Alexander Björk enters play in La Quinta, California trying for better results January 18-21 in the 2024 The American Express after failing to make the cut in his last competition, the Sony Open in Hawaii.

The American Express Tournament & Course Info

• Date: January 18-21, 2024
• Location: La Quinta, California
• Course: La Quinta Country Club
• Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
• Purse: $8.4M
• Previous Winner: Jon Rahm

At The American Express

• Björk is competing at The American Express for the first time in the past five years.
• When Jon Rahm won this tournament in 2023, he had 1.727 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (13th in the field), 4.03 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and -2.228 SG: Putting (61st).
• Rahm's average driving distance was 315.8 (11th in field), he hit 83.33% of greens in regulation (second), with 27 putts per round (25th) en route to his win last year.

Björk's Recent Performances

• In his last five events, Björk has an average finish of 39th.
• He's made the cut in three of his last five tournaments.
• Over his last five tournaments, Björk has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
• In his last five tournaments, his average score has been even par.
• Off the tee, Alexander Björk has averaged 291.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
• In his past five starts, Björk is averaging 1.483 Strokes Gained: Putting.
• Björk is averaging -0.748 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.

Björk's Advanced Stats and Rankings

Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.

A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.

Björk's Best Finishes

• Björk participated in two tournaments last season, and he did not finish in the top 10 in any event.
• In those two tournaments, he made the cut on two occasions.
• Last season Björk's best performance came at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he shot -4 and finished 35th.

Björk's Best Strokes Gained Performances

• Last season Björk's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2023, as he ranked 72nd in the field with a mark of -2.826.
• Björk's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came in July 2023 at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 6.100. He finished 35th in that event.
• When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Björk's best performance last season was at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he ranked 71st in the field with a mark of -2.743 (he finished 35th in that tournament).
• At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2023, Björk posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (1.970, which ranked 30th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 35th.
• Björk recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (3.178) at the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2023, a performance that ranked him 35th in the field.

Björk's Strokes Gained Rankings

Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.

A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.

Björk's Results Last Season

All stats in this article are accurate for Björk as of the start of The American Express.

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