2025 American Express Thursday tee times: Round 1 pairings

The 2025 American Express kicks off Thursday morning, January 16, with the opening round at PGA West in California. You can find full American Express tee times for Thursday’s first round at the bottom of this post.

Two time-major champion Justin Thomas is making his second start of the 2025 season this week at the American Express, and his first appearance in a full-field event.

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Thomas has not captured a Tour victory since 2022, but his game began rounding into form at the end of last season. Now he’s hoping to highlight his early-season campaign with a winning bang at PGA West.

For Thursday’s first round, Thomas will tee off at 12:58 p.m. ET alongside fellow former PGA champion Jason Day.

You can watch Thursday’s first round of the 2025 American Express from 4-7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. You can also stream exclusive online coverage via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.

You can check out the complete Round 1 tee times for the 2025 American Express in Hawaii below.

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2025 American Express tee times for Thursday: Round 1 (ET)

La Quinta Country Club: Tee No. 1

11:30 a.m. – Max Greyserman, Kevin Streelman
11:41 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
11:52 a.m. – John Pak, Tim Widing
12:03 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Ryan Palmer
12:14 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel
12:25 p.m. – Matteo Manassero, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:36 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Eric Cole
12:47 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Brandt Snedeker
12:58 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Jason Day
1:09 p.m. – Greyson Sigg, Vince Whaley
1:20 p.m. – Camilo Villegas, Nico Echavarria
1:31 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler
1:42 p.m. – Blades Brown, Isaiah Salinda

La Quinta Country Club: Tee No. 10

11:30 a.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Andrew Novak
11:41 a.m. – Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris
11:52 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Braden Thornberry
12:03 p.m. – Justin Lower, Ben Kohles
12:14 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Davis Thompson
12:25 p.m. – Rikuya Hoshino, Taylor Dickson
12:36 p.m. – Doug Ghim, Sam Ryder
12:47 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Kevin Kisner
12:58 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Kurt Kitayama
1:09 p.m. – Quade Cummins, Noah Goodwin
1:20 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Rico Hoey
1:31 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Peter Malnati
1:42 p.m. – Kaito Onishi, Jeremy Paul

Nicklaus Tournament Course: Tee No. 1

11:30 a.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid
11:41 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Adam Svensson
11:52 a.m. – Max McGreevy, Hayden Buckley
12:03 p.m. – Ben Martin, Chandler Phillips
12:14 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Harry Hall
12:25 p.m. – Danny Walker, Matthew Riedel
12:36 p.m. – Nate Lashley, David Skinns
12:47 p.m. – Frankie Capan III, Antoine Rozner
12:58 p.m. – Chad Ramey, K.H. Lee
1:09 p.m. – Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs
1:20 p.m. – Michael Kim, Mac Meissner
1:31 p.m. – Taylor Moore, Lee Hodges
1:42 p.m. – Norman Xiong, Brian Campbell

Nicklaus Tournament Course: Tee No. 10

11:30 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Ben Griffin
11:41 a.m. – Brian Harman, Sepp Straka
11:52 a.m. – William Mouw, Ryan Gerard
12:03 p.m. – Jason Dufner, David Lipsky
12:14 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Daniel Berger
12:25 p.m. – Steven Fisk, Trevor Cone
12:36 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Henrik Norlander
12:47 p.m. – Danny Willett, Victor Perez
12:58 p.m. – Jake Knapp, J.T. Poston
1:09 p.m. – Beau Hossler, Will Gordon
1:20 p.m. – Tom Hoge, Cameron Young
1:31 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, Jhonattan Vegas
1:42 p.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Cristobal Del Solar

Pete Dye Stadium Course: Tee No. 1

11:30 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Bud Cauley
11:41 a.m. – Luke List, Kevin Yu
11:52 a.m. – Kevin Roy, Ricky Castillo
12:03 p.m. – Taylor Montgomery, Bronson Burgoon
12:14 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Cam Davis
12:25 p.m. – Paul Peterson, Takumi Kanaya
12:36 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Aaron Baddeley
12:47 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Tom Kim
12:58 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Mackenzie Hughes
1:09 p.m. – Alex Smalley, Patrick Rodgers
1:20 p.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harris English
1:31 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Erik van Rooyen
1:42 p.m. – Kevin Velo, Jackson Suber

Pete Dye Stadium Course: Tee No. 10

11:30 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Joe Highsmith
11:41 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk
11:52 a.m. – Thomas Rosenmueller, Mason Andersen
12:03 p.m. – Bill Haas, Andrew Putnam
12:14 p.m. – Brendon Todd, Patton Kizzire
12:25 p.m. – Anders Albertson, Philip Knowles
12:36 p.m. – Trey Mullinax, Carson Young
12:47 p.m. – Chan Kim, Sam Stevens
12:58 p.m. – Davis Riley, Nick Hardy
1:09 p.m. – Kris Ventura, Jesper Svensson
1:20 p.m. – Ben Silverman, Wesley Bryan
1:31 p.m. – Matt McCarty, Vincent Norrman
1:42 p.m. – Will Chandler, Kyle Mendoza

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