The field for this week's 66th annual The American Express golf tournament in La Quinta boasts eight of the top 25 players in the world and 10 of the top 30. The pro-am begins Thursday, with 156 pros playing with 156 amateurs on three desert courses -- the Pete Dye Stadium Course and Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club.

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Former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark at No. 7 is the only player from the top 10 in the world in the field. ... Nick Dunlap last year became the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. ... Matteo Manassero of Italy is playing ...

The American Express field features eight of the world’s top 25-ranked golfers but will miss out on Nos. 1 and 2 after each withdrew.

There's plenty of star power near the top of the leaderboard at the American Express through 54 holes — Jason Day (19 under), Patrick Cantlay (18 under), Justin Thomas (17 under), just to name a few — but there are also nearly a dozen notable names who are packing their bags early after missing the cut on Saturday afternoon.

Wyndham Clark sits in seventh place on the Official World Golf Rankings. He has three wins in his six years since joining the PGA Tour and one is a U.S.

For the third time in his PGA Tour career, Sepp Straka hoisted a trophy at tournament's end. Converting a four-stroke lead at the 54-hole mark into a victory at the 2025 American Express, Straka fended off a crowded chasing pack headlined by Justin Thomas.

Netflix announced Wednesday the release date and cast for season three of "Full Swing," and it's the biggest casts of stars to be featured yet.

Amidst the start of the 2025 golf season, which is already rife with storylines and discord, Netflix announced today the popular golf docuseries Full Swing will premiere its third season on the platform on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

One of the most anticipated events of the 2024 season was The Showdown between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The post Netflix Aims to Heal Wounds Caused by Bryson Dechambeau, Rory McIlroy & Others As Latest Decision Makes Waves appeared first on EssentiallySports.