The American Express is the third PGA Tour event of the year. The defending champion, Hudson Swafford, will not be at the event. This means the event will see a new champion take hold of the trophy. The total purse of American Express for 2023 stands at $8 million. The winner will take home a whopping $1,422,000. The event sees a huge field of 156 players, with 65 players and ties going on to play the final round. The players rotate between three different courses for the first three rounds. All the players who make it to the finalround will receive a part of the purse. In addition to the huge prize money, the winner will also earn 500 FedEx Cup points. He will also receive 52 Official World Golf Ranking points, which are based on field strength, and an exemption into the Tournament of Champions next year. It is one of two Tour pro-am events held during the year, and the pros play with an amateur for theFirst three days. The second is the Sentry Tournament, which was held earlier this month. It sees a cut made after the third round instead of the second. It will be held at La Quinta Country Club in California, with the winner taking home a two-year PGA tour exemption and a FedEx Cup point exemption. The tournament will be played over four days from January 20-23. It takes place at the Pete Dye Stadium Course, which is also the site of the Sony Open in Hawaii.