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Final Round Coverage of the 2026 AMEX | LaQuinta CC
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
LaQUINTA - Si Woo Kim (1st/-22) is seeking his fifth PGA TOUR title in his 302nd start at the age of 30 years, 6 months, 28 days. His PGA TOUR victories include (4): 2016 Wyndham Championship, 2017 PLAYERS Championship, 2021 American Express, 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii.
The 2021 American Express champion seeks to become the event’s 11th multiple winner and first since Jon Rahm in 2023.
Si Woo Kim could become the first South Korean winner on TOUR since Tom Kim at the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open.
Holds seventh career 54-hole lead/co-lead and second at the event:
He’s 2-for-6 converting to victory (2016 Wyndham Championship, and once at this event, the 2021 American Express)
Most of any player from South Korea on the PGA TOUR since 1983 (previous: 6/K.J. Choi)
Ludvig Åberg withdrew (illness) before the third round
Third-round scoring average by course:
Stadium Course (71.40)
Nicklaus Course (68.80)
La Quinta CC (68.42)
The 54-hole cut of 11-under 205 is the second-lowest cut in tournament history since 2012, when the event became 72-holes (lowest: 13-under/2024).
AMEX Leaderboard | After 54 Holes
1 Si Woo Kim 63 NT 65 SC 66 LQ 194 (-22)
T2 Blades Brown 67 LQ 60 NT 68 SC 195 (-21)
Scottie Scheffler 63 LQ 64 NT 68 SC 195 (-21)
T4 Eric Cole 64 NT 66 SC 66 LQ 196 (-20)
Wyndham Clark 66 NT 64 SC 66 LQ 196 (-20)
Full Leaderboard (link)
Pro-Am (link)
The American Express | Tournament Facts
COURSES: PGA WEST (Pete Dye Stadium Course)
YARDS/PAR: 7,210 yards/Par 72 (Pete Dye Stadium)
ARCHITECT: Pete Dye
PRIZE Money - Purse: $9,200,000/$1,656,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Sepp Straka
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @theamexgolf
How to Watch the 2026 American Express
Sunday, January 25, 2026 - (All Times Eastern)
11:30am to 7:00pm - Streaming on ESPN+
2:00pm to 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio (Sirius XM 92/Online at PGATour.com)
4:00pm to 7:00pm - Golf Channel
The American Express | The Basics
The Tee Times at The AMEX will begin at 11:23am (ET) and go until 1:35pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies with winds at 4 mph. Temperatures 68-70 degrees in the morning with no chance of rain all day.
Tournament Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 12 Noon (ET) on Monday, January 26.
AMEX Tee Times and Format
Tee Times: (link)
Format:
Today marks the final round for competitors to rotate between PGA West’s Pete Dye Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club
Today, the low 65 professionals (and ties) will play their final round at the Stadium Course at PGA West.
The course:
PGA WEST PETE DYE STADIUM COURSE: Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,210
What They’re Saying
Si Woo Kim is 54-hole leader at AMEX (PGATourCom)
Åberg WDs (PGATourCom)
Rose, Finau on Wrong Side of the Cut (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf HQ (CBSSportsCom)
How to Watch The American Express on Sunday (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
January 25, 1997 - Tigers Woods hits one of the most memorable shots in golf history in the third round of the Phoenix Open (see below). Woods hit his nine-iron on the 155-yard 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale for a hole-in-one in front of the most raucous crowd on the PGATour. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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