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2021 The American Express: Top 10 power rankings

By Mike Randleman

Adam Hadwin hits out of the bunker on the 18th hole of the Stadium Course at PGA West during the Desert Classic, January 20, 2019.Desert Classic Sunday 14
Adam Hadwin hits out of the bunker on the 18th hole of the Stadium Course at PGA West during the Desert Classic, January 20, 2019.Desert Classic Sunday 14 /
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Jan 19, 2020; La Quinta, California, USA; Andrew Landry poses with the winner’s trophy following the final round of The American Express golf tournament on the Stadium course at PGA West. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 19, 2020; La Quinta, California, USA; Andrew Landry poses with the winner’s trophy following the final round of The American Express golf tournament on the Stadium course at PGA West. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /

File this week’s No. 10 slot in the “horse for the course” category. Andrew Landry has made hay at The American Express each of the last three years.

Landry missed the cut in his Palm Springs debut in 2016 before starting a tear in 2018. The former Arkansas Razorback fired 22-under (63-65-70-68) to go to a playoff with Jon Rahm. Talk about a clash in styles.

Landry hung with the big guy until a fourth extra hole.

The Texan failed to contend a year later, but he still pulled in nearly $40K for T-28th (68-67-69-69).

His streak of under-par rounds is alive going into this year after he went 66-64-65-67 to win by two, as well as by three over third place and six over fourth. Reaching 26-under was the tournament’s second best 72-hole score and two shy of Patrick Reed’s record.

“This is probably one of my favorite golf courses on tour,” Landry was transcribed by ASAP Sports in 2018. “You got to do everything well. We were just talking about, coming down the last hole, this is such a good golf course because you hit every club in your bag.”

Landry isn’t a long hitter and could have done better around the greens, but his win was otherwise very well rounded. He was sixth in the field in strokes gained putting (,903) and tied for third in fairways hit (75%).

The 33 year old has never been the most consistent player out there, but he is prone to jump up and contend seemingly out of nowhere. He did at the 2016 U.S. Open when he was in Sunday’s final group, in his maiden win at the 2018 U.S. Open and most recently with a T-4th in the RSM Classic in November.

I like Landry to bounce back from a quiet Hawaii swing at a place he’s got an affinity for.

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