2021 American Express tee times, TV coverage, viewer's guide

Returning to the U.S. mainland after an exciting two weeks in Hawaii to kick off 2021, the PGA Tour travels to the California desert for its next stop: The American Express. The tournament, part of the tour’s schedule since 1960, will be played on two courses: the Stadium Course at PGA West and the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West.

The American Express is one of two PGA Tour events that traditionally hold a team pro-am competition simultaneously with the tour pros’ 72-hole stroke play event. However, amateurs will not play alongside tour pros this year due to COVID-19 cautions. That hasn’t kept the tournament from having a strong field. Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Patrick Cantlay and tournament host Phil Mickelson will be teeing off, as will defending champion Andrew Landry.

Another notable in the field is John Augenstein, the runner-up in the 2019 U.S. Amateur, who is making his first start as a professional. The 2020 SEC Player of the Year at Vanderbilt finished T-55 at the Masters after making the cut, then decided to forgo another semester in college this spring to play professionally.

The winner of this week’s event will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.134 million share of the $6.7 million purse.

Golf Channel will carry live coverage from Thursday through Sunday from 3-7 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. EDT from Thursday through Sunday.

Find all live PGA Tour scoring data here.

Thursday/First round (all times EDT)

12:10 p.m. — John Senden, Abraham Ancer, Scottie Scheffler

12:20 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Danny Lee, Robby Shelton

12:30 p.m. — Adam Long, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson

12:40 p.m. — Kevin Tway, Keegan Bradley, Patton Kizzire

12:50 p.m. — Chez Reavie, Brandt Snedeker, Austin Cook

1 p.m. — Adam Hadwin, Bo Van Pelt, Tyler McCumber

1:10 p.m. — Rob Oppenheim, Mark Anderson, Michael Gligic

1:20 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Beau Hossler, Denny McCarthy

1:30 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Mark Hubbard, Matthew NeSmith

1:40 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Andrew Landry, Gary Woodland

1:50 p.m. — Kevin Na, Matthew Wolff, Tony Finau

2 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Chesson Hadley, Joel Dahmen

2:10 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Nelson Ledesma, Michael Block

12:10 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Camilo Villegas, Wyndham Clark

12:20 p.m. — Josh Teater, Kelly Kraft, Xinjun Zhang

12:30 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Francesco Molinari, Martin Trainer

12:40 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Ted Potter, Jr., Si Woo Kim

12:50 p.m. — Steve Jones, Anirban Lahiri, Scott Harrington

1 p.m. — Brian Stuard, Matt Jones, Doug Ghim

1:10 p.m. — Kramer Hickok, Chase Seiffert, John Augenstein

1:20 p.m. — Fabián Gómez, Rory Sabbatini, David Hearn

1:30 p.m. — Russell Henley, Patrick Rodgers, Talor Gooch

1:40 p.m. — Sung Kang, Grayson Murray, Steve Stricker

1:50 p.m. — Jim Herman, Lanto Griffin, Scott Piercy

2 p.m. — Vaughn Taylor, Ben Martin, Cameron Percy

2:10 p.m. — Hank Lebioda, Joseph Bramlett, Akshay Bhatia

Nicklaus Tournament Course

12:10 p.m. — Brian Harman, Sean O’Hair, Will Gordon

12:20 p.m. — Hunter Mahan, Byeong Hun An, Sam Ryder

12:30 p.m. — Michael Thompson, Tyler Duncan, Troy Merritt

12:40 p.m. — Michael Kim, Aaron Wise, Pat Perez

12:50 p.m. — Richy Werenski, J.T. Poston, Brice Garnett

1 p.m. — Kevin Streelman, Adam Schenk, Maverick McNealy

1:10 p.m. — Brandon Hagy, Kristoffer Ventura, Chris Baker

1:20 p.m. — Nick Watney, John Huh, Bo Hoag

1:30 p.m. — Alex Noren, Bronson Burgoon, Henrik Norlander

1:40 p.m. — Hudson Swafford, Sungjae Im, Russell Knox

1:50 p.m. — Andrew Putnam, Ryan Armour, Luke Donald

2 p.m. — Seung-Yul Noh, Cameron Tringale, J.J. Spaun

11:10 p.m. — Mark Wilson, Sebastian Cappelen, Harry Hall

12:10 p.m. — Lucas Glover, Tim Wilkinson, Cameron Davis

12:20 p.m. — Kyle Stanley, Bill Haas, Sepp Straka

12:30 p.m. — Martin Laird, Nick Taylor, Brendan Steele

12:40 p.m. — Max Homa, Charles Howell III, Jason Dufner

12:50 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Scott Stallings, Sam Burns

1 p.m. — Roger Sloan, Michael Gellerman, Joohyung Kim

1:10 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, James Hahn, Doc Redman

1:20 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Luke List, Jamie Lovemark

1:30 p.m. — Brian Gay, Satoshi Kodaira, Kevin Stadler

1:40 p.m. — Cameron Champ, Brooks Koepka, Paul Casey

1:50 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler

2 p.m. — Scott Brown, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Erik van Rooyen

2:10 p.m. — Rhein Gibson, Vincent Whaley, Ben Taylor

Friday/Second round (All times ET)

Nicklaus Tournament Course

12:10 p.m. — Fabián Gómez, Rory Sabbatini, David Hearn

12:20 p.m. — Russell Henley, Patrick Rodgers, Talor Gooch

12:30 p.m. — Sung Kang, Grayson Murray, Steve Stricker

12:40 p.m. — Jim Herman, Lanto Griffin, Scott Piercy

12:50 p.m. — Vaughn Taylor, Ben Martin, Cameron Percy

1 p.m. — Hank Lebioda, Joseph Bramlett, Akshay Bhatia

1:10 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Camilo Villegas, Wyndham Clark

1:20 p.m. — Josh Teater, Kelly Kraft, Xinjun Zhang

1:30 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Francesco Molinari, Martin Trainer

1:40 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Ted Potter, Jr., Si Woo Kim

1:50 p.m. — Steve Jones, Anirban Lahiri, Scott Harrington

2 p.m. — Brian Stuard, Matt Jones, Doug Ghim

2:10 p.m. — Kramer Hickok, Chase Seiffert, John Augenstein

12:10 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Beau Hossler, Denny McCarthy

12:20 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Mark Hubbard, Matthew NeSmith

12:30 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Andrew Landry, Gary Woodland

12:40 p.m. — Kevin Na, Matthew Wolff, Tony Finau

12:50 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Chesson Hadley, Joel Dahmen

1 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Nelson Ledesma, Michael Block

1:10 p.m. — John Senden, Abraham Ancer, Scottie Scheffler

1:20 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Danny Lee, Robby Shelton

1:30 p.m. — Adam Long, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson

1:40 p.m. — Kevin Tway, Keegan Bradley, Patton Kizzire

1:50 p.m. — Chez Reavie, Brandt Snedeker, Austin Cook

2 p.m. — Adam Hadwin, Bo Van Pelt, Tyler McCumber

2:10 p.m. — Rob Oppenheim, Mark Anderson, Michael Gligic