Scottie Scheffler will participate in the American Express Championship at the end of January, marking his 2026 debut.
Scottie Scheffler is set to compete for the first time in 2026 at the PGA Tour’s American Express Championship, tournament organizers confirmed Wednesday. The event will take place from January 22 to 25 in La Quinta, California, with a total prize fund of $9.2 million. Last year, Austrian Sepp Straka took the title.
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The American Express Championship remains one of the few tournaments missing from Scheffler’s list of victories. After finishing third in 2020, he placed in the top 25 multiple times before missing the 2025 event due to hand surgery. This year’s field is strong, featuring competitors like last year’s winner Sepp Straka, Ben Griffen, and Robert MacIntyre, all set to challenge the world number one.
This tournament is the second PGA Tour event of the year following next week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. The usual season opener, The Sentry, was canceled in October due to course conditions at the drought-affected Kapalua.
Will Scottie Scheffler Continue His Outstanding Run?
Scheffler aims to start the new season strong at the American Express Championship, building on his success from last year. In 20 tournaments, he secured six victories, including wins at the PGA Championship and the Open Championship. He finished in the top 10 in 17 of those events and never outside the top 25, earning him PGA Tour Player of the Year honors for the fourth consecutive time.
Following his two major wins in 2025, Scheffler now has a clear goal for 2026. After Masters victories in 2022 and 2024, the American is just one title away from completing the Career Grand Slam, with the US Open taking place from June 18 to 21, where he will compete for the title.