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.

Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70.

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, Hoffman found himself outplaying the youngster, though just barely, to take the lead in the desert’s PGA Tour event.

Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday in his third straight bogey-free round, staking the newly bald Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower in the Coachella Valley desert.

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Scores from the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday -7 Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) 63 -6 Hayden Springer (USA) 65 -5 Lanto Griffin (USA) 66 Noah Goodwin (USA) 67 Luke Clanton (USA) 70 -4 Eric Cole

While Matteo Manassero, making his debut on the 2025 PGA Tour, ranked 43rd with 276 (68 66 72 70, -12). Francesco Molinari, on the other hand, exited at the cut, with 209 (67 70 72, -7). The event, which was played with a Pro-Am format,

The PGA Tour named four first-time members to the 16-member Player Advisory Council on Tuesday. Eric Cole, Trevor Cone, Max McGreevy and Gary Woodland will be making their inaugural service on the PAC, which advises and consults with the PGA Tour Policy Board and commissioner Jay Monahan.

The PGA Tour has announced the composition of its Player Advisory Council (PAC) for 2025, which includes top golfers like Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas. The PAC advises the PGA Tour Policy Board and Commissioner on circuit-related issues.

The PAC advises and consults with the PGA Tour Policy Board and Commissioner Jay Monahan on issues affecting the Tour.