The American Express: Golf One And Done Picks Strategy (2025)

Golf One And Done pool pick strategy for the 2025 American Express, as the PGA Tour heads to the California swing.

Golfer Davis Thompson acknowledges the crowd after winning the John Deere Golf PGA Classic final round on July 07, 2024, at TPC Deere Run, Silvis IL.

Davis Thompson had a 2nd place finish at the AmEx two years ago (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire)

The 2025 PGA Tour and One and Done Pools head to California, starting off with The American Express. This event has already seen a major shakeup, with Xander Schauffele, the early favorite, withdrawing on Monday for undisclosed reasons.

The American Express still has some star power with names like Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, and Tony Finau. It is also a unique event on tour, with the first three rounds played across three different courses, before a 54-hole cut.

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The American Express One And Done Picks Strategy: Purse Info

The American Express has a total prize purse of $8,800,000, with $1,584,000 going to 1st place.

That puts it very similar to, and just above last week’s Sony Open in purse amount. The prize purse puts it in the bottom half of the non-Signature Event tournaments in 2025, below others like the Houston Open, the Byron Nelson, and RBC Canadian Open.

So you again want to manage your future value usage in this one, in addition to taking golfers you think have a reasonable chance of contending.

To see where this tournament’s purse ranks in your specific One And Done pool, set up your pool entry in our Golf One And Done Picks product.

The American Express Overview For One And Done Pools

This analysis serves as a complement to the data provided in our product, which provides customized weekly pick grades that consider factors like:

  • The total number of picks you need to make this season
  • The specific tournaments included in your pool
  • The golfers you’ve already picked so far (once the season is underway)

Here are some notable highlights for the 2025 American Express field:

  • 156 golfers are in the field, with almost half of the players that finished in the Top 50 last year participating.
  • Seven players in our Top 25 are playing this week: Sung-Jae Im, Max Greyserman, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, and Wyndham Clark.
  • Nick Dunlap was a surprise winner last year, becoming the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. Dunlap is back to defend his title, and the runner-up from last year, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, is also in the field.
  • Other past champions playing this week include Si Woo Kim (2021), Bill Haas (2010 and 2015), and Jhonattan Vegas (2011).
  • Justin Thomas and Sung-Jae Im are now the betting favorites after Xander Schauffele has withdrawn.

2025 American Express One And Done Picks Advice

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