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The American Express 2026 is the second event of the PGA Tour season, but the first to feature the reigning four-time Player of the Year in Scottie Scheffler. He and the rest of the field will tee off on Thursday, with the first tee times coming at 11:30 a.m. ET, from La Quinta Country Club, and Scheffler could figure into several PGA props or a golf parlay. He's the +300 favorite, per the latest 2026 American Express odds, despite never previously winning across five starts at this event. Thus, seeking out others to either top the leaderboard or have high finishes could be part of an American Express longshot parlay, especially since no other golfer is at +2000 or lower in the latest PGA odds.

Andrew Landry has both a victory and a runner-up at this tournament, and he's at +25000 to simply record a top-10 finish, per the latest golf props, and at +500000 to win. That could be a standalone bet or one leg in what could be a lucrative PGA Tour parlay. From outright winners to top 10 finishes to even wagering on there being an ace, there are lots of options to consider. Before making any 2026 American Express picks or golf parlays, you need to see this PGA Tour parlay from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, the model is up over $8,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

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Now that the 2026 American Express field is locked in, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times. It has locked in betting picks to form a 5-leg golf parlay that pays out nearly $70,000 for a $10 bettor. See the picks and full parlay by heading to SportsLine.

Top 2026 American Express parlay, PGA Tour picks

For the American Express 2026, one of the picks featured in the model's 5-leg PGA Tour parlay is Kurt Kitayama to have a top 10 finish at +360. Kitayama is coming off his best season on tour as he picked up his second victory and finished a career-best of 35th in the final standings. For the third straight year, Kitayama notched four top-10 finishes, including at a pair of courses that check in at under 7,300 yards at TPC Deere Run and TPC Southwind. That's relevant for the American Express, as La Quinta Country Club is just 7,060 yards, making it the fourth-shortest course in use for the 2026 season.

His length off the tee works in his favor on short courses as Kitayama ranked fifth in driving distance last season. However, he also has a nice touch with irons, as he was also in the top 10 on tour in strokes gained: tee-to-green. Kitayama played this event last year, and while he didn't have the best showing, he did shoot par or better in all four rounds. That experience should be invaluable this week as the model has him notching a top-10 finish (+360) despite his +4500 longshot odds to outright win. See the rest of the PGA Tour parlay legs here.

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The model has also picked an outright winner, plus a prop that returns +700 among its five PGA Tour picks for the 2026 American Express parlay that pays almost $70,000 on just a $10 bet. You can only see the picks and the full parlay at SportsLine.

So, who will win the 2026 American Express, and what combination of PGA Tour props could unlock nearly a $70,000 payday on just a $10 bet? Visit SportsLine now to get the PGA Tour parlay and picks for the American Express, all from the golf model that's nailed a whopping 16 majors entering the weekend, and find out.