Who is playing at the American Express Championship?
Jan 22, 2022 · Sam Greenwood/Getty Images The final round of the PGA Tour’s 2022 American Express begins Sunday morning in sunny California. You can find full final round tee times for the tournament at the...
How does the American Express Palm Springs golf tournament work?
Jan 19, 2022 · Preview, news, and information for the 2022 The American Express, played at Nicklaus Tournament Course in La Quinta, CA. ... Golf courses are in good shape.'' Tournament host Phil Mickelson is ...
Does PGA West sell American Express merchandise at PGA Tour events?
Jan 19, 2022 · Playing a PGA Tour event across three courses, having each pro golfer paired with an amateur, and having players teeing off on both No. 1 and No. 10 on each course makes The American Express in Palm Springs this weekend one of the more unusual tournaments of the year. You’ll see celebrities.
What is the American Express Classic?
Jan 23, 2022 · January 22, 2022 9:02 pm ET. After a two-week swing through Hawaiian paradise to kick off the 2022 calendar year, the PGA Tour is in La Quinta, California, this week for the 2022 American Express....
What golf course is The American Express played on?
The three courses for the 2022 American Express are La Quinta Country Club, the PGA West Nicklaus Course, and the PGA West Stadium Course.Jan 21, 2022
How much does it cost to play in The American Express Pro-Am?
American Express: Want to play in the pro-am? It'll cost you $30,000.Jan 21, 2022
Is The American Express golf tournament played on two courses?
This week's American Express PGA event in California offers a unique format with three separate courses in four days. The three courses are PGA West (Stadium Course), La Quinta Country Club, and PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament Course), all of which are par 72 and over 7,000 yards with different levels of difficulty.Jan 19, 2022
Does The American Express golf tournament have a cut?
But it also means that all players get the opportunity to play all three courses, and because that takes three days, it means there's no cut until after Saturday's action is complete.Jan 21, 2022
How much do amateurs pay to play the Pebble Beach pro-am?
Only the professional is paid from the pro-am purse. The amateur does not receive money. The event is played this year at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.Feb 6, 2022
Where is the 2022 American Express golf tournament?
the Coachella ValleyJanuary 19, 2022 - January 23, 2022 The PGA Tour returns to the Coachella Valley for The American Express golf tournament, a 72-hole event featuring a field of the world's best professional golfers.
Featured grouping for American Express final round
For the first two rounds of this week’s American Express, it looked like Patrick Cantlay was destined for the winner’s circle, another step in his rise to the top of the game. But after opening the event 62-68 to take the solo lead, Cantlay’s momentum stalled in Saturday’s third round.
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Where is the Desert Classic?
The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challenge) is a professional golf tournament in southern California on the PGA Tour.
Who won the 1960 golf tournament?
1960: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by three shots over Fred Hawkins. Joe Campbell earned $50,000 in unofficial money for scoring a hole-in-one on the fifth hole of the Tamarisk Country Club. 1963: Jack Nicklaus defeats Gary Player 65 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff for the tournament title.
Who beat Rick Fehr in the 1999 PGA?
He beats Rick Fehr by 6 shots. 1999: David Duval shoots a final round 59 to beat Steve Pate by one shot. 2001 Joe Durant shoots a record score for a 90-hole PGA tournament with a 36-under-par score of 324 (65-61-67-66-65). 2003: Mike Weir birdies the final three holes to win by two shots over Jay Haas.
Who was the golfer that made his name on the golf course?
Hope, who was possibly Hollywood's greatest golfer, added his name to the tournament in 1965, and became its chairman of the board. The 1970s saw stars like Frank Sinatra make their debuts.
Who was the pro-am team in 1995?
History was made at the tournament in 1995 when the pro-am team of Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Bob Hope and defending champion Scott Hoch teed up for the tournament's opening round.
The Format
Instead of the usual Tour event where players are all on one course and there’s a cut after 36 holes, this event has a cut after 54 holes and players will play three tracks once each on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The three courses are La Quinta Country Club, the PGA West Nicklaus Course (a Golden Bear design), and the PGA West Stadium Course.
The Amateurs
Each PGA pro is paired with an amateur golfer, but they are not a team in anyway unlike you’ll see at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am or some other events. Despite playing right next to the pros, the amateurs are competing as if this was the annual member tournament at their local country club.
All-time shots from The American Express
Last season’s FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay and world No. 1 Jon Rahm lead the field at The American Express, as the PGA TOUR returns to the mainland United States after two weeks in Hawaii.
HOW TO FOLLOW (All times ET)
Radio : Thursday-Friday, 1–7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. ( PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio)
Recent Winners
Bogey-free 64 Sunday locked up his third TOUR win in 164th start at age 25. ... Became just the sixth international winner but second in the last four events. ... 64 Sunday tied the second best round of the day. ... Played the Stadium Course bogey free for the week. ... Only two bogeys came on NT in Round 2. ...
Key stat leaders
Top golfers in each statistic on the 2020-2021 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week.
Overview
The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challenge) is a professional golf tournament in southern California on the PGA Tour. Played in mid-winter in the Coachella Valley (greater Palm Springs), …
History
Founded in 1960 as the Palm Springs Golf Classic, the tournament evolved from the Thunderbird Invitational that was held in Palm Springs the previous six years, from 1954 to 1959, but with a much smaller purse. The event was renamed the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1965 and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1986.
Until 2012, its format remained unique among PGA Tour events, being played over five days and …
Professional field
The professional field consists of 156 players selected using (slightly reordered) standard eligibility rankings except that the following are also eligible:
1. The Players Championship winners prior to 1996
2. PGA Tour members who played on the most recent Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams of both sides.
Multiple winners
Nine men have won this tournament more than once through 2022.
• 5 wins
• 2 wins
Tournament highlights
• 1960: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by three shots over Fred Hawkins. Joe Campbell earned $50,000 in unofficial money for scoring a hole-in-one on the fifth hole of the Tamarisk Country Club.
• 1963: Jack Nicklaus defeats Gary Player 65 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff for the tournament title.
Records
• Low 18-Hole record 59 – David Duval (1999), Adam Hadwin (2017)
• Low 36-Hole record 123 – Steve Stricker (2009)
• Low 54-Hole record 189 – Patrick Reed (2014)
• Low 72-Hole record 259 – Joe Durant (2001)
Timeline of courses used
Legend: Used in the pre-cut rota and the final round Used only in the pre-cut rota Used only in the final round
Television broadcast and cable history
From the mid-1960s through 1998, NBC broadcast the fourth and fifth rounds of the tournament. ABC took over the coverage in 1999 through 2006, with CBS covering the tournament in 2003 due to ABC's involvement with Super Bowl XXXVII.
On the cable side, the first three rounds were covered by ESPN through 2002. From 2003–06, USA Network covered the early action.