The 2026 The American Express continues the PGA Tour season with the event at PGA West's Stadium Course and two other courses in Palm Springs, California, welcoming 156 world-class players to the PGA Tour event.
The 2026 The American Express betting odds indicate this week's favorite is Scottie Scheffler, who comes in at 3-to-1 (+300) betting odds.
Ben Griffin is 20-to-1 this week and next best on the odds table this week.
Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre and Ludvig Aberg are next on the board at 25-to-1 heading into the week, and the rest of the board follows for the first PGA Tour field of the year.
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2026 The American Express betting picks
The American Express is the second event of the season, with the PGA Tour returning to the California desert for this unique three-course, pro-am event.
These are short golf courses by modern standards, and the weather and conditions are typically pretty close to perfect. Barring wind flaring up, the winning score is going to be in the high 20s under par.
Kurt Kitayama had a great start to the year, and he's done well in events where a lot of birdies have to be made.
J.T. Poston has a tremendous track record in this event and seems to have an affinity for desert-style golf in his career.
Nick Dunlap may seem outrageous given the penalty for poor driving in desert golf, but these courses are short, and he can take more comfortable clubs off the tee to fire in at pins.
2026 The American Express betting odds: Outright winner
| PLAYER | ODDS |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 300 |
| Ben Griffin | 2000 |
| Robert MacIntyre | 2500 |
| Ludvig Aberg | 2500 |
| Russell Henley | 2500 |
| Sam Burns | 2800 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 3000 |
| Si Woo Kim | 3500 |
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| Matt Fitzpatrick | 4000 |
| Sepp Straka | 4500 |
| Harry Hall | 4500 |
| Kurt Kitayama | 5500 |
| Taylor Pendrith | 5500 |
| Harris English | 5500 |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | 5500 |
| Alex Noren | 5500 |
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| Davis Thompson | 6600 |
| Daniel Berger | 6600 |
| J.T Poston | 6600 |
| Rickie Fowler | 6600 |
| Ryan Gerard | 6600 |
| Min Woo Lee | 6600 |
| Justin Rose | 7000 |
| Rico Hoey | 6600 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | 7000 |
| Adam Scott | 8000 |
| Pierceson Coody | 8000 |
| Jason Day | 8000 |
| Akhshay Bhatia | 8000 |
| Keith Mitchell | 9000 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 9000 |
| Will Zalatoris | 9000 |
| Kevin Yu | 9000 |
| Nick Taylor | 9000 |
| Wyndham Clark | 9000 |
| Alex Smalley | 10000 |
| Denny McCarthy | 10000 |
| Max Greyserman | 10000 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 10000 |
| Jacob Bridgeman | 10000 |
| Brian Harman | 12500 |
| Sam Stevens | 12500 |
| Max Homa | 12500 |
| Matt Wallace | 12500 |
| Matt McCarty | 12500 |
| Michael Kim | 13000 |
| Vincent Whaley | 15000 |
| Chris Kirk | 15000 |
| Johnny Keefer | 15000 |
| Michael Brennan | 15000 |
| Sahith Theegala | 15000 |
| Hao Tong Li | 15000 |
| Sami Valimaki | 15000 |
| Mac Meissner | 15000 |
| Max McGreevy | 16000 |
| Lee Hodges | 17000 |
| Nick Dunlap | 17000 |
| John Parry | 17500 |
| Ricky Castillo | 17500 |
| Doug Ghim | 17500 |
| Andrew Novak | 19000 |
| Matti Schmid | 20000 |
| Jesper Svensson | 20000 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 20000 |
| Seamus Power | 20000 |
| Bud Cauley | 20000 |
| Nico Echavarria | 20000 |
| William Mouw | 20000 |
| Billy Horschel | 22500 |
| Adrien Dumont De Chassart | 22500 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | 22500 |
| Gary Woodland | 22500 |
| Jordan Smith | 22500 |
| Neal Shipley | 25000 |
| Takumi Kanaya | 25000 |
| Davis Riley | 25000 |
| Aldrich Potgieter | 25000 |
| Kristoffer Ventura | 25000 |
| Dan Brown | 25000 |
| Kevin Roy | 25000 |
| Patrick Fishburn | 25000 |
| Steven Fisk | 25000 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 25000 |
| Tony Finau | 27500 |
| Luke Clanton | 27500 |
| Austin Eckroat | 27500 |
| Eric Cole | 30000 |
| Beau Hossler | 30000 |
| Zecheng Dou | 30000 |
| Matt Kuchar | 30000 |
| Seonghyeon Kim | 35000 |
| Chandler Phillips | 35000 |
| Stephan Jaeger | 35000 |
| Erik van Rooyen | 35000 |
| Keita Nakajima | 35000 |
| Mark Hubbard | 35000 |
| Tom Hoge | 40000 |
| Alejandro Tosti | 40000 |
| Isaiah Salinda | 40000 |
| Christo Lamprecht | 40000 |
| Chandler Blanchet | 40000 |
| Joohyung Kim | 42500 |
| David Ford | 42500 |
| Adam Svensson | 45000 |
| Dylan Wu | 45000 |
| Chad Ramey | 50000 |
| Sam Ryder | 50000 |
| Sudarshan Yellamaraju | 50000 |
| Cam Davis | 50000 |
| Ryo Hisatsune | 50000 |
| Adrien Saddier | 50000 |
| Jackson Suber | 50000 |
| Taylor Moore | 50000 |
| Chan Kim | 60000 |
| Matthieu Pavon | 60000 |
| Adam Schenk | 60000 |
| Carson Young | 60000 |
| Patton Kizzire | 60000 |
| Blades Brown | 60000 |
| Brice Garnett | 70000 |
| John VanDerLaan | 75000 |
| Justin Lower | 75000 |
| Lanto Griffin | 75000 |
| Joe Highsmith | 75000 |
| Austin Smotherman | 75000 |
| Harry Higgs | 75000 |
| Charley Hoffman | 75000 |
| Karl Vilips | 75000 |
| Seung Taek Lee | 75000 |
| Joel Dahmen | 75000 |
| David Lipsky | 80000 |
| Andrew Putnam | 90000 |
| Pontus Nyholm | 100000 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 100000 |
| Hank Lebioda | 100000 |
| Frankie Capan III | 100000 |
| Camilo Villegas | 100000 |
| Kensei Hirata | 125000 |
| Zach Bauchou | 150000 |
| Zach Johnson | 150000 |
| Emilio Gonzalez | 150000 |
| Jimmy Stanger | 150000 |
| Davis Chatfield | 150000 |
| Gordon Sargent | 150000 |
| Brian Campbell | 200000 |
| Kevin Streelman | 250000 |
| Jeffrey Kang | 250000 |
| A.J. Ewart | 250000 |
| Danny Walker | 250000 |
| Marcelo Rozo | 300000 |
| Peter Malnati | 300000 |
| Rafael Campos | 400000 |
| Andrew Landry | 500000 |
| Michael Block | 500000 |
| Adam Long | 500000 |
| Jason Dufner | 500000 |
