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The American Express, a tournament that many people still think of as the Bob Hope Classic, takes place in La Quinta, California in mid-January. Unlike many PGA Tour events, this tournament takes place over three courses, the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West, The Stadium Course at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club. The tournament got rid of the five-round format in 2012, so now it is the traditional 72-hole format. The 2026 event will take place from January 22-25 with Sepp Straka as the defending champion.

Catch all of the action at The American Express from Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, January 25.

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2026 The American Express at a Glance

Courses: Nicklaus PGA West, PGA West Stadium, La Quinta Country Club

Par: 72

Course Lengths: 7,181 yards (NT), 7,140 yards (S), 7,060 yards (LQ)

Defending Champion: Sepp Straka

Tournament Record: -29 (Nick Dunlap, 2024)

The final round of this event is played on the PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta, California. It was designed by Pete Dye and has been listed as one of the top 100 courses in the United States by Golf Digest. The course is part of the TPC network of courses and is technically known as the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West.

The Jack Nicklaus Course at PGA West is just under 7,200 yards long and has a stroke rating of 75.3 and a slope rating of 143. It features two island greens.

The course at the La Quinta Country Club was designed by Pete Dye and features pot bunkers, elevated tees and bunkers surrounding many of the greens.

The American Express Winners (2000)

This event has seen a lot of low scores through the years, but keep in mind that it was a five-round tournament for many of those years. The tournament switched to the traditional four-rounds in 2012 and the scores are more in line with what you normally see at other PGA Tour events.

Most Career Wins

This tournament was dominated by Arnold Palmer in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, as he won it five times. No one has come close to matching Arnie’s success, but six other players have won the event twice, including Jon Rahm who got his second win in 2023. Because not all of the top players in the world play in this event, it is unlikely Palmer’s record will ever be matched.

Best Winning Tournament Scores

This tournament changed in 2012 to a traditional 72-hole event, so we’ll just list the record since 2012, which is Nick Dunlap’s 29-under in 2024. Dunlap played the event as an amateur which makes his record even more amazing. If you go back to the 90-hole event, the record would be -36, set by Joe Durant in 2001.

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