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The American Express 2025: Round 1 Thursday tee times, pairings and featured groups

Nick Dunlap will defend his crown in La Quinta this week, as the third event of the 2025 PGA Tour season takes place.

Nick Dunlap will defend his crown in La Quinta this week, as the third event of the 2025 PGA Tour season takes place.
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A nearly $9 million prize purse is on the line in La Quinta this week, as the 2025 PGA Tour heads to California for The Desert Classic - an event which, for sponsorship reasons, is currently known as The American Express tournament.

Who is the favorite in The American Express 2025?

South Korea’s Sungjae Im and the US’s Justin Thomas go into The American Express as the bookmakers’ frontrunners for victory. Per Oddschecker, the pair both have moneyline odds of +1200. The highest-ranked player in the field, the world No. 7 Wyndham Clark, is chiefly priced at +3000.

Sungjae Im is a frontrunner for the title at The American Express tournament.
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Sungjae Im is a frontrunner for the title at The American Express tournament.MADDIE MEYERAFP

Who won The American Express last year?

Nick Dunlap will be the defending champion at the tournament, held across three courses at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club. In 2024, the American became the first amateur to win a PGA Tour tournament since 1991, finishing one shot ahead of South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout.

Dunlap, who turned professional after his American Express win, is priced at between +4000 and +5500 to retain his title, according to Oddschecker.

The American Express 2025 - round 1 tee times, Thursday January 16 (all times ET):

PGA West: Stadium Course

Tee 1

11:30am: Lanto Griffin, Bud Cauley

11:41am: Luke List, Kevin Yu

11:52am: Kevin Roy, Ricky Castillo

12:03pm: Taylor Montgomery, Bronson Burgoon

12:14pm: Matt Kuchar, Cam Davis

12:25pm: Paul Peterson, Takumi Kanaya

12:36pm: Chez Reavie, Aaron Baddeley

12:47pm: Nick Taylor, Tom Kim

12:58pm: Sungjae Im, Mackenzie Hughes

1:09pm: Alex Smalley, Patrick Rodgers

1:20pm: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harris English

1:31pm: Lucas Glover, Erik van Rooyen

1:42pm: Kevin Velo, Jackson Suber

Tee 10

11:30am: Jacob Brodgeman, Joe Highsmith

11:41am: Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk

11:52am: Thomas Rosenmueller, Mason Andersen

12:03pm: Bill Haas, Andrew Putnam

12:14pm: Brendon Todd, Patton Kizzire

12:25pm: Anders Albertson, Philip Knowles

12:36pm: Trey Mullinax, Carson Young

12:47pm: Chan Kim, Sam Stevens

12:58pm: Davis Riley, Nick Hardy

1:09pm: Kris Ventura, Jesper Svensson

1:20pm: Ben Silverman, Wesley Bryan

1:31pm: Matt McCarty, Vincent Norrman

1:42pm: Will Chandler, Kyle Mendoza

PGA West: Nicklaus Tournament Course

Tee 1

11:30am: Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid

11:41am: Chris Gotterup; Adam Svensson

11:52am: Max McGreevy, Hayden Buckley

12:03pm: Ben Martin, Chandler Phillips

12:14pm: Brice Garnett, Harry Hall

12:25pm: Danny Walker, Matthew Riedel

12:36pm: Nate Lashley, David Skinns

12:47pm: Frankie Capan III, Antoine Rozner

12:58pm: Chad Ramey, KH Lee

1:09pm: Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs

1:20pm: Michael Kim, Mac Meissner

1:31pm: Taylor Moore, Lee Hodges

1:42pm: Norman Xiong, Brian Campbell

Tee 10

11:30am: Joel Dahmen, Ben Griffin

11:41am: Brian Harman, Sepp Straka

11:52am: William Mouw, Ryan Gerard

12:03pm: Jason Dufner, David Lipsky

12:14pm: Mark Hubbard, Daniel Berger

12:25pm: Steven Fisk, Trevor Cone

12:36pm: Sami Valimaki, Henrik Norlander

12:47pm: Danny Willett, Victor Perez

12:58pm: Jake Knapp, JT Poston

1:09pm: Beau Hossler, Will Gordon

1:20pm: Tom Hoge, Cameron Young

1:31pm: Francesco Molinari, Jhonattan Vegas

1:42pm: Alejandro Tosti, Cristobal Del Solar

La Quinta Country Club

Tee 1

11:30am: Max Greyserman, Kevin Streelman

11:41am: Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns

11:52am: John Pak, Tim Widing

12:03pm: Adam Hadwin, Ryan Palmer

12:14pm: Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel

12:25pm: Matteo Manassero, Michael Thorbjornsen

12:36pm: Charley Hoffman, Eric Cole

12:47pm: Keith Mitchell, Brandt Snedeker

12:58pm: Justin Thomas, Jason Day

1:09pm: Greyson Sigg, Vince Whaley

1:20pm: Camilo Villegas, Nico Echavarría

1:31pm: Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler

1:42pm: Blades Brown, Isaiah Salinda

Tee 10

11:30am: Patrick Fishburn, Andrew Novak

11:41am: Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris

11:52am: Aldrich Potgieter, Braden Thornberry

12:03pm: Justin Lower, Ben Kohles

12:14pm: Chris Kirk, Davis Thompson

12:25pm: Rikuya Hoshino, Taylor Dickson

12:36pm: Doug Ghim, Sam Ryder

12:47pm: Zach Johnson, Kevin Kisner

12:58pm: Si Woo Kim, Kurty Kitayama

1:09pm: Quade Cummins, Noah Goodwin

1:20pm: JJ Spaun, Rico Hoey

1:31pm: Rafael Campos, Peter Malnati

1:42pm: Kaito Onishi, Jeremy Paul

Who’s in the marquee/featured groups?

  • Matt Kuchar, Cam Davis
  • Sungjae Im, Mackenzie Hughes
  • Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris
  • Justin Thomas, Jason Day
  • Jake Knapp, JT Poston
  • Brian Harman, Sepp Straka
  • Tom Hoge, Cameron Young
  • Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel

Check out ESPN's precise marquee/featured group listings

How much prize money is at stake in The American Express? How many FedEx Cup points?

There will be an $8.8 million prize purse at this year’s tournament, with $1.54 million going to the champion. The winner in La Quinta will also claim 500 FedEx Cup points.

The American Express 2025: how to watch and stream in the USA

If you’re watching from the US, you can follow live TV coverage on ESPN+ and The Golf Channel. ESPN+ viewers can watch the action from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday to Sunday, while The Golf Channel will be airing live from La Quinta between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day.

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