The 2023 American Express Preview and Betting Strategies

The 2023 American Express takes place in Palm Springs. The PGA Tour returns to the Lower 48 for the first time in two months.

The 2023 American Express Preview and Betting Strategies is available. The field for the Americanexpress.com event is very strong. Jon Rahm is a former champion of this event and is coming in hot. Xander Schauffele returns to this tournament for first time since 2017. Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Sungjae Im, Tom Kim, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young and Will Zalatoris are also in the field.

The American Express is returning to its normal format in 2023. The Top 65 and ties will play the final round on Sunday. La Quinta Country Club returned to the rotation in 2022. TPC Stadium Course at PGA West was designed by Pete Dye in 1986. It is the "hardest" golf course in the tournament.

The 17th hole at The Stadium Course is a virtual photocopy of the 17 at Sawgrass. The island green at TPC Saw Grass is supported by railroad ties, while the Alcatraz-shaped hole is made up of rock outcroppings.

The Stadium Course's 17th hole is the scene of some brutal blowups. The par 5 16th bunker is about 18 feet below the putting surface.

The golf course is undergoing a renovation project. Year 1 involved the removal of 200 trees and the restoration of ground cover and bushes. The second year will involve restoration and repair of all the greens and bunkers.

The next course at the 2023 American Express is the Nicklaus Tournament Course. La Quinta Country Club is currently the easiest course in the rotation. The last course is PGA West. It has been part of the American Expensory rotation since 1972. The 20th American Exporters Preview and Betting Strategies is available now.

The Stadium Course is the only golf course that has ShotLink data. Most of the statistics and trends featured in this section refer back to the Stadium course.

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The Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta are all Par 72 golf courses. Each has four Par 5’s and four par 3”s. The Stadium and Nickles Tournament courses are about the same length. La Quiera is 7,060 yards. Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, and Silverado play as shorter Par72‘s on the PGA Tour.

The 2023 American Express Preview and Betting Strategies shows that TPC Scottsdale, Innisbrook Resort, Austin Country Club, T PC San Antonio, Harbour Town and T PGA Louisiana have overseeded greens.

The 2023 American Express Preview and Betting Strategies are available. TPC Scottsdale is overseeded with Poa Trivialis and Ryegrass.

The Stadium Course is one of the most difficult golf courses in the rotation. It played to an average of 70.5 last year. Its Par 4’s play as the 5th easiest of all golf course with at least 5 tournaments played since 2015. The Par 3”s are the toughest part of Stadium course.

The Stadium Course is the most difficult area of the PGA Tour in terms of strokes gained. It's the eighth toughest golf course in this area with at least five events since 2015 on the Tour. The Stadium course has some tricky spots for tee shots, such as the mogul mounds, bunkers and water hazards. Of all drives, the Stadium has the 6th shortest average driving distance of all Pga Tour venues.

The Stadium Course is the fourth easiest golf course with at least five tournaments played since 2015. The short approach shots at the Stadium are some of the easiest on the PGA Tour. Longer shots are more difficult at Stadium, because of some longer Par 3's and the small size of each green.

The Stadium Course is the easiest to get up and down from the fairway on the PGA Tour. It features the toughest bunkers of all regular stops on Pga Tour, however.

The relative skill set charts from DataGolf for each golf course help to predict the profile of player to target at the 2023 American Express. At the Stadium Course, there is more correlation of success for longer hitters and those who excel around the green than the average PGA Tour venue. There is less correlation between accuracy off the tee, good iron play and putting than at Pga Tour venues.

The Stadium Course is a positional course with some of the easiest greenside surrounds on the PGA Tour. Longer hitters with good short games have an edge at the course. Better players are less prone to make mistakes around the green.   The conditions around that area are easy, so those who struggle there will be penalized higher against the field.

The Nicklaus Tournament Course is more linear tee-to-green and features relatively wide landing zones. There are fewer layup shots here than at the Stadium Course. The combination of length and accuracy has a huge edge at Nickles Tournament course. The ability to stuff iron shots and roll in putts is paramount here.

There's little correlation between good and poor drivers at La Quinta and success for good iron players and putters. Long hitters are better than short hitters. Approach play is more neutral than approach play. Around Green is better for around-the-green performance.

The Stadium Course offers a wide range of approach shots to target. Nicklaus Tournament and La Quinta courses offer different ranges. The optimal approach shot range totarget is anything under 175 yards. The 2023 American Express Preview and Betting Strategies are available now. They are also available on Amazon.