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.

They were a shot ahead of Justin Lower, Mark Hubbard and Sepp Straka. Jason Day and J.J. Spaun were 14 under. Rickie Fowler charged into contention with 10 birdies and a second-round 62 on the ...

Sepp Straka streamlined things entering this new year, specifically up top. As the 31-year-old Straka explained on Saturday at The American Express, which he leads by four shots through three rounds, it was a proactive move. “I was kind of losing my hair ...

Over the weekend, 5.5 hour rounds were a familiarity and, having watched all of the action from Dubai and California, I am begging that something has got to be done

Scores from the PGA Tour The American Express on Sunday -25 Sepp Straka (Austria) 65 64 64 70 -23 Justin Thomas (USA) 67 64 68 66 -22 Justin Lower (USA) 63 66 68 69 Jason Day (Australia) 64 66 67 69 -

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):

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.

American Express featured the pro debut of 17-year-old Blades Brown, a 13 on a hole by a tour rookie and a worthy champion in Sepp Straka

American Express featured the pro debut of 17-year-old Blades Brown, a 13 on a hole by a tour rookie and a worthy champion in Sepp Straka

They were a shot ahead of Justin Lower, Mark Hubbard and Sepp Straka. Jason Day and J.J. Spaun were 14 under. Rickie Fowler charged into contention with 10 birdies and a second-round 62 on the ...

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.