Overview

The American Express™ is a 72-hole PGA TOUR event that every January, features 156 of the world’s best golfers playing for a $7.6 million purse. It is part of the FedExCup and often provides the winners of the event a precursor to a successful season. Past champions include World Golf Hall-of-Famers Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller and Phil Mickelson, and PGA TOUR favorites Patrick Reed, Charley Hoffman, Jon Rahm, and Jason Dufner. As one of the few tournaments contested on more than one course, the The American Express™ is played at the famed Stadium Course at PGA WEST, the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA WEST and the venerable La Quinta Country Club, a course that once featured President Dwight Eisenhower as a member. Eisenhower’s involvement as a presenter set a precedent for Presidential participation in the pro-am event, for many years later, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton -- who played while in office and whose foundation is now a valued partner – all played in the event. Since its inception, The American Express™, a PGA TOUR event in the Coachella Valley, has contributed more than $63 million to a wide range of Coachella Valley charitable organizations. The scope of giving is broad and includes health and wellness, youth sports, family support, education and homelessness.