The PGA Tour has moved back to the mainland for the American Express and it’s the second time in three weeks where the event doesn’t have its defending champion. Yes, like the Sentry at Kapalua two weeks ago, this week Jon Rahm is not in action in La Quinta, Calif., as he joined the LIV Golf League during the offseason.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is playing, however, and has three top-25 finishes in this event. Justin Thomas is making his season debut. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are both competing, as are Chris Kirk and Grayson Murray, the first two winners of the year.
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Last year, Rahm opened with consecutive 64s, and shot a final-round 68 to defeat Davis Thompson by a shot. Thompson stood over a birdie putt from 40 feet on the 17th hole on Sunday and the putt harshly clanged off the flagstick. He settled for par and a second-place finish.
Schauffele and Kirk tied for third place, two shots behind Rahm.
The three courses used are Pete Dye’s Stadium Course, La Quinta Country Club and the Nicklaus Tournament Course. The winner will take home $1.512 million from an $8.4 million overall purse.
Check back after the tournament is completed on Sunday for updates.
WIN: $1.512 million
2: $915,600
3: $579,600
4: $411,600
5: $344,400
6: $304,500
7: $283,500
8: $262,500
9: $245,700
10: $228,900
11: $212,100
12: $195,300
13: $178,500
14: $161,700
15: $153,300
16: $144,900
17: $136,500
18: $128,100
19: $119,700
20: $111,300
21: $102,900
22: $94,500
23: $87,780
24: $81,060
25: $74,340
26: $67,620
27: $65,100
28: $62,580
29: $60,060
30: $57,540
31: $55,020
32: $52,500
33: $49,980
34: $47,880
35: $45,780
36: $43,680
37: $41,580
38: $39,900
39: $38,220
40: $36,540
41: $34,860
42: $33,180
43: $31,500
44: $29,820
45: $28,140
46: $26,460
47: $24,780
48: $23,436
49: $22,260
50: $21,588
51: $21,084
52: $20,580
53: $20,244
54: $19,908
55: $19,740
56: $19,572
57: $19,404
58: $19,236
59: $19,068
60: $18,900
61: $18,732
62: $18,564
63: $18,396
64: $18,228
65: $18,060
66: $17,892
67: $17,724
68: $17,556
69: $17,388
70: $17,220
71: $17,052
72: $16,884
73: $16,716
74: $16,548
75: $16,380
76: $16,212
77: $16,044
78: $15,876
79: $15,708
80: $15,540
81: $15,372
82: $15,204
83: $15,036
84: $14,868
85: $14,700
86: $14,532
87: $14,364
88: $14,196
89: $14,028
90: $13,860
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
