The Hawaii leg of the PGA Tour season is over and it’s time for perhaps the best version of the American Express we’ve ever seen to begin.
The tour lands in California this week for the second leg of the season, with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler making his debut. Five of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will compete this week, and 12 of the top 25, including Russell Henry, Rob McIntyre, Ben Griffin and Justin Rose.
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There are many players with a shot at the title, but all eyes will be on Scheffler, who is coming off a six-win season and winning his fourth consecutive Player of the Year award. Scheffler, who has been ranked No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings since early 2023, has won 13 times on tour over the past two seasons, including three major championships.
True, he took a few months off. But Scheffler will open the season as the man to beat in his first start of the season.
Here’s everything you need to know before American Express.
2026 American Express Basics
Date: January 22-25, 2026
Course: PGA West | La Quinta, California
2025 Winner: Sepp Straka
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Wallet: $9.2 million
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How to watch American Express
Thursday – Sunday
Golf Channel: 4pm – 7pm ET
American Express payments in 2026
1. $1,656,000
2. $1,003,000
3. $634,800
4. $450,800
5. $377,200
6. $333,500
7. $310,500
8. $287,500
9. $269,100
10. $250,700
11. $232,300
12. $213,900
13. $195,500
14. $177,100
15. $167,900
16. $158,700
17. $149,500
18. $140,300
19. $131,100
20. $121,900
21. $112,700
22. $103,500
23. $96,140
24. $88,780
25. $81,420
26. $74,060
27. $71,300
28. $68,540
29. $65,780
30. $63,020
31. $60,260
32. $57,500
33. $54,740
34. $52,440
35. $50,140
36. $47,840
37. $45,540
38. $43,700
39. $41,860
40. $40,020
41. $38,180
42. $36,340
43. $34,500
44. $32,660
45. $30,820
46. $28,980
47. $27,140
48. $25,668
49. $24,380
50. $23,644
51. $23,092
52. $22,540
53. $22,172
54. $21,804
55. $21,620
56. $21,436
57. $21,252
58. $21,068
59. $20,884
60. $20,700
61. $20,516
62. $20,332
63. $20,184
64. $19,964
65. $19,780
