The win is Rahm's ninth on the PGA Tour and fourth in his last six starts.
But through 15 holes in the final round, he was still tied with rookie Davis Thompson, as he was to start the day. Seemingly every makable putt he had caught ...
From just short of the green he pitched up and just lipped in a 9-footer for birdie. 3 for the second-straight start. The win this week is also his second at the event, having won in Palm Springs in 2018. Then he stalled, unable to convert on any of his other tight approaches, except on nine. I put it on the fairway. Seemingly every makable putt he had caught the lip and missed.
The overall purse at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., was $8 million with the winner, Jon Rahm, earning $1.44 million for his victory.
T-54: Justin Suh, 275/-13, $18,400 T-54: Joseph Bramlett, 275/-13, $18,400 Come back shortly after the finish at PGA West’s Stadium Course on Sunday and we’ll update the list with individual names and dollar figures. Thompson’s career earnings on tour to date were $611,871, so even the runner-up check he earned after closing with a three-under 69 ($872,000) still surpassed that. In his favor was the fact that the second of his now nine career PGA Tour titles came at this event in 2018 (shooting a 22-under 266). And if that sounds preposterous, well so does the fact that the 28-year-old Spaniard entered the week having recorded eight top-10 finishes in nine worldwide starts since last August, including three wins in his last five starts—and still only sits at just No.
"'It means the world to me," said Adam Fuller of Atlanta after acing the eighth hole at the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Saturday.
"You're looking at these mountains and the weather is perfect. This was not the first hole-in-one for Fuller, who holds a 2-handicap. He played with Sam Burns and Harris English on Friday and Wyndham Clark and Harry Higgs on Thursday. It went about 5-feet left and landed and rolled in, but we weren't really sure at first," Fuller said. "The sun made it tough to see and the pin was in the back right, and I was aiming about 10-feet left of the pin. The 156 amateur golfers are a big part of The American Express golf tournament each year.
Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned at the 2023 American Express in California.
$26,924 -15 T41
Rahm becomes the 10th golfer to win The American Express at least twice, holding off rookie Davis Thompson.
"In my mind I feel like I can get a lot better," Rahm said. "One cost him at least one shot and the one on 16 cost him half a shot. And that was the difference at the end." Rahm missed the green long and chipped onto the green, then watched Thompson miss a 10-foot birdie putt for the lead before making his own clutch putt for par. "I'll probably play the "what if" game in my head for a long time, unfortunately." Schauffele finished tied for third at 25-under with Chris Kirk, who like other chasers on the day made his move early but couldn't seem to make a critical putt down the stretch in a round of 64. "First time in this situation, teeing off with the lead on Sunday in a PGA Tour event, I think he did a great job," Rahm said. "A lot of nerves and I hit a lot of quality golf shots under pressure, which was really cool." It was a lot of fun," the 23-year-old Thompson said. When Thompson parred the 16th after a poor drive into a bunker and Rahm birdied the hole, Thompson fell one shot behind. "I'm just going to say that I'm glad I came back and won the putting contest this year. With four wins in his last six worldwide starts, including a one-shot victory at The American Express in La Quinta on Sunday, Rahm seems to be moving from a great player to a dominant one.
With a final-round 68 at PGA West's Stadium Course, Rahm secured the win at The American Express, beating PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson by one shot. The title ...
The University of Georgia product left the flagstick in for the lengthy putt, and his ball ricocheted off the pin. On the par-3 17th, Thompson’s tee shot looked to be out of birdie range, but his attempt turned out to be painfully close. “Tough, I’m not going to lie,” Rahm said of the 18-hole battle with Thompson.
Those who complain about the low scoring in the American Express don't understand what desert golf has always been about.
