This week’s American Express at La Quinta Country Club features an $8.8 million purse but attracts another relatively weaker field. Scottie Scheffler is still recovering from a hand injury over the holidays while Xander Schauffele withdrew for unspecified medical reasons, according to the Associated Press.

The Trinity Christian Academy graduate is four strokes off the lead at PGA West in the Palm Springs-area desert.

The West Coast Swing kicks off with this week's American Express, and our top picks expect Justin Thomas to work his way into contention.

Sam Burns, fresh off a T-8 finish at The Sentry to open the new season, is one of our picks to win this week's American Express.

Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay and Nick Dunlap Compete at The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., – Thursday-Sunday Coverage on GOLF Channel Begins at 4 p.m. ET

Here is everything you need to know about the American Express golf tournament, including TV and streaming options for each day of the tournament.

Here's what you need to know for the 2025 American Express, including TV information. The purse at the American Express is $8.5 million with $1.584 million going to the winner. Golf Channel will carry live coverage all four days of the American Express, as will ESPN+.

The American Express is the third event on the PGA Tour's 2025 schedule and after two straight weeks in Hawaii, it's the first tournament of the West Coast swing.

Xander Schauffele is withdrawing from The American Express this week in the California desert. That makes two of the top players in the world ranking to have withdrawn in the last two weeks.

The PGA Tour starts its West Coast swing in Palm Springs, Calif., for the American Express. Who's playing from the First Coast and South Georgia?

For the second time in two weeks, the PGA Tour's stop in the California desert has lost one of the top players in the world.