Ten of the top 19 world ranking players, five of which are the top seven, have committed to the American Express PGA Tour event at La Quinta in California next week. This is one of the strongest fields of recent memory.
Scottie Scheffler is the current Masters champion and the highest ranked player in The American Express at No. 2. Scheffler is joined at No. 4 Patrick Cantlay (No. 5 Jon Rahm (No. 6 Xander Schauffele and No. 7 Will Zalatoris.
The field includes players ranked 11th to 20th in Official World Golf Ranking. These include Sam Burns and Tom Kim, Cameron Young, Cameron Young, and Sungjae im. The $8 million event will see 15 of the 50 best players around the world play on the three La Quinta courses. The event saw 16 of the top 50 players, but only two of those ranked in the top ten.
Pat McCabe, the executive director of The American Express, stated that “it is great weather, and it is of course support by American Express and title sponsorship that they have brought into the table, that helps.” “Some of these guys are regulars for many years. They have established relationships with pro-am players. Or they can use all the wonderful amenities in the Coachella Valley.
Scheffler was a participant in the tournament in 2022. However, that was before Scheffler won four tournaments, including the Masters. He eventually rose to No. The world’s No. 1. Cantlay was second in the tournament with a final round 61. Rahm won The American Express 2018 in 2018. Zalatoris was tied for sixth place in the event last season. Schauffele, who has not played in the desert since 2017, is the only player in the top 10.
Past major champions include Justin Rose, Justin Rose and Stewart Cink. Also, Danny Willett, Lucas Glover and Danny Willett are among the other high-profile players in the field. Zach Johnson is currently the U.S. Ryder Cup Captain. Rickie Fowler will be back for the fourth consecutive year, while Young and Sahith Theegala are rising stars.
Rahm and Dufner are among the past champions of the event, including Bill Haas (two-time winner), Andrew Landry and Adam Long, Brian Gay and Jhonnatan Las Vegas, Si Woo Kim, and Brian Gay. Hudson Swafford (defending champion), will not be participating in the tournament as he signed with LIV tour. Phil Mickelson (two-time tournament champion) will not be in the tournament as he signed with the rival LIV tour. He also served the tournament’s host for three years.
You can still qualify for this tournament if you win the Sony Open in Hawaii or place in the top-10 of that event.