Rahm, by the way, is one of the players who has won at both the American Express and that pillar of high scores, the U.S. Larry Bohannan is the golf writer for The Desert Sun. The number of birdies and eagles at the American Express will finish around 2,000 this week. In fact, the roster of players who have trophies from both the low-scoring American Express and the high-scoring U.S. Some fans savor a 1-0 pitchers’ duel, with strikeouts and weak fly balls and a premium on pushing across a run late in the game. They can grind for pars, but they can make birdies and eagles in bunches when they need to. “If anything is proof of it, it’s the fact that two weeks ago I shot 16 under on the weekend (at the Sentry Tournament of Champions) and ended up winning the tournament. Arnold Palmer won the first tournament in 1960 at 22 under for five rounds, but that record stood for 17 years until Rik Massengale reached 23 under in a wire-to-wire win in 1977. Not when a player like Jon Rahm is talking about still going low even at the toughest of the three courses, the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West. That’s not a challenge for the best golfers in the world. If you are the kind of golf fan who enjoys watching the best players in the world struggle for bogeys, the U.S. He won that year, but with a 71 in the final round.
The 2023 American Express was touted to be a thrilling contest, and it did not disappoint. The 156 amateur golfers who take part in the tournament played a ...
Certainly, the 23-year-old still has a lot in tank, and he will look to prove it in the upcoming events. However, with an incredible play of five birdies and one bogey, Rahm won the tournament for the second time. "It was funny because before that I was taking stock of how beautiful this place is, and I was just thinking how lucky I am to be here. However, he said that being at the Nicklaus Tournament Course was a memorable experience. The 2023 American Express was touted to be a thrilling contest, and it did not disappoint. Adam Fuller was paired with pros Ben Taylor and Robby Shelton for the impressive moment.
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Thompson was on the board at +20000 as an outright at BetMGM as late as Wednesday prior to the tournament. It’s his second title in the tournament (2018). That was his line on the eve of the four-round competition across three courses in the Coachella Valley. [including an albatross](https://www.pgatour.com/news/2023/01/22/xander-schauffele-makes-first-career-albatross-the-american-express-pga-west.html); Kirk came home in 64. The pedigreed rookie out of the University of Georgia, who needed just one season apprenticing on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022, led outright after the first two rounds and co-led (with Rahm) entering the finale. He captured victory by one on Sunday at 27-under 261, but score in relation to par is but a statistic. No, it wasn’t a gimme by any means, but the best player in the world – he’s not officially No. Schauffele closed with a field-low-tying 62, Poston 265/ -23 86.000 $252,400.00 T6 Matti Schmid 265/ -23 86.000 $252,400.00 T6 Robby Shelton 265/ -23 86.000 $252,400.00 T6 Erik van Rooyen 265/ -23 86.000 $252,400.00 T11 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 266/ -22 61.400 $171,600.00 T11 Sam Burns 266/ -22 61.400 $171,600.00 T11 Garrick Higgo 266/ -22 61.400 $171,600.00 T11 Patton Kizzire 266/ -22 61.400 $171,600.00 T11 Scottie Scheffler 266/ -22 61.400 $171,600.00 T16 Tony Finau 267/ -21 52.000 $134,000.00 T16 Danny Lee 267/ -21 52.000 $134,000.00 T18 Jason Day 268/ -20 46.000 $110,000.00 T18 Adam Hadwin 268/ -20 46.000 $110,000.00 T18 Harry Higgs 268/ -20 46.000 $110,000.00 T18 Sungjae Im 268/ -20 46.000 $110,000.00 T22 Harrison Endycott 269/ -19 38.125 $80,400.00 T22 Si Woo Kim 269/ -19 38.125 $80,400.00 T22 Keith Mitchell 269/ -19 38.125 $80,400.00 T22 Alex Smalley 269/ -19 38.125 $80,400.00 T26 Patrick Cantlay 270/ -18 30.250 $58,400.00 T26 Thomas Detry 270/ -18 30.250 $58,400.00 T26 Tano Goya 270/ -18 30.250 $58,400.00 T26 Justin Rose 270/ -18 30.250 $58,400.00 T26 Matthias Schwab 270/ -18 30.250 $58,400.00 T26 Cameron Young 270/ -18 30.250 $58,400.00 T32 Ben Griffin 271/ -17 22.875 $46,700.00 T32 Tom Hoge 271/ -17 22.875 $46,700.00 T32 Brendan Steele 271/ -17 22.875 $46,700.00 T32 Dylan Wu 271/ -17 22.875 $46,700.00 T36 Eric Cole 272/ -16 18.000 $38,080.00 T36 Austin