La Quinta, California– blade brown Under the increased attention on Saturday, she looked much older than her 18 years. He finished with three consecutive birdies to move level with the world No. 1 Scotty Schefflerboth one shot behind Si Woo Kim Going to the final round of American Express.
Kim’s score of 6-under 66 gave her the advantage of playing at La Quinta Country Club as the wind finally returned to the Coachella Valley. Scheffler and Brown were on PGA West’s Stadium Course, one of the toughest even in calm conditions. Each scored 68 in very different fashion.
Brown, of Nashville, Tennessee, was playing his seventh consecutive round after arriving from a Korn Ferry Tour event in the Bahamas. That didn’t stop him from playing “Paper, Scissors, Rock” with a young fan and then making a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and then a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th.
Scheffler faced the worst of the wind – the fan turned on while he was on the second hole – and had two bogeys, which may have been too much for him. He was on the verge of finishing with another one until he missed a 25-foot par putt that went round the last turn.
Kim was at 22-under 194, with Scheffler and Brown right behind her. They will all be part of the final group on the Stadium Course on Sunday.
Kishore is the most fascinating. For a game that has 165 years of championship golf behind it, its records can be a little messy. Brown could become the youngest winner in almost a century, maybe even longer.
Charles Kocsis won the Michigan Open in 1931 at the age of 18 years, six months – a few months younger than Brown – but that tournament was considered a regional event. Young Tom Morris won his first British Open in 1868 at the age of 17.
Still, it would be an unprecedented feat, and it’s without a road here. He finished 17th in the Bahamas at the Korn Ferry Tour event that ended Wednesday, hopped on a private jet to reach California and arrived at his hotel about 14 hours before his tee time.
tired? Not at his age, and not with this opportunity in front of him.
“I feel great,” Brown said. “I got another chance to see what we can do tomorrow. Got another 18 holes and yeah, it should be fun.”
The other two people in the last group should also be having a lot of fun. Scheffler helped Kim get a membership to the Royal Oaks in Dallas, and they are regulars at weekend games. He competed heavily in the month leading up to The American Express.
Scheffler confirmed that Kim had beaten her the last time they played, adding, “Yeah, I gave her some of her money back.” Point taken, Scotty.
The 17-year-old Kim made it to PGA West about 13 years ago in the last edition of the old Q-School, having had to wait until age 18 to join the PGA Tour. He was 21 when he captured The Players Championship, one of his four Tour victories.
And he has become the favorite of most of the players.
Scheffler said, “Have you ever spent time with him? He’s fun.”
It can be hectic with all the work on Sunday, and they all know too much about the tournament to be in the final group. Scores have been low even in tough winds.
Former US Open Champion Windham Clarkwhich may go down without notice, and Eric Cole Each had 66 shots on La Quinta and were two shots behind. there was another shot back Tom will beWho had 65 runs in La Quinta. A total of nine players were separated by four shots.
The most curious of these is Brown, who turned professional last year when he was in high school. He received a sponsorship exemption from The American Express for the second consecutive year.
“I’m 18 years old and playing on the PGA Tour. How amazing is that?” Brown said. “Finished high school about two weeks ago, so it’s nice to have that burden off my back, but I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.”
