In search of his first PGA TOUR title, German Stephan Jaeger (1st/-11) holds the 54-hole lead/co-lead for the first time in his 129th career start on TOUR.
Marks the first time in Farmers Insurance Open history that a 54-hole leader/co-leader posted over-par in the third round.
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Jaeger owns four top-10 finishes while seeking first PGA TOUR win (T9/2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, T9/2022 Texas Children’s Houston Open, 5th/2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic, T6/2022 Wells Fargo Championship).
With a win, would join Nick Dunlap (The American Express) as the second first-time winner this season.
With a win, would become the first German player to win on TOUR since Alex Cejka (2015 Puerto Rico Open).
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Owns six Korn Ferry Tour wins, including the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae where he shot an opening-round 58 en route to victory with a Tour-record 72-hole total of 250 (-30)
Rookie Matthieu Pavon (T2/-10) posted even-par 72 during his third start this season (T7/Sony Open in Hawaii, T39/The American Express) and 11th overall on TOUR.
Earned his card for the 2024 season via the inaugural DP World Tour Top 10, which awarded TOUR cards to the top 10 players on the final 2023 Race to Dubai Points List.
The 31-year-old Frenchman won the 2023 Acciona Open de Espana, his first DP World Tour title, winning wire-to-wire by four strokes.
Making his 22nd start, but first start as a full member of the PGA TOUR, 22-year-old Dane Nicolai Højgaard (T2/-10) posted 1-over 72; two top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR, but none in the United States (2nd/2023 Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic, T6/2023 Genesis Scottish Open).
Belgium’s Thomas Detry (4th/-9) closes with a double bogey on the par-5 18th hole; finished T37 in his one prior appearance at this event as a rookie in 2023.
Ryan Brehm (T10/-7) and Will Zalatoris (T10/-7) each carded 4-under 68, the low round of the day.
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Defending champion Max Homa (T27/-5) posted three consecutive rounds in the 70s and trails by six strokes entering the final round; came from five strokes behind to win the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open.
Jaeger and Detry enter the final round in contention on the Aon Swing 5 standings for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. If they do not qualify via the Aon Swing 5, they can then become eligible by virtue of their position on the 2022-23 FedExCup Fall standings.
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will select those players, not otherwise eligible, from No. 61 and beyond on the 2022-23 FedExCup Fall standings to fill the field to 80 players. Jaeger and Detry finished at No. 61 and No. 63, respectively. Currently, Keith Mitchell (No. 69) is the 80th player in the field.
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