | - | -9.58 | 140 |
| CUT | Gordon Sargent🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 69 | 73 | - | -3.20 | 111 |
| CUT | Alex Noren🇸🇪 | MC | 68 | 69 | 72 | - | +5.38 | 29 |
| CUT | Adam Svensson🇨🇦 | MC | 74 | 70 | 63 | - | -6.62 | 132 |
| CUT | Austin Eckroat🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 74 | 66 | - | -7.58 | 137 |
| CUT | Adam Schenk🇺🇸 | MC | 75 | 70 | 73 | - | +0.42 | 72 |
| CUT | Camilo Villegas🇨🇴 | MC | 69 | 68 | 69 | - | +4.80 | 35 |
| CUT | William Mouw🇺🇸 | MC | 66 | 70 | 74 | - | -5.20 | 126 |
| CUT | Charley Hoffman🇺🇸 | MC | 72 | 74 | 70 | - | -2.62 | 100 |
| CUT | Brandt Snedeker🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 67 | 68 | - | -0.62 | 89 |
| CUT | Patton Kizzire🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 67 | 73 | - | +3.38 | 44 |
| CUT | Andrew Landry🇺🇸 | MC | 71 | 77 | 74 | - | -13.58 | 150 |
| CUT | Brian Harman🇺🇸 | MC | 73 | 67 | 69 | - | -4.62 | 117 |
| CUT | Stephan Jaeger🇩🇪 | MC | 71 | 66 | 70 | - | -0.62 | 85 |
| CUT | Brian Campbell🇺🇸 | MC | 74 | 70 | 71 | - | -6.62 | 131 |
| CUT | Steven Fisk🇺🇸 | MC | 68 | 72 | 68 | - | -3.58 | 112 |
| CUT | Jhonattan Vegas🇻🇪 | MC | 70 | 72 | 69 | - | -3.58 | 116 |
| CUT | Sepp Straka🇦🇹 | MC | 72 | 74 | 68 | - | +6.80 | 25 |
| CUT | Taylor Pendrith🇨🇦 | MC | 67 | 68 | 71 | - | +0.80 | 68 |
| CUT | Kris Ventura🇳🇴 | MC | 70 | 67 | 69 | - | +1.38 | 62 |
| CUT | Jimmy Stanger🇺🇸 | MC | 77 | 70 | 72 | - | -12.62 | 146 |
| CUT | Dan Brown🇬🇧 | MC | 67 | 71 | 71 | - | -1.58 | 95 |
| WD | Luke Clanton🇺🇸 | MC | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| CUT | Keita Nakajima🇯🇵 | MC | 65 | 71 | 70 | - | +2.80 | 51 |
| CUT | S.T. Lee🇰🇷 | MC | 68 | 68 | 74 | - | -5.20 | 124 |
| CUT | Chandler Blanchet🇺🇸 | MC | 69 | 69 | 74 | - | -5.20 | 123 |