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Scottie Scheffler Begins His 2026 Campaign in the California Desert and Rory McIlroy Stays in Dubai
Scottie Scheffler is the clear +300 favorite for The American Express after skipping the Hawaii swing, with SportsLine's model simulating 10,000 tournament outcomes.
- Scottie Scheffler, World No. 1, enters The American Express as the betting favorite and makes his 2026 debut Thursday at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif.
- After a dominant 2025 that included six wins, Scheffler arrives in form with four top-10s in his last six events and one of the longest active streaks alongside Rory McIlroy.
- SportsLine simulated The American Express 10,000 times using its proprietary model built by Mike McClure, which has nailed 16 majors this year despite limited ShotLink data at the three-course pro‑am.
- On Thursday The American Express opens the West Coast Swing at the Pete Dye Stadium Course with a $9.2 million purse and $1.314 million winner's share, following last week's Sony Open betting activity.
- Amid the canceled Sentry at Kapalua, the field at The American Express deepened and sponsor exemption players' late arrivals make it an unusually strong, unpredictable early-season test.
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Scottie Scheffler begins his 2026 campaign in the California desert and Rory McIlroy stays in Dubai
Scottie Scheffler makes his 2026 debut in the California desert. Scheffler leads one of the strongest fields ever for The American Express at PGA West. Also...
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Technologueid The new 2026 PGA Tour season continues to roll with enthusiasm in California this week. Scottie Scheffler is confirmed to make his season debut at the American Express tournament as ka, ...
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