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.
The event started 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 returned this week 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.
How it works
Play in the 54-hole pro-am portion of the tournament begins at 11:30 a.m. each day on all three courses. Each foursome will include two pros and two amateurs, and each amateur will be assigned one of the pros for the day. The pro-am twosome will play a better-ball format with the amateur using his or her own full handicap.
Daily prizes on each course will be awarded in gross and net divisions. The pro-am division ends after Saturday’s play for most players, but the three low gross and three low net amateurs will play Sunday, when the low 70 pros and ties from the first three days of the pro event continue on the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West.
Round 3
1st tee – Stadium Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor |
| 11:40 a.m. | Scott Piercy, Chesson Hadley |
| 11:50 a.m. | Steve Stricker, Brendan Steele |
| Noon | Wyndham Clark, Harold Varner III |
| 12:10 p.m. | Abraham Ancer, Sungjae Im |
| 12:20 p.m. | Aaron Wise, Matthew Wolff |
| 12:30 p.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Robby Shelton |
| 12:40 p.m. | Adam Long, Paul Casey |
| 12:50 p.m. | Phil Mickelson, Tony Finau |
| 1 p.m. | Charley Hoffman, Kevin Streelman |
| 1:10 p.m. | Bud Cauley, Beau Hossler |
| 1:20 p.m. | Rickie Fowler, Francesco Molinari |
| 1:30 p.m. | Maverick McNealy, Kramer Hickok |
1st tee – La Quinta Country Club
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dominic Bozzelli, Ben Martin |
| 11:40 a.m. | John Senden, Peter Malnati |
| 11:50 a.m. | Robert Streb, Danny Lee |
| Noon | Richy Werenski, Roger Sloan |
| 12:10 p.m. | John Huh, Chris Stroud |
| 12:20 p.m. | Si Woo Kim, Ryan Armour |
| 12:30 p.m. | Sebastian Cappelen, Michael Gligic |
| 12:40 p.m. | Matt Every, Talor Gooch |
| 12:50 p.m. | Tyler Duncan, Martin Trainer |
| 1 p.m. | Isaiah Salinda, Chris Baker |
| 1:10 p.m. | Brian Stuard, Adam Schenk |
| 1:20 p.m. | Rory Sabbatini, Russell Henley |
| 1:30 p.m. | M Anderson, Vincent Whaley |
1st tee – Nicklaus Tournament Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Ricky Barnes, Cameron Percy |
| 11:40 a.m. | Ben Crane, Nick Watney |
| 11:50 a.m. | Kevin Kisner, Kevin Chappell |
| Noon | Scott Harrington, Henrik Norlander |
| 12:10 p.m. | Aaron Baddeley, James Hahn |
| 12:20 p.m. | Charles Howell III, Chez Reavie |
| 12:30 p.m. | Rafael Campos, Akshay Bhatia |
| 12:40 p.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Cameron Tringale |
| 12:50 p.m. | Jimmy Walker, Stewart Cink |
| 1 p.m. | Vince Covello, Ryan Brehm |
| 1:10 p.m. | J.J. Spaun, Sam Ryder |
| 1:20 p.m. | Jason Dufner, Max Homa |
| 1:30 p.m. | Doc Redman, D.J. Trahan |
10th tee – Stadium Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Tim Wilkinson, David Hearn |
| 11:40 a.m. | Seung-Yul Noh, Zac Blair |
| 11:50 a.m. | Kyle Stanley, Andrew Putnam |
| Noon | Sam Saunders, Charles Reiter |
| 12:10 p.m. | Bill Haas, Bo Van Pelt |
| 12:20 p.m. | Ryan Moore, Kevin Stadler |
| 12:30 p.m. | Wes Roach, Rhein Gibson |
| 12:40 p.m. | Scott Brown, Josh Teater |
| 12:50 p.m. | Patton Kizzire, Hudson Swafford |
| 1 p.m. | Joseph Bramlett, Kristoffer Ventura |
| 1:10 p.m. | Mark Wilson, Michael Thompson |
| 1:20 p.m. | Daniel Berger, Brian Harman |
| 1:30 p.m. | Bo Hoag, Xinjun Zhang |
10th tee – La Quinta Country Club
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Harris English |
| 11:40 a.m. | Scott Stallings, Lucas Bjerregaard |
| 11:50 a.m. | Kevin Na, Russell Knox |
| Noon | Luke List, Alex Noren |
| 12:10 p.m. | Lucas Glover, Vaughn Taylor |
| 12:20 p.m. | Brendon Todd, Zach Johnson |
| 12:30 p.m. | Cameron Davis, Doug Ghim |
| 12:40 p.m. | Jhonattan Vegas, Byeong Hun An |
| 12:50 p.m. | Cameron Champ, Billy Horshcel |
| 1 p.m. | Rob Oppenhem, Hank Lebioda |
| 1:10 p.m. | Anirban Lahiri, Mark Hubbard |
| 1:20 p.m. | Sebastián Muñoz, J.T. Poston |
| 1:30 p.m. | Michael Gellerman, Harry Higgs |
10th tee – Nicklaus Tournament Course
| Time | Players |
| 11:30 a.m. | Jason Kokrak, Brandon Hagy |
| 11:40 a.m. | Dennis McCarthy, Tom Hoge |
| 11:50 a.m. | Ted Potter, Jr., Grayson Murray |
| Noon | Bronson Burgoon, Kyoung-Hoon Lee |
| 12:10 p.m. | Martin Laird, Sam Burns |
| 12:20 p.m. | Nate Lashley, Austin Cook |
| 12:30 p.m. | Matthew NeSmith, Chase Seiffert |
| 12:40 p.m. | Fabián Gómez, Carlos Ortiz |
| 12:50 p.m. | Andrew Landry, Brice Garnett |
| 1 p.m. | Ben Taylor, Brian Smock |
| 1:10 p.m. | Brian Gay, Hunter Mahan |
| 1:20 p.m. | Troy Merritt, Greg Chalmers |
| 1:30 p.m. | Tyler McCumber, Nelson Ledesma |
TV, streaming, radio information
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.
Saturday
SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.
Sunday
SiriusXM: 2-7 p.m.
Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.