Three rounds are in the book at the 2023 American Express and only 6 golfers are within 5 strokes of the co-leaders. Below, we look at the 2023 American Express odds entering Sunday’s final round in La Quinta, Calif. Check back throughout the season for our PGA Tour picks, predictions and bets.
Rookie Davis Thompson and Jon Rahm are at 23-under-par 193 and will take a 4-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round at PGA West’s Stadium Course (7,187 yards, par 72). Rahm is the No. 2 player in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings while Thompson is ranked 163rd.
Defending champion Hudson Swafford, who won at 23-under 265, left the tour for LIV Golf.
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2023 American Express – Final pairing
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 10:23 p.m. ET.
Jon Rahm (-220)
The 28-year-old Spaniard, who opened as the favorite to win at +600, shot a 7-under 65 to go with a 64-64 and will try for his 9th career tour title and 2nd in 3 weeks. He won the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii at 27-under-par.
Davis Thompson (+280)
The 23-year-old pro from the University of Georgia, who opened at +30000 to win, has shot rounds of 62-64-67 and shares the lead with Rahm at 23-under. He’ll go for his 1st tour title in his 16th pro start.
J.T. Poston (+2000)
Golfweek’s 66th-ranked player starts tied for 3rd place 4 strokes back at 19-under after rounds of 65-66-66. He opened at +7000 to win.
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2023 American Express – In the hunt
Before the final group tees off at 1:45 p.m. ET (Golf Channel at 3 p.m. ET), here are 3 other players to watch as they try to chase down the leader.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+2000): Golfweek’s No. 50 starts tied for 3rd place 4 shots back at 19-under after rounds of 68-67-62. He opened at +10000.
Tom Kim (+3000): He starts tied for 5th place at 18-under after rounds of 69-62-67. Golfweek’s No. 29 player opened at +2000 to win.
Sam Burns (+4000): He starts tied for 5th place 6 shots back at 18-under after rounds of 64-70-64. Golfweek’s No. 34 player opened at +3000.
2023 American Express – Props update
Before the tournament started, we mentioned a few prop bets worth considering a play on. Let’s take a look at 3 of them.
Will Zalatoris (+425 to make top 5): Starts final round tied for 49th place at 11-under with rounds of 69-69-67.
Sung-jae Im (+220 to make top 10): Starts final round tied for 9th place at 17-under with rounds of 65-66-68.
Rickie Fowler (+300 to make top 20): Starts final round tied for 36th place at 12-under with 3 straight rounds of 68.
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