Scheffler won nine tournaments worldwide in 2024.
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ScottieScheffler,theNo.1playerintheOfficialWorldGolfRankingsandthewinnerofninetournamentsworldwidethisyear,willreturntothedesertinJanuaryforthe66thannualTheAmericanExpressPGAToureventinLaQuinta.
TheAmericanExpressalsoofficiallyannouncedthatNickDunlap,whobecamethefirstamateurtowinaPGAToureventwithhisone-shotvictoryinLaQuintalastJanuary,hasalsoofficiallyenteredthe2025tournament.
SchefflerandDunlapjoinagrowinglistofcommittedplayerstoTheAmericanExpress,tobeplayedJan.16-19atthreecoursesinLaQuinta.BillyHorschelandSamBurns,bothtop-20playersintheworld,andTomKim,ranked21thintheworld,haveannouncedtheywillplayintheeventatPGAWestandLaQuintaCountryClub.
Scheffler’sninthwinoftheyearcameSundayintheHeroWorldChallengethankstoafinal-round63.Nowawinnerof13officialPGAToureventsinthelastthreeseasons,Scheffler’s2024includedhissecondMasterstitleaswellaswinsatThePlayersChampionship,theArnoldPalmerInvitationalandtheMemorial.Inadditiontothewinattheun
