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.

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.

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

AP) — Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot ... moving him even with Justin Thomas and Sony Open champion Nick Taylor at 13-under 131. Patrick Cantlay, Will Zalatoris and Doug Ghim were ...

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 ...

The 2025 American Express begins Thursday morning with the first round at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the American Express on Thursday, including ...

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.

American duo Patrick Fishburn and Denny McCarthy lead the way at the top of a tightly-packed leaderboard after the opening two rounds of the 2025 Sony Open at Waialae County Club in Hawaii.

There's also a 14-year-old Michelle Wie teeing it up in 2004 and shooting 72-68; Justin Thomas recording 59 ... Ryo Hisatsune 1:30 PM: Charley Hoffman, Denny McCarthy, Alex Smalley 1:40 PM ...