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PGA Tour Brunch Third Round Coverage | The 2026 AMEX
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
LaQUINTA - Blades Brown (T1/-17) is all the rage! Brown is playing on a sponsor exemption in his 10th PGA TOUR start, and he posted a career-low (60). His previous best was a (64) in R2/2025 American Express when he ultimately missed the cut.
At 18 years, 8 months, 2 days, Brown became the youngest player in PGA TOUR history to record a round of (60) or better with the prior youngest being Patrick Cantlay at 19 years, 3 months, 7 days. Brown set the tournament 18-hole scoring record at the Nicklaus Tournament Course. The previous best was (61), seven times.
Brown also shot a (60) last year on the Korn Ferry Tour at the 2025 Compliance Solutions Championship (finished T43).
Scottie Scheffler (T1/-17), the world’s No. 1 golfer, posted a second-round bogey-free 8-under (64) at the Nicklaus Tournament Course. That marked his 11th consecutive round in the 60s at The American Express.
Scheffler holds his 20th career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and has converted four of his last five 36-hole leads/co-leads into wins (2025 Open Championship, 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, 2024 TOUR Championship, 2024 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday).
AMEX Leaderboard | After 36 Holes
T1 Scottie Scheffler 63 LQ 64 NT 127 (-17)
Blades Brown 67 LQ 60 NT 127 (-17)
3 Si Woo Kim 63 NT 65 SC 128 (-16)
T4 S.H. Kim 63 LQ 66 NT 129 (-15)
Matt McCarty 63 LQ 66 NT 129 (-15)
The American Express | Tournament Facts
COURSES: PGA WEST (Pete Dye Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course; and La Quinta CC).
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
Saturday, January 24, 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 11:30am (ET) and go until 1:42pm (ET).
Weather: Saturday’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies with winds at 4 mph. Temperatures 53-71 degrees in the morning and a low 4% chance of rain.
Tournament Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 11am (ET) on Sunday, January 25.
AMEX Tee Times and Format
Tee Times: (link)
Format:
Today marks the third round for competitors to rotate between PGA West’s Pete Dye Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club
Each professional is grouped with amateurs for the first three rounds before the low 65 professionals (and ties) will play their final round at the Stadium Course at PGA West.
The courses:
PGA WEST PETE DYE STADIUM COURSE: Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,210
PGA WEST NICKLAUS TOURNAMENT COURSE: Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,147
LA QUINTA COUNTRY CLUB: Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,060
What They’re Saying
Teenager Blades Brown Shoots 60, Co-leader at AMEX (PGATourCom)
Scottie Scheffler Tied for Lead (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf HQ (CBSSportsCom)
How to Watch The American Express on Saturday (PGATourCom)
NFL MVP, former PGA Champions Tour pro Brodie, 90 (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
January 24, 1999 - David Duval shot one of the greatest rounds in the history of golf - a final round (59) - to come back from being seven down to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Duval shot the incredible 18 at the Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA West in LaQuinta, California. He capped his round with a six-foot putt for eagle on the final hole. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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