Defending champion Scottie Scheffler maintained his phenomenal record at this event - where he has finished second and first in the last two editions - with a three-hole victory over Tom Kim. World Number Three McIlroy beat Keegan Bradley in a repeat of their 2012 Ryder Cup singles clash.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler launched his title defence with a hard-fought 1-up win over Davis Riley while second-seed Jon Rahm fell to a 2 and 1 loss to a resurgent Rickie Fowler. Korea's Sungjae Im romped to a stylish 8 and 6 victory over American Maverick McNealy.
Scottie Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor by two strokes on the Stadium Course. The 26-year-old Texan took the number one ranking from Rory McIlroy with his fifth PGA TOUR victory. Scheffler moved to fifth in the FedEx Cup standings.
Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 2, shot a 3-under 68 in front of some 200,000 fans at TPC Scottsdale to get to 13 under, two strokes ahead of third-ranked Jon Rahm and Nick Taylor.
Sungjae Im, chasing a third PGA Tour win, chipped in for birdie from 63 feet on the par-4 10th hole before making five more gains including a 34-footer at the famous par-3 16th at TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course to sit on 6-under through 12 holes. Play was suspended due to darkness with the
Tom Kim fired a magnificent 9-under 62 at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas on a low-scoring Saturday to tie Cantlay, who missed a birdie putt on his last for a magical 59, as they ended the third round on 19-under 194 in the PGA TOUR event.
California [USA], January 24 (ANI): Anirban Lahiri will return to action next week but before that his fellow Asian professionals looked set to make a mark at the American Express Championship.
California [US], January 23 (ANI): Sungjae Im of Korea rode a hot putter to seize a one-shot lead at The American Express golf tournament following a blemish-free 7-under 65 at PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta, California on Friday.