Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course to share the lead Friday after two rounds at The American Express. Hoffman and Hoey were at 16-under 128 midway through this three-course tournament in the Coachella Valley desert,

Stephan Jaeger had nine birdies for the lowest round this week at Waialae, and two of the most important holes for him Saturday in the Sony Open were pars. Jaeger knows dropping a shot is losing ground,

Spaun, who last won at the 2022 Valero Texas Open, was born in Los Angeles and played his college golf at San Diego State University, so his thoughts have been with those from his hometown as the area continues to suffer through wildfires.

Hoffman won his first PGA Tour title at this event back in 2007, holding held off John Rollins in a playoff on a windy weekend with sub-freezing temperatures. It was a celebrity pro-am known as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic back then, a West Coast landmark frequently played by Hollywood stars and U.S. presidents.

While on the course, Rickie Fowler is one sports’ most stylish athletes. The 36-year-old has been aligned with Puma Golf since 2009, which is when he turned pro, and Cobra Golf since 2012. While on the course,

J.J. Spaun shot 5-under-par 65 at Waialae Country Club today and will start Sunday’s final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii with a one-shot lead at 13 under for the PGA’s first full-field ...

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

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

Rico Hoey has played in The American Express golf event in La Quinta just once, missing the cut last year. But his history of golf in the desert goes back much deeper than that.

Charley Hoffman, seeking a fifth US PGA Tour title at the age of 48, had 10 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 on Friday to share the halfway lead in the American Express tournament with Rico Hoey of the Philippines.

Guys like Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar ... seen since Fujikawa captured the state’s imagination. Those leaders, J.J. Spaun and Stephan Jaeger, continued to pick up spectators until they lined ...

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.