World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will make his 2026 debut on the American Specific Championship later this month in La Quinta, California, event officers stated Wednesday evening.
Scheffler by no means has gained the AmEx however does have a third-place end in 2020, in addition to a pair of top-20s. He did not play final yr after having hand surgical procedure.
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The event, to be held Jan. 22-25, would be the second of the yr on the PGA Tour following subsequent week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. The same old opener, The Sentry, was canceled in October attributable to course situations at water-deprived Kapalua.
A number of massive names already are within the AmEx area, together with Akshay Bhatia, Rickie Fowler, defending champion Sepp Straka and up-and-coming star Luke Clanton.
Scheffler additionally has dedicated to the WM Phoenix Open on Feb. 5-8, event officers stated Wednesday evening. He gained there in 2022 and ’23, with the previous his first PGA Tour victory.
Scheffler is coming off one other exceptional season, successful six instances in 20 begins, together with the PGA Championship and Open Championship. He had 17 top-10s and was within the prime 25 in each begin.
