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The PGA Tour returns to the mainland for this week’s pro-am event in La Quinta, Calif., whereas the profitable Rolex Series kicks off in Dubai and the Champions Tour begins its season in Hawaii.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: The American Express, La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 22-25
Course: Pete Dye Stadium Course (Par 72, 7,210 Yards); Nicklaus Tournament Course (Par 72, 7,147 Yards); La Quinta Country Club (Par 72, 7,060 Yards)
Purse: $9.2M (Winner: $1.656M)
Defending Champion: Sepp Straka
FedEx Cup Leader: Chris Gotterup
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Streaming:
X: @TheAmexGolf
NOTES: This is the one occasion on the PGA Tour to be contested throughout three programs. The pro-am format will see opponents rotate throughout every course for the primary three rounds, with the low 65 professionals (and ties) taking part in the ultimate spherical on the Stadium Course at PGA West. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will make his 2026 debut, headlining a subject that features eight of the highest 13 gamers within the Official World Golf Ranking. He missed the occasion final 12 months whereas recovering from a hand harm. … Will Zalatoris will make his first PGA Tour begin since present process again surgical procedure in May 2025. He did return to complete fifteenth on the Nedbank Golf Challenge on the DP World Tour final month. … Former Masters champion Adam Scott will make his event debut. Ranked No. 68, he isn’t at present exempt into signature occasions. The identical is true for Jordan Spieth, who acquired 5 sponsor exemptions into signature occasions in 2025. … Blades Brown, 18, is about to compete after ending a Korn Ferry Tour occasion within the Bahamas on Wednesday. Other sponsor exemptions embody Harry Higgs, Zach Johnson and Camilo Villegas. … This is the second of three occasions for gamers to qualify for the primary two signature occasions by way of the Aon Swing 5.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+290 at DraftKings) has gained three of his previous six begins has 16 consecutive top-10 finishes worldwide. However, his greatest occasion end in 5 earlier begins was a 3rd place again in 2020. … Ben Griffin (+2000) is considered one of 9 gamers within the subject who performed in Honolulu final week. He closed 2025 with a win on the World Wide Technology Championship. … Sam Burns (+2500) enters 2026 with a streak of 4 consecutive finishes of T13 or higher. … Robert MacIntyre (+2500) is a career-best sixth on the planet following his T4 on the Sony Open. … Ludvig Aberg (+2500) is competing for the primary time since a T3 on the DP World Tour Championship in November. … Matt Fitzpatrick (+4000) gained the DP World Tour Championship in his most up-to-date begin. … Sepp Straka (+4500) beat Justin Thomas by two strokes final 12 months and is coming off his first multiple-win season on tour. … Alex Noren (+5500) is coming off a runner-up on the Hero World Challenge and in addition gained the BMW PGA Championship in September.
Last Tournament: Sony Open in Hawaii (Gotterup)
Next Tournament: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, Jan. 29-Feb. 1
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Jan. 22-25
Course: Emirates GC, Dubai (Par 72, 7,439 Yards)
Purse: $9M
Defending Champion: Tyrrell Hatton
Race to Dubai Leader: Jayden Schaper
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2:30-8:30 a.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 2-8 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This is the second occasion of the tour’s International Swing and the beginning of the five-event Rolex Series. … The subject consists of World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who first performed this occasion as a 16-year-old novice 20 years in the past. He holds the event document with 4 wins. World No. 3 and Dubai resident Tommy Fleetwood can be within the subject together with different notables together with Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson.
Last Tournament: Dubai Invitational (Nacho Elvira)
Next Tournament: Bahrain Championship, Kingdom of Bahrain, Jan. 29-Feb. 1
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 22-24
Course: Hualalai GC (Par 72, 7,107 Yards)
Purse: $2M (Winner: $340,000)
Defending Champion: Ernie Els
Charles Schwab Cup Champion: Stewart Cink
HOW TO WATCH
TV: Thursday-Saturday: 7-10 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @MEC_golf
NOTES: This is the primary of 28 tournaments on the Champions schedule, and the thirtieth version of the 54-hole occasion at Hualalai. … The 42-player subject options six World Golf Hall of Fame members, together with Els and three-time occasion champion Bernhard Langer. … Miguel Angel Jiminez, who completed third in final 12 months’s Charles Schwab Challenge, has additionally gained the occasion thrice.
Last Tournament: Charles Schwab Cub Championship (Cink)
Next Tournament: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13-15
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to the CME Globe Champion: Jeeno Thitikul
Last Tournament: CME Group Tour Championship (Thitikul)
Next Tournament: Tournament of Champions, Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29-Feb. 1
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
Last Tournament: Team Championship (Legion XIII)
Next Tournament: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7
–Field Level Media