The new 2026 PGA Tour season continues this week at the American Express 2026 in California, and the world No. 1 makes his season debut as the betting favorite. Here’s everything you need to know about American Express odds and other betting favorites to start the week.
American Express Betting Favorites
This week’s tournament marks the second event of the new one PGA Tour This season, several Tour stars will make their season debut. But by far the most striking thing is that Scottie Scheffler.
The world number 1 has won four consecutive Player of the Year awards and has dominated the game like no other since Tiger Woods in his prime. As a result, Scheffler’s bets are often lopsided.
Look no further than this week.
Scheffler enters the American Express as a huge betting favorite with a winning odds of +280.
The next player on the list is Scheffler’s Ryder Cup teammate Ben Griffin. Griffin won three times in 2025 and was nominated for Player of the Year. But such has been Scheffler’s dominance that there is a huge gulf between him and Griffin.
Griffin’s odds of winning are +1800.
The top 5 betting spots are filled out by three players with multiple PGA Tour wins: Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Cantlay And Russel Henley. They have a +2200 chance of winning.
Below you can see the top 20 and ties for American Express betting odds for 2026 as of Monday morning, or download the Fanatics Sportsbook app to view the full list of odds and bets for this week.
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American Express Betting Odds 2026 (Top 20 & Tie)
Scottie Scheffler (+280)
Ben Griffin (+1800)
Ludvig Aberg (+2200)
Patrick Cantlay (+2200)
Russel Henley (+2200)
Sam Burns (+2200)
Robert MacIntyre (+2500)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+2800)
Harry Hall (+3250)
In the same way (+3250)
Sepp Straka (+3500)
Alex Noren (+4250)
Taylor Pendrith (+4500)
Harris English (+5000)
Michael Thorbjörnsen (+5500)
Rickie Fowler (+5500)
Davis Thompson (+6000)
Kurt Kitayama (+6000)
Rasmus Hojgaard (+6000)
Jason Day (+6500)
Mino Wae Lee (+6500).
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