2021 is feeling the backlash of 2020 as the first full field event will no longer be a pro-am and will no longer involve three courses in the Coachella Valley.
Pete Dye’s Stadium Course at PGA West and and the Nicklaus Tournament Course will be split over the first two rounds. The top 65 and ties will tangle with the Stadium Course on the weekend.
EXPERT PICKS: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
| SEAN MARTIN SENIOR EDITOR | Patrick Cantlay Tony Finau Patrick Reed Russell Henley Abraham Ancer Brian Harman | Russell Henley | Quietly putting together a steadily consistent season, with six top-30 finishes in seven starts. He’s seventh in Strokes Gained: Approach. | |
| ROB BOLTON FANTASY INSIDER | Patrick Cantlay Tony Finau Sungjae Im Patrick Reed Scottie Scheffler Matthew Wolff | Patrick Reed | While this roster represents the top of my Power Rankings, it’s subject to change when tee times are announced. I might adjust to starting three on the Nicklaus Tournament Course in both R1 and R2. | |
| BEN EVERILL STAFF WRITER | Patrick Cantlay Tony Finau Adam Hadwin Matthew Wolff Brooks Koepka Kevin Na | Matthew Wolff | Bombs away. California kid wins in California over another Californian (Cantlay) and a Canadian (Hadwin). | |
| MIKE GLASSCOTT FANTASY CONTRIBUTOR | Abraham Ancer Patrick Cantlay Scottie Scheffler Matthew Wolff Adam Hadwin Sepp Straka | Scottie Scheffler | Unfinished business after falling short in the final group last year. Already has a 59 to his name so he won’t be bothered about going low. | |
| JASON SOBEL THE ACTION NETWORK, GOLFBET | Doc Redman Sepp Straka Aaron Wise Matthew Wolff Maverick McNealy Gary Woodland | Aaron Wise | At a tourney which has seen an average winner north of 125/1 odds over the past decade, it pays to go with a bit of a longshot. | |
| CAMERON MORFIT STAFF WRITER | Sam Burns Patrick Cantlay Patrick Reed Scottie Scheffler Tony Finau Matthew Wolff | Patrick Cantlay | A California guy in the prime of his career. I’m buying. |
