Charley Hoffman knows his time on the PGA Tour is running short. He can feel every one of his 48 years whenever his troublesome back acts up, and he knows the recent reduction in tour cards will end most players’ careers well before they reach his age