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Jan 19, 2022
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Preview | The American Express

COURSE(s): PGA West (Stadium) - LaQuinta, California along with PGA WEST (Nicklaus Tournament), and La Quinta Country Club.

ARCHITECT: Pete Dye

YARDS/PAR: 7,147 yards/Par 72

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,600,000/$1,368,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Si Woo Kim

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points / to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @theamexgolf

OFFICIAL SITE: (The American Express)

TV COVERAGE: All four days of TV coverage is from 3:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday through Sunday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 11:30am to 7:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of the The American Express with Thursday and Friday broadcasts from 1:00pm to 7:00pm (ET). Weekend coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 2:00pm to 7:00pm. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATour(dot)com.

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)


The American Express - Tournament Preview

LaQUINTA - California native Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup Champion, will make his fourth start at The American Express after his 2021 runner-up finish. Cantlay set the 18-hole record at the Stadium Course at PGA WEST with 11 birdies en route to a final-round (61), but the 22-under (266) fell one shot short of Si Woo Kim’s winning total. Si Woo Kim will look to be the first player to successfully defend his title at The American Express since Johnny Miller won back-to-back in 1975 and 1976.

The La Quinta Country Club and pro-am portion return for the 63rd annual The American Express after being eliminated in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Each professional will be grouped with amateurs for the first three rounds before the low 70 professionals (and ties) will play their final round at the Stadium Course at PGA WEST.

World No. 1 and 2018 American Express champion Jon Rahm will enter the week in top form having finished runner-up to Cameron Smith at the Sentry Tournament of Champions to open the 2022 calendar. Rahm will be the first World No. 1 to tee it up at The American Express since former FedExCup Champion Justin Rose in 2019.

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The Basics:

The American Express Tee Times start Thursday at 8:40am (local)/11:40pm (ET) and going to 10:40pm (local)/1:40pm (ET).

Weather: Perfect weather forecast for the entire tournament. Temperatures approximately 60-62 degrees. Low wind, low humidity. No chance of rain. (link)

PGATourBrunch will post at Noon (ET) on Thursday.

Next Week: The Farmer’s Insurance ( (link)

*Feel free to forward this edition of PGA Tour Brunch to your friends and/or family who love pro golf.


The American Express - Field and Tee Times:

The Field - (link)

Tee Times: (link)

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Featured Groups for this week's @theamexgolf: ⛳️ Jimmy Walker ⛳️ Patton Kizzire 🏌 Charles Howell III 🏌 Talor Gooch ⛳️ Russell Henley ⛳️ Chris Kirk 🏌 Sungjae Im 🏌 Abraham Ancer Marquee Groups: 🌟 Matthew Wolff 🌟 Gary Woodland 🌟 Justin Rose 🌟 Jason Day
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Odds for the American Express

Source: CBS Sportsline

Jon Rahm +600

Patrick Cantlay +900

Scottie Scheffler +1800

Tony Finau +2000

Sungjae Im +2000

Corey Conners +2200

Abraham Ancer +2800

Patrick Reed +3000

Matthew Wolff +3000

Russell Henley +3300

Talor Gooch +3300

Seamus Power +3300

Will Zalatoris +4000

Cameron Tringale +4500

Justin Rose +4500

Rickie Fowler +5000

Alex Noren +5000

Si-Woo Kim +5000

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6000

Jhonattan Vegas +6600

Charles Howell +7000

Carlos Ortiz +7000

Brian Harman +8000

Gary Woodland +8000

Adam Hadwin +8000

Cameron Champ +8000

Luke List +8000

Chris Kirk +8000

Sebastian Munoz +8000

Russell Knox +9000

Adam Long +10000

Denny McCarthy +10000

Michael Thompson +10000

Andrew Landry +10000

Jason Day +10000

Phil Mickelson +10000

Brendan Steele +10000

Brendon Todd +10000

Kyoung-Hoon Lee +10000

Chez Reavie +10000

Harold Varner +10000

Kevin Streelman +10000

Patrick Rodgers +10000

Lanto Griffin +10000

Lucas Glover +10000

Emiliano Grillo +12500

Patton Kizzire +12500

Hayden Buckley +12500

Taylor Moore +12500

Aaron Rai +12500

Henrik Norlander +12500

Doug Ghim +12500

Kramer Hickok +12500

Taylor Pendrith +12500

Dylan Frittelli +12500

Danny Lee +12500

Adam Svensson +12500

Troy Merritt +12500

Vincent Whaley +12500

Zach Johnson +12500

Andrew Putnam +12500

Tom Hoge +12500

Hudson Swafford +15000

Robert Streb +15000

Rory Sabbatini +15000

Martin Laird +15000

John Huh +15000

Alex Smalley +15000

Wyndham Clark +15000

Scott Piercy +15000

Chad Ramey +15000

Brandt Snedeker +15000

Matthew NeSmith +15000

C.T. Pan +15000

Francesco Molinari +15000

Adam Schenk +17500

Harry Higgs +20000

Nick Taylor +20000

J.J. Spaun +20000

Dylan Wu +20000

Greyson Sigg +20000

Nick Hardy +20000

Scott Stallings +20000

Davis Riley +20000

Brian Stuard +20000

Cameron Young +20000

Sahith Theegala +20000

Hank Lebioda +20000

Sepp Straka +20000


TL’s Wedge for an Edge: Last week, the Tee Els’ pick of Russell Henley fell short to Hideki Matsuyama at The SONY open in Hawaii. This week, at the AMEX: Tee Els’ PGA Fantasy game foursome (and two reserves): Jon Rahm, Michael Thompson, Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Reed. TL bench players will be: Scottie Scheffler and Adam Hadwin. For my One and Done, I’m going with the read hot Michael Thompson.


What They’re Saying:

The First Look at The American Express (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings for the AMEX (PGATourCom)

Five Things to Know About PGA West (Stadium) (PGATourCom)

How to Watch This Week (PGATourCom)

FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)


#Sports Gambling and Golf Daily Fantasy News

Best Picks? Predictions for the AMEX (Action Net)

Fantasy Insider for the AMEX (PGATourCom)

Expert Picks for the AMEX- (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course - PGA West (Stadium) - (PGATourCom)


On This Day in Golf History:

January 19, 2003-  Ernie Els defeated Aaron Baddelay in the second hole of a playoff to take the SONY Open. Els won on an incredible 43-foot birdie putt on the 10th green at Waialae Country Club. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE


Parting Putt:

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