Ryan Lavner covered his first WM Phoenix Open this past week and got to experience the atmosphere first hand. He talks to Steve Burkowski on “Golf Central” about the fan behavior as well as Chris Gotterup’s continued upward trajectory.
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Camilo Villegas joined “Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra” and spoke about a humbling moment he recently had broadcasting a golf round with Steve Sands only for it to happen again live at the American Express.
Blades Brown has made the cut at the 2026 American Express and is set to play his eighth consecutive day of professional golf on Sunday. The 18-year-old’s successful final three holes helped vault him up the leaderboard and left him in contention to be the second-youngest winner in PGA Tour history.
With coach Justin Parson on “Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra,” Blades Brown made a beautiful birdie on the 17th hole. He also took time to play rock, paper, scissors with a fan.
Nico Echavarría ran into massive trouble on the 17th hole of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during Round 3 play of the American Express.
Ludvig Åberg entered Saturday’s third round of The American Express at 9 under, just above the projected cut line. But about a half hour before his tee time at PGA West’s Stadium Course, Åberg became the latest player to withdraw with illness.
Highlights from the second round of the 2026 American Express, where 18-year-old Blades Brown nearly shot 59 and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler continued his torrid start to the season.
Scottie Scheffler is a big draw in the strongest American Express field in years. And now there’s a teenager who was one putt away from becoming the youngest player in PGA Tour history to break 60.
Tee times, pairings and how to watch Round 3 of The American Express, across all three course in La Quinta, California.
Blades Brown, 18, shot 60 Friday at The American Express, narrowly missing a 59 on the final hole. Watch highlights and hear from the teen, who left the course far more excited than disappointed.
Blades Brown needed to birdie his final hole Friday to shoot 59 at The American Express. He had a 7-footer to do so, but skirted the right edge.