Scottie Scheffler ran off four birdies in a six-hole stretch Sunday to blow past 18-year-old Blades Brown and the rest of the field, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victory in The American Express.
Blades Brown, an 18-year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, finished with three straight birdies Saturday and sits one shot behind Si Woo Kim going into the final round of The American Express.
Ludvig Åberg withdrew from the American Express on Saturday with an illness, the fourth player to withdraw this week from the first PGA Tour stop on the mainland.
Patrick Reed will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic as Rory McIlroy's chances for a record-extending fifth title virtually disappeared.