Cook 272/ -16 18.000 $38,080.00 T36 Stephan Jaeger 272/ -16 18.000 $38,080.00 T36 Andrew Putnam 272/ -16 18.000 $38,080.00 T36 Will Zalatoris 272/ -16 18.000 $38,080.00 T41 Byeong Hun An 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.45 T41 Tyler Duncan 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.45 T41 Scott Piercy 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.45 T41 Trevor Werbylo 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.45 T41 Stewart Cink 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.44 T41 Harry Hall 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.44 T41 Zach Johnson 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.44 T41 Justin Lower 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.44 T41 Sebastián Muñoz 273/ -15 11.555 $26,924.44 T50 Aaron Baddeley 274/ -14 7.750 $19,880.00 T50 Wyndham Clark 274/ -14 7.750 $19,880.00 T50 Beau Hossler 274/ -14 7.750 $19,880.00 T50 Denny McCarthy 274/ -14 7.750 $19,880.00 T54 Joseph Bramlett 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Dean Burmester 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Rickie Fowler 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Russell Knox 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Vincent Norrman 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Justin Suh 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Sahith Theegala 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T54 Kevin Tway 275/ -13 5.538 $18,400.00 T62 Anders Albertson 276/ -12 4.400 $17,520.00 T62 Zecheng Dou 276/ -12 4.400 $17,520.00 T62 Martin Laird 276/ -12 4.400 $17,520.00 T65 Ryan Armour 277/ -11 3.900 $17,120.00 T65 Davis Riley 277/ -11 3.900 $17,120.00 67 Sam Stevens 278/ -10 3.600 $16,880.00 68 Andrew Landry 283/ -5 3.400 $16,720.00 69 Paul Haley II 285/ -3 3.200 $16,560.00 After his performance, don’t hold your breath for the next time you’ll find him at that value, if ever. Rahm has proven in his last two starts especially that the only thing of significance is totaling the fewest strokes. Just as he prevailed at +600 in his last start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions (albeit with Collin Morikawa’s massive assist), the 28-year-old Spaniard converted again for the same kickback at The American Express.
Four wins in five official starts worldwide. Is that any good? Jon Rahm is approaching a historic stretch of winning in professional golf, and it continued at ...
The competition recognizes and awards the most elite in golf. Jon Rahm leads the way at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, where he has won a U.S. Xander Schauffele on his caddie's reaction to his albatross on the par-5 fifth Sunday at The American Express. Two weeks ago, Rahm overcame a six-stroke deficit in the final seven holes to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions. The two began the final round tied for the lead, four clear of the field, and dueled throughout the day in the desert. The first three rounds of The American Express were played across PGA West’s Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta CC, with a 54-hole cut and the final round at the Stadium Course.
Jon Rahm held off rookie Davis Thompson to win his second PGA Tour title this year at The American Express in California.
"He missed that tee shot and I put it in the fairway. "The turning point was 16," Rahm said. Rahm made birdie to take the lead.
Jon Rahm holds The American Express trophy after victory at the Pete Dye Stadium Course in La Quinta, California. Mark J. Terrill/AP.
Dropping his putter to the ground, a devastated Thompson put his head in his hands. The win sees Rahm rise to the No. And I like to think that I have a really hard work ethic and I put a lot of time in.” Work ethic beats talent every day of the week, period. Rahm’s recent run puts him among the early favorites for major glory this season, as he looks to add to his 2021 US Open title. 1 was made to work for it by a 23-year-old rookie Thompson playing in just his 20th PGA Tour event. “Having that obsessiveness that we both have over the game. It’s the form of a lifetime, and Rahm is relishing it. Having begun the deciding round tied for the lead, the duo still could not be separated with just three holes left to play. Even in the two he didn’t win, he tied for eighth and fourth. In the I felt like I was swinging really well last year, the results were just not happening.