Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot a 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course to share the lead Friday after two rounds at The American Express.

The No. 223-ranked New Zealander birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

T hursday was a ho-hum-type day for Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler, with Thomas posting a bogey-free 5-under 67 and Fowler signing for a 3-under 69. Both those scores would norma

PGA Tour veteran Charley Hoffman and the Philippines' Rico Hoey each shot 9-under-par 63 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Friday to split the 36-hole lead at The American Express in La Quinta, Calif.

Leading scores after the third round of the PGA Tour's American Express tournament in La Quinta, California, on Saturday (USA unless stated; par-72):

Tee times for the third round of the 2025 American Express in California, featuring Charley Hoffman, Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris and more.

Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace, staking the Austrian to a four-shot lead

Charley Hoffman won The American Express golf tournament, then the Bob Hope Classic, in January of 2007. That was four months before Blades Brown was born. On Friday, with the 17-year-old Brown playing his second round as a pro,

Top players ranked in the top 25 in the world who are committed to the event include Wyndham Clark, Billy Horschel, Sam Burns, Justin Thomas ... the field include Charley Hoffman, Jason Dufner ...

Two time-major champion Justin Thomas is making his second start of the 2025 season this week at the American Express, and his first appearance in a full-field event. Thomas has not captured a ...

Also in the field are No. 18 Sungjae Im, No. 20 Sam Burns, No. 21 Justin Thomas ... list includes two-time desert winner Bill Haas, Charley Hoffman, Si Woo Kim and Jhonattan Vegas.