The second PGA Tour event season following the Sony Open in Hawaii comes from La Quinta in California, where three courses – PGA West Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club – host the action.
Among the players confirmed for the tournament are the defending champion, other former winners of The American Express and Major winners, including the current World No.1, Scottie Scheffler.
Scheffler’s most recent world ranking event came in December’s Hero World Challenge, where he finished T4, while you need to go back to September’s Procore Championship for his last appearance in an official PGA Tour event, when he edged out Ben Griffin in what was a warm-up for the Ryder Cup.
Scottie Scheffler’s sixth win of 2026 came at the Procore Championship
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The American is back in PGA Tour action earlier than in 2025. Back then, he had to wait until February’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am after injuring his hand the previous Christmas Day.
Despite taking some time to get up to speed, ultimately, he dominated men’s golf for the second successive season, with six wins including Majors the PGA Championship and The Open.
Thanks to his brilliance in recent years, Scheffler will head to California in the world number one spot for the 140th successive week – a run not seen since Tiger Woods’ 281-week record between 2005 and 2010.
This will be Scheffler’s sixth appearance at the event, although he is yet to win it. Is 2026 the year that changes?
While that remains to be seen, he seems certain to face stiff competition, not least from defending champion Sepp Straka, who beat Justin Thomas by two a year ago.
Other former winners of the tournament in the field include Nick Dunlap, who created headlines in 2024 when he became the first player to win a PGA Tour event as an amateur since Phil Mickelson in 1991. Si Woo Kim, who won five years ago, is also in the field.
Sepp Straka beat Justin Thomas by two a year ago
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