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Title Sponsor, American Express, helps TOUR continue sixty-two-year tradition in the Coachella Valley LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA — The PGA TOUR today announced American Express will continue its role as title sponsor of The American Express in La Quinta, California, through 2028. The annual tournament, which features a unique pro-am format, takes place January 20-23 at PGA WEST Stadium, PGA WEST Nicklaus and La Quinta Country Club. “Giving back to the community while celebrating the passions of our customers is at the center of what we do at American Express,” said Stephen J. Squeri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express. “We’ve seen the positive impact this tournament has on golf fans and the local community in the Coachella Valley. We’re honored to continue this legacy by extending our role as title sponsor and growing the total charitable funds raised to support so many outstanding local organizations focused on helping small businesses, the health and wellness of the community, youth sports, education and more.” Since its introduction in 1960, the tournament has generated approximately $63 million for numerous non-profit organizations in the Coachella Valley that enrich the lives of Valley residents. In just two short years, The American Express has since donated $2.1 million to Coachella Valley-based charity organizations and looks forward to continuing to make a significant impact within the local community for years to come. “Extending our partnership with American Express secures the future of PGA TOUR golf and its impact in the Coachella Valley for years to come,” said Jay Monahan, PGA TOUR Commissioner. “In the past two years alone, American Express has helped produce tremendous growth and awareness for this historic event, offering up a great field and a first-rate tournament experience. All this while generating significant charitable impact in the region.” World No. 1 ranked player Jon Rahm, FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay and Phil Mickelson, a 45-time PGA TOUR winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member headline The American Express field. Si Woo Kim of South Korea, winner of The American Express last year by one stroke over eventual FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay, returns in 2022 to defend his title. All four rounds throughout the weekend will be carried live on Golf Channel and streamed on ESPN+. 
Cantlay, The American Express’ runner-up last year, is the PGA TOUR’s reigning FedExCup champion and Player of the Year LA QUINTA, CALIF. – Patrick Cantlay, the PGA TOUR’s 2021 FedExCup champion and Player of the Year, has committed to play at The American Express from Jan. 20-23. The Long Beach, Calif. native and UCLA product led all golfers with four PGA TOUR wins in the 2020-21 season. Cantlay, ranked No. 4 in the world, enjoyed a banner year on TOUR in 2020-21 in winning four of his six PGA TOUR titles. He nearly won a fifth time last season while playing The American Express. He shot a PGA WEST Stadium Course-record 11-under-par 61 in the final round that earned him a runner-up finish with a score of 22-under 266, one stroke behind tournament champion Si Woo Kim. Cantlay impressively recorded 20 birdies over his final 36 holes at The American Express last year. Making his fourth appearance at The American Express, Cantlay will play alongside a field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs which includes World No. 1 and 2018 tournament champion Jon Rahm and tournament host, 2002 and 2004 champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, who won his sixth major championship and 45th PGA TOUR title at the 2021 PGA Championship. Cantlay began his winning ways last season at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP before claiming the Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial Tournament for the second time in three years and the last two events of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs – the BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship – over the summer. The American Express also received new playing commitments from:
All ticket options for The American Express are on sale at the tournament’s website, www.theamexgolf.com. “Patrick came so close to pulling off what would have been an amazing final-round comeback win at The American Express in 2021, and we’re delighted that he is returning to try to capture the title,” said Pat McCabe, Executive Director of The American Express. “We appreciate Southern California golfers who support our event, and Patrick should be a popular fan draw. Additionally, the merits of Jason Day, Justin Rose, Abraham Ancer and Sungjae Im continue to trend our field into perhaps our strongest in recent years.” Among the PGA TOUR’s longest-tenured tournaments and approaching its 63rd edition this month, The American Express is the first PGA TOUR regular season event in the continental U.S. each year and kicks off the TOUR’s West Coast swing. The American Express plays across PGA WEST’s Stadium Course (host venue) and Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club from Thursday, Jan. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 22. The final round is played exclusively on the PGA WEST Stadium Course on Sunday, Jan. 23. The American Express Concert Series returns for its fifth year (since 2017) with two prominent and popular musical acts. Iconic Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5 will open the Concert Series after the conclusion of second-round play on Friday, Jan. 21, with heralded American country musician and songwriter Brad Paisley taking the stage after the tournament’s third round on Saturday, Jan. 22. The PGA WEST Stadium Course driving range makes for a great open-air concert atmosphere under the evening stars.
