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The PGA Tour returns to the Coachella Valley. This time, there’s a new sponsor and name of the event that started as the Bob Hope Desert Classic
The 61st rendition of the golf tournament is called The American Express.
It starts on Thursday and will be played at three courses – La Quinta Country Club, the Stadium Course at PGA West and the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West.
Defending champion Adam Long returns along with two-time American Express winner Phil Mickelson, the tournament’s host, and other top players like Rickie Fowler, Francesco Molinari, Tony Finau and Paul Casey.
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Round 1
1st tee – Stadium Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Cameron Tringale, amateurs TBD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Jimmy Walker, Stewart Cink, amateurs TBD |
| 11:50 a.m. | Vince Covello, Ryan Brehm, amateurs TBD |
| Noon | J.J. Spaun, Sam Ryder, amateurs TBD |
| 12:10 p.m. | Jason Dufner, Max Homa, amateurs TBD |
| 12:20 p.m. | Doc Redman, D.J. Trahan, amateurs TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. | Ricky Barnes, Cameron Percy, amateurs TBD |
| 12:40 p.m. | Ben Crane, Nick Watney, amateurs TBD |
| 12:50 p.m. | Kevin Kisner, Kevin Chappell, amateurs TBD |
| 1 p.m. | Scott Harrington, Henrik Norlander, amateurs TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | Aaron Baddeley, James Hahn, amateurs TBD |
| 1:20 p.m. | Charles Howell III, Chez Reavie, amateurs TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Rafael Campos, Akshay Bhatia, amateurs TBD |
Round 1
1st tee – La Quinta Country Club
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Adam Long, Paul Casey, amateurs TBD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Tony Finau, amateurs TBD |
| 11:50 a.m. | Charley Hoffman, Kevin Streelman, amateurs TBD |
| Noon | Bud Cauley, Beau Hossler, amateurs TBD |
| 12:10 p.m. | Rickie Fowler, Francesco Molinari, amateurs TBD |
| 12:20 p.m. | Maverick McNealy, Kramer Hickok, amateurs TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. | Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, amateurs TBD |
| 12:40 p.m. | Scott Piercy, Chesson Hadley, amateurs TBD |
| 12:50 p.m. | Steve Stricker, Brendan Steele, amateurs TBD |
| 1 p.m. | Wyndham Clark, Harold Varner III, amateurs TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | Abraham Ancer, Sungjae Im, amateurs TBD |
| 1:20 p.m. | Aaron Wise, Matthew Wolff, amateurs TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Robby Shelton, amateurs TBD |
Round 1
1st tee – Nicklaus Tournament Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Jhonattan Vegas, Byeong Hun An, amateurs TBD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Cameron Champ, Billy Horschel, amateurs TBD |
| 11:50 a.m. | Rob Oppenheim, Hank Lebioda, amateurs TBD |
| Noon | Anirban Lahiri, Mark Hubbard, amateurs TBD |
| 12:10 p.m. | Sebastian Munoz, J.T. Poston, amateurs TBD |
| 12:20 p.m. | Michael Gellerman, Harry Higgs, amateurs TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. | Sepp Straka, Harris English, amateurs TBD |
| 12:40 p.m. | Scott Stallings, Lucas Bjerregaard, amateurs TBD |
| 12:50 p.m. | Kevin Na, Russell Knox, amateurs TBD |
| 1 p.m. | Luke List, Alex Noren, amateurs TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | Lucas Glover, Vaughn Taylor, amateurs TBD |
| 1:20 p.m. | Brendon Todd, Zach Johnson, amateurs TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Cameron Davis, Doug Ghin, amateurs TBD |
Round 1
10th tee – Stadium Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Fabian Gomez, Carlos Ortiz, amateurs TBD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Andrew Landry, Brice Garnett, amateurs TBD |
| 11:50 a.m. | Ben Taylor, Brian Smock, amateurs TBD |
| Noon | Brian Gay, Hunter Mahan, amateurs TBD |
| 12:10 p.m. | Troy Merritt, Greg Chalmers, amateurs TBD |
| 12:20 p.m. | Tyler McCumber, Nelson Ledesma, amateurs TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. | Jason Kokrak, Brandon Hagy, amateurs TBD |
| 12:40 p.m. | Denny McCarthy, Tom Hoge, amateurs TBD |
| 12:50 p.m. | Ted Potter, Jr., Grayson Murray, amateurs TBD |
| 1 p.m. | Bronson Burgoon, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, amateurs TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | Martin Laird, Sam Burns, amateurs TBD |
| 1:20 p.m. | Nate Lashley, Austin Cook, amateurs TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Matthew NeSmith, Chase Seiffer, amateurs TBD |
Round 1
10th tee – La Quinta Country Club
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Scott Brown, Josh Teater, amateurs TBD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Patton Kizzire, Hudson Swafford, amateurs TBD |
| 11:50 a.m. | Joseph Bramlett, Kristoffer Ventura, amateurs TBD |
| Noon | Mark Wilson, Michael Thompson, amateurs TBD |
| 12:10 p.m. | Daniel Berger, Brian Harman, amateurs TBD |
| 12:20 p.m. | Bo Hoag, Xinjun Zhang, amateurs TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. | Tim Wilkinson, David Hearn, amateurs TBD |
| 12:40 p.m. | Seung-Yul Noh, Zac Blair, amateurs TBD |
| 12:50 p.m. | Kyle Stanley, Andrew Putnam, amateurs TBD |
| 1 p.m. | Sam Saunders, Charlers Reiter, amateurs TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | Bill Haas, Bo Van Pelt, amateurs TBD |
| 1:20 p.m. | Ryan Moore, Kevin Stadler, amateurs TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Wes Roach, Rhein Gibson, amateurs TBD |
Round 1
10th tee – Nicklaus Tournament Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Matt Every, Talor Gooch, amateurs TBD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Tyler Duncan, Martin Trainer, amateurs TBD |
| 11:50 a.m. | Isaiah Salinda, Chris Baker, amateurs TBD |
| Noon | Brian Stuard, Adam Schenk, amateurs TBD |
| 12:10 p.m. | Rory Sabbatini, Russell Henley, amateurs TBD |
| 12:20 p.m. | Mark Anderson, Vincent Whaley |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dominic Bozzelli, Ben Martin, amateurs TBD |
| 12:40 p.m. | John Senden, Peter Malnati, amateurs TBD |
| 12:50 p.m. | Robert Streb, Danny Lee, amateurs TBD |
| 1 p.m. | Richy Werenski, Roger Sloan, amateurs TBD |
| 1:10 p.m. | John Huh, Chris Stroud, amateurs TBD |
| 1:20 p.m. | Si Woo Kim, Ryan Armour, amateurs TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Sebastian Cappelen, Michael Gligic, amateurs TBD |
TV, streaming, radio information
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.
Thursday
Twitter: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.
Friday
Twitter: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.
Saturday
SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.
Sunday
SiriusXM: 2-7 p.m.
Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.
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