PGA - 2025 The American Express 


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2025 The American Express 
PGA Tour

PGA WEST’s Pete Dye Stadium Course (host course) 
Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course
La Quinta, California, USA 
16-19 January 2025 
 
Nick Taylor will be hoping to become the second Canadian golfer to win The American Express after Mike Weir who clinched it in 2003.
 
What to know about Taylor 
 
The 36-year-old turned professional in 2010 and he won his second consecutive Pac-10 Golfer of the Year award in the same year.
 
Taylor has won six professional tournaments including five PGA Tour events and he scooped the 2010 Ben Hogan Award for the top men's collegiate golfer.
 
News
 
The 2009 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner was in action at the most recent PGA Tour event, the Sony Open in Hawaii where he was crowned champion. 
 
Taylor is currently placed 29th on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) and his best OWGR rank is 24th.
 
Why Taylor is among the favourites 
 
The Economic Degree holder will be brimming with confidence at The American Express as he looks to make it back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour.
 
Taylor chipped in for an eagle on the 18th hole to get into a playoff and won with a superb pitch that set up a birdie to defeat Nico Echavarria, and was crowned Sony Open in Hawaii champion. 
 
Therefore, he joined an exclusive group of players to win a PGA Tour event in a playoff in three consecutive seasons namely, Bubba Watson, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
 
Quotes
 
“I’m a bit stunned this worked out this way. I feel like I can rise to the occasion. It’s pretty fun," Taylor said after winning the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii.
 
“I really love the trophies. But I would also love to be more consistent.”

The last five The American Express winners


2020 - Andrew Landry (USA)
2021 - Kim Si-woo (South Korea)
2022 - Hudson Swafford (USA)
2023 - John Rahm (Spain)
2024 - Nick Dunlap (USA)
 

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Published: 01/17/2025