Rahm returns to the tournament where he claimed his second PGA TOUR title in 2018; Riverside County native and fan favorite Rickie Fowler, 2021 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Will Zalatoris and others to play in the 2022 The American Express tournament LA QUINTA, CALIF. – The American Express tournament, taking place this month, will host 2018 tournament champion, reigning U.S. Open champ and six-time PGA TOUR winner Jon Rahm, the world’s top-ranked golfer who committed to make his first U.S. mainland PGA TOUR start of 2022 at The American Express from Jan. 20-23, 2022. This marks Rahm’s fourth appearance at The American Express and his first since recording a sixth-place finish in 2019. Rahm will play alongside a field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs, which includes tournament host, 2002 and 2004 champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, who won his sixth major championship and 45thPGA TOUR title at the 2021 PGA Championship. “There is no better boost to our player field than to welcome the world’s top-ranked golfer to the Coachella Valley,” said Pat McCabe, Executive Director of The American Express. “We are thrilled to have Jon return as a past tournament champ and help shape what will be an all-around, first-class event.” All ticket options for The American Express are on sale at the tournament’s website, www.theamexgolf.com. Rahm, the 27-year-old Spaniard, has won on the PGA TOUR in each of the past five seasons and, in 2018, became this tournament’s second-youngest champion at 23 years, 2 months, 11 days. In 2018, Rahm shot an opening-round 10-under-par 62 at La Quinta Country Club and entered his first PGA TOUR playoff following a bogey-free 5-under-67 in the final round on the PGA WEST Stadium Course. He defeated Andrew Landry with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole (18th hole) to capture his second career PGA TOUR win and move to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking. The American Express also received commitments from five-time PGA TOUR winner and fan favorite Rickie Fowler - a native of Murrieta and Riverside County - and 2021 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award winner) Will Zalatoris, the 2021 Masters runner-up who is set to make his tournament debut. Twelve of the event’s past 14 champions are entered into The American Express field: defending champion Si Woo Kim, two-time winner Bill Haas (2010 and 2015 champion), Andrew Landry (2020), Adam Long (2019), Rahm (2018), Hudson Swafford (2017), Jason Dufner (2016), Brian Gay (2013), Mark Wilson (2012), Jhonattan Vegas (2011), Pat Perez (2009) and Charley Hoffman (2007). Last year, Kim shot four rounds in the 60s -- including a stellar final-round 8-under 64 on the Stadium Course – to win The American Express with a score of 23-under 265. The American Express received earlier commitments from World No. 15 and two-time PGA TOUR winner Tony Finau and World No. 13 Scottie Scheffler – teammates on the victorious 2021 United States Ryder Cup squad. Among the PGA TOUR’s longest-tenured tournaments and approaching its 63rd edition this month, The American Express is the first PGA TOUR regular season event in the continental U.S. each year and kicks off the PGA TOUR’s West Coast swing. The American Express plays across PGA WEST’s Stadium Course (host venue) and Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club from Thursday, Jan. 20, to Saturday, Jan. 22. The final round is played exclusively on the PGA WEST Stadium Course on Sunday, Jan. 23. The American Express Concert Series returns for its fifth year (since 2017) with two prominent and popular musical acts. Iconic Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5 will open the Concert Series after the conclusion of second-round play on Friday, Jan. 21, with heralded American country musician and songwriter Brad Paisley taking the stage after the tournament’s third round on Saturday, Jan. 22. The PGA WEST Stadium Course driving range makes for a great open-air concert atmosphere under the evening stars.
