The field for this week's 66th annual The American Express golf tournament in La Quinta boasts eight of the top 25 players in the world and 10 of the top 30. The pro-am begins Thursday, with 156 pros playing with 156 amateurs on three desert courses -- the Pete Dye Stadium Course and Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club.

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The American Express concluded with its finale on Sunday, January 19, in La Quinta. It was a regular PGA Tour event featuring a full-sized field.

Thomas has played in the WM Phoenix Open 10 previous times, with a pair of third places in 2019 and 2020 along with a fourth-place finish two years ago. He began 2025 with a tie for 26th at The Sentry and is No. 21 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Defending champion Nick Dunlap, who won the 2024 American Express as a PGA Tour rookie, will try to become the first back-to-back winner of the event since Johnny Miller in 1975-76.

American Express tee times for Thursday's first round in California, featuring Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark and more.

Other top-25 players include No. 7 Wyndham Clark, No. 12 Patrick Cantlay and No. 16 Billy Horschel. Throw in two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas along with major winners Jason Day and ...

The American Express field features eight of the world’s top 25-ranked golfers but will miss out on Nos. 1 and 2 after each withdrew.

Other top-25 players include No. 7 Wyndham Clark, No. 12 Patrick Cantlay and No. 16 Billy Horschel. Throw in two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas along with major winners Jason Day and ...

Thomas hadn't played in The American Express for years when he teed up in the 2024 event in La Quinta. The result was a tie for third in La Quinta including a tournament record-tying 61 in the ...

Maybe this tournament owes Burns a victory after his strong play in 2024. When Wyndham Clark won the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club in a back-nine duel with Rory McIlroy, some people ...

Justin Thomas is the pre-tournament favorite in the $8.8 million The American Express PGA tournament that begins Thursday at three courses in La Quinta following the injury-related withdrawals of Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele,