Weather Dome golf at its finest. There is a touch of rain overnight on Friday that could make scoring conditions on Saturday a touch easier across the board, yet I am not concerned this week about an optimal course rotation. I do expect the Stadium Course to play a quarter of a stroke easier this year now that the greens have had 12 months to settle, but it still should play at least 2.5 strokes easier than the other two courses. Scoring Average Prediction: Stadium Course: -1

Former Winners   2025: Sepp Straka (-25) (DG: 50) over Justin Thomas (-23) Scoring Average Stadium Course: -0.58 Nicklaus: -3.74 LQ: -3.41 Winner Odds: Straka (60/1) 2024: Nick Dunlap (-29) (DG: 221) over Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-28) Scoring Average Stadium Course: -2.86 Nicklaus: -3.92 LQ: -4.1 Winner Odds: Dunlap (380/1) 2023: Jon Rahm (-27) (DG: 2) over Davis Thompson (-26) Scoring Average Stadium Course: -2.74 Nicklaus: -3.28 LQ: -2.42 Winner Odds: Rahm (+650) 2022: Huds

The PGA Tour heads to sunny Palm Springs for the American Express, the first stop in the West Coast swing. The event was previously five rounds of competition, known for its celebrity pro-am hosted by Bob Hope. In 2012, the event changed to a traditional 72-hole format across three different courses with a 54-hole cut, not dissimilar to the AT&T Pebble Pro-Am.