The American Express
Jan 22 – Jan 25, 2026 · Pete Dye Stadium Course and Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club · La Quinta, CA, USA
Won by Scottie Scheffler
The American Express has been played at Pete Dye Stadium Course and Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club 11 times since the 2016 season, and the field has averaged 2.27 under par per round there. Winning totals have ranged from 20 under par to 29 under par. Scottie Scheffler won the 2026 edition at 27 under par.
The par-5 8th gives up the most birdies (a 51.2% birdie rate), and the par-3 13th is the hardest hole, with a 19.8% bogey rate. Justin Thomas has the best record here: 3.05 strokes per round better than the field over 8 rounds, best finish 2.
During the tournament PropGolf models every hole for every player live, with birdie, par and bogey probabilities beside the sportsbook lines and an ETA for each group.
Final leaderboard
Top 10 at the 2026 American Express, by total score to par.
| Pos | Player | To par |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | -27 |
| T2 | Ryan Gerard | -23 |
| T2 | Jason Day | -23 |
| T2 | Andrew Putnam | -23 |
| T2 | Matt McCarty | -23 |
| T6 | Sam Stevens | -22 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | -22 |
| T8 | Tom Hoge | -21 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | -21 |
| T8 | Haotong Li | -21 |
Past winners
Every edition PropGolf has on record, by PGA Tour season, with the winning total and the field's average score per round. Where two or more players tied after regulation and the record does not say who took the playoff, all of them are listed.
| Season | Winner | Total | Field / rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Scottie Scheffler | -27 | -3.14 |
| 2025 | Sepp Straka | -25 | -2.34 |
| 2024 | Nick Dunlap | -29 | -3.52 |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | -27 | -2.83 |
| 2022 | Hudson Swafford | -23 | -1.71 |
| 2021 | Si Woo Kim | -23 | -1.14 |
| 2020 | Andrew Landry | -26 | -2.30 |
| 2019 | Adam Long | -26 | -2.54 |
| 2018 | Playoff: Jon Rahm / Andrew Landry | -22 | -1.99 |
| 2017 | Hudson Swafford | -20 | -1.21 |
| 2016 | Playoff: David Lingmerth / Jason Dufner | -25 | -2.21 |
Who has played the American Express best
Strokes gained per round against the field across 11 editions. Minimum 8 rounds. Best is the best finish; T1 is a tie after regulation decided in a playoff.
| Player | Starts | Best | SG / rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Thomas | 2 | 2 | +3.05 |
| Jon Rahm | 5 | Won | +2.55 |
| Scottie Scheffler | 6 | Won | +2.23 |
| Adam Hadwin | 9 | T2 | +2.22 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 7 | 2 | +2.00 |
| Ben Griffin | 4 | T7 | +1.92 |
| Jason Day | 5 | T2 | +1.90 |
| Chase Seiffert | 2 | T12 | +1.89 |
| Bud Cauley | 6 | T3 | +1.85 |
| Sungjae Im | 7 | T10 | +1.78 |
Course at a glance
Pete Dye Stadium Course and Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club historical scoring context, drawn from prior years of PGA Tour rounds at this venue.
Hole-by-hole
| Hole | Par | Yards | Birdie % | Bogey % | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 454 | 19.3% | 13.1% | — |
| 2 | 4 | 388 | 28.7% | 6.9% | — |
| 3 | 4 | 482 | 12.2% | 14.1% | — |
| 4 | 3 | 182 | 20.2% | 7.4% | — |
| 5 | 5 | 544 | 40.1% | 10.8% | — |
| 6 | 3 | 240 | 10.6% | 18.1% | — |
| 7 | 4 | 355 | 30.6% | 7.5% | — |
| 8 | 5 | 565 | 51.2% | 2.9% | — |
| 9 | 4 | 461 | 16.8% | 15.4% | — |
| 10 | 4 | 423 | 18.2% | 11.7% | — |
| 11 | 5 | 619 | 34.0% | 7.1% | — |
| 12 | 4 | 372 | 28.6% | 7.3% | — |
| 13 | 3 | 213 | 10.7% | 19.8% | — |
| 14 | 4 | 398 | 26.0% | 8.0% | — |
| 15 | 4 | 484 | 12.1% | 16.5% | — |
| 16 | 5 | 602 | 38.6% | 7.1% | — |
| 17 | 3 | 178 | 15.8% | 7.3% | — |
| 18 | 4 | 449 | 14.4% | 13.0% | — |
Cross-season aggregate from PGA Tour rounds at Pete Dye Stadium Course and Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club. Live current-event rates appear inside the app during play.
What you can do during The American Express
- Live signals. Hole-by-hole birdie, bogey, and matchup edges with live odds from DraftKings and FanDuel.
- Group view. H2H matchups, longest drive, nearest the pin, group total markets.
- Live timing. Per-group ETAs update every 5 minutes from real pace data.