Sam Burns lost a bet. Now he’s looking to win a tournament.
Playing with the letters RTR buzzcut into his hair (as in Roll Tide Roll, his payment for a lost wager to University of Alabama alumnus Justin Thomas), Burns himself went on a roll in Friday’s second round of the American Express, in La Quinta, firing a career-best 61 to take the lead heading into the weekend.
“Overall, just a really solid day,” Burns said. “I hit a lot of quality shots and was able to make some putts.”
He enters the third round at 17 under, one shot clear of Michael Kim, and two ahead of K.H. Lee and Nick Dunlap. World No. 6 Patrick Cantlay and PGA Tour 2023 Rookie of the Year Eric Cole highlight a group three shots back.
A win for Burns would mark his fourth consecutive season on Tour with a victory. He tees off with Seamus Power at 1:31 ET, on the Dye Course at PGA West. You can check out the complete Round 3 tee times below.
How to watch American Express Round 3 on TV
You can watch Saturday’s third round of the 2024 American Express on Golf Channel starting at 4 p.m. ET. Peacock will offer a simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage, while ESPN+ will provide featured group coverage starting at 12:15 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live will stream exclusive coverage of the event beginning at 11:30 ET. You can stream the telecasts via ESPN+ or Peacock.
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2024 American Express Round 3 tee times for Saturday (All times ET)
PGA WEST – DYE COURSE
Tee No. 1
11:30 a.m. – Greyson Sigg, Justin Suh
11:41 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Brandt Snedeker
11:52 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Wyndham Clark
12:03 p.m. – Vince Whaley, Robert MacIntyre
12:14 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Nico Echavarria
12:25 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas
12:36 p.m. – Taiga Semikawa, Jacob Bridgeman
12:47 p.m. – Adam Long, Ryan Palmer
12:58 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau
1:09 p.m. – Pierceson Coody, Adrian Dumont De Chassart
1:20 p.m. – Ben Griffin, Davis Thompson
1:31 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay
1:42 p.m. – Ben Kohles, Ryo Hisatsune
Tee No. 10
11:30 a.m. – Michael Kim, Maverick McNealy
11:41 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Ben Taylor
11:52 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim
12:03 p.m. – Brandon Wu, Will Gordon
12:14 p.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Alex Noren
12:25 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, K.H. Lee
12:36 p.m. – Kevin Dougherty, Alexander Bjork
12:47 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Kevin Streelman
12:58 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Jason Day
1:09 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Ben Silverman
1:20 p.m. – Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley
1:31 p.m. – Sam Burns, Seamus Power
1:42 p.m. – Parker Coody, John Pak
LA QUINTA COUNTRY CLUB
Tee No. 1
11:30 a.m. – Dylan Wu, Robby Shelton
11:41 a.m. – David Lingmerth, Kevin Yu
11:52 a.m. – Ryan Moore, Joseph Bramlett
12:03 p.m. – Max Greyserman, Raul Pereda
12:14 p.m. – Zac Blair, David Lipsky
12:25 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Nick Taylor
12:36 p.m. – Roger Sloan, Scott Gutschewski
12:47 p.m. – Carl Yuan, Callum Tarren
12:58 p.m. – Davis Riley, Matt Wallace
1:09 p.m. – Jimmy Stanger, Blaine Hale Jr.
1:20 p.m. – Andrew Novak, Matti Schmid
1:31 p.m. – Jason Dufner, Andrew Landry
1:42 p.m. – Ryan McCormick, Joe Highsmith
Tee No. 10
11:30 a.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Matt NeSmith
11:41 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Joel Dahmen
11:52 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Taylor Pendrith
12:03 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Chan Kim
12:14 p.m. – Justin Lower, Alex Smalley
12:25 p.m. – Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee
12:36 p.m. – Wilson Furr, Nick Dunlap (a)
12:47 p.m. – Taylor Montgomery, Austin Eckroat
12:58 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Cameron Champ
1:09 p.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Rico Hoey
1:20 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Josh Teater
1:31 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Cam Davis
1:42 p.m. – Matthieu Pavon, Paul Barjon
PGA WEST – NICKLAUS COURSE
Tee No. 1
11:30 a.m. – Aaron Baddeley, Thomas Detry
11:41 a.m. – Eric Cole, Adam Schenk
11:52 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Camilo Villegas
12:03 p.m. – Tom Whitney, Trace Crowe
12:14 p.m. – Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
12:25 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Grayson Murray
12:36 p.m. – Norman Xiong, Michael Block
12:47 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Hayden Buckley
12:58 p.m. – Scott Stallings, Lee Hodges
1:09 p.m. – Hayden Springer, Harrison Endycott
1:20 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Peter Malnati
1:31 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Kevin Kisner
1:42 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, David Skinns