LA QUINTA, CALIF. – Recent U.S. Ryder Cup winners Tony Finau and Scottie Scheffler and 2021 tournament winner Si Woo Kim have committed to return to play in The American Express from Jan. 20-23, 2022 alongside tournament host and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, who won his sixth major championship and 45th PGA TOUR title at the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Mickelson, Finau, Scheffler and Kim will be among 156 professionals and 156 amateurs to play a round each at PGA WEST’s Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club from Thursday, Jan. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 22. The final round is exclusively played on the Stadium Course on Sunday, Jan. 23. Among the PGA TOUR’s longest-tenured tournaments and approaching its 63rd edition, The American Express is the first PGA TOUR regular season event in the continental U.S. each year and kicks off the TOUR’s West Coast swing. All ticket options for the 2022 The American Express are currently on sale at the tournament’s official website, www.theamexgolf.com. “Though we are still six weeks away from teeing up the first ball for the 2022 The American Express tournament, these early playing commitments from Tony, Scottie and Si Woo in joining our tournament host, Phil, go a long way towards shaping a strong professional field that resonates favorably with our loyal and knowledgeable golf fans,” said Pat McCabe, Executive Director of The American Express. “What Phil did at the 2021 PGA Championship was a fairytale that had never been written before. Tony and Scottie will be among the higher-ranking players at our tournament and we know fans are excited to see them in action again. Scottie is a young American on the rise who could make The American Express his first PGA TOUR win. No tournament field is complete without its defending champion, and Si Woo will attempt to become the second player in our 63-year tournament history to repeat as champion since Johnny Miller won in 1975 and 1976.” Mickelson, this tournament’s 2002 and 2004 champion (then known as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic), authored one of golf’s all-time legendary stories in May when he became golf’s oldest major championship winner – 24 days short of his 51st birthday – by winning the PGA Championship by two strokes. His 22 birdies that week led the field and he held off his competition on the weekend after taking a share of the 36-hole lead. Finau, the World No. 12 who captured his second PGA TOUR victory in August at The Northern Trust (the TOUR’s opening FedExCup Playoffs event), is coming off his best season since joining the PGA TOUR full-time in 2015. He recorded three of his four best finishes consecutively in 2021 through the Southern California swing – placing fourth at The American Express (four shots back of Kim), followed by runner-up finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and The Genesis Invitational. Playing in his third full PGA TOUR season, World No. 11 Scheffler posted a 2-0-1 record (for 2½ points) in his first U.S. Ryder Cup appearance in September. In his first two full PGA TOUR seasons, the Texan reached the TOUR Championship (FedExCup Playoffs) twice – finishing fifth in the FedExCup standings as a TOUR rookie in 2020 – and has finished top-19 in all six of his major championship starts, beginning with a T4 at the 2020 PGA Championship. In 2021, he placed T7 at the U.S. Open, T8 at the PGA Championship and The Open Championship and T18 at the Masters. Scheffler finished third in The American Express in 2020. Kim shot four rounds in the 60s -- including a stellar final-round 8-under-par 64 on the Stadium Course – to win The American Express this past January with an overall score of 23-under 265. It made for his third PGA TOUR title, and his first since 2017, when he became the youngest winner in the history of THE PLAYERS Championship (21 years, 10 months, 16 days). Kim went on to post four other top-10s later in 2021, including T9s at Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament and THE PLAYERS Championship, and a T2 (via playoff) at the Wyndham Championship. Internationally, Kim represented South Korea at this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo and at the 2018 World Cup, and he played for the International team in the 2017 Presidents Cup. The American Express Concert Series also returns for its fifth year (since 2017) with two prominent and popular musical acts. Iconic Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5 will open the Concert Series after the conclusion of second-round play on Friday, Jan. 21, with heralded American country musician and songwriter Brad Paisley taking the stage after the tournament’s third round on Saturday, Jan. 22. The PGA WEST Stadium Course driving range makes for a great open-air concert atmosphere under the evening stars. Grounds tickets for Friday’s second round and Saturday’s third round are $125 for each day (includes admission to the golf tournament and post-round concert). An upgraded ‘Champions Club’ ticket for the concert days (Jan. 21-22) – which entitles patrons to experience the PGA TOUR golf action while enjoying a hosted breakfast, lunch, snack and full bar in the Champions Club, preferred parking and exclusive concert viewing access near the stage – is $350 for each day. Since its inception in 1960 as the Palm Springs Golf Classic, Riverside County’s PGA TOUR event has generated over $63 million for non-profit organizations dedicated to supporting Coachella Valley residents. In November, The American Express and The Mickelson Foundation – a 501(c)(3) organization and the tournament’s non-profit arm since 2019 – donated $1.1 million from the 2021 event towards Coachella Valley-based charities which support health and wellness, youth sports, family support, education and homelessness. In accordance with the tournament’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, it is anticipated that all spectators of The American Express are to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of one’s entry into the tournament. More detailed information will be provided closer to the tournament, and for the most updated health and safety information please visit www.theamexgolf.com/health--safety.html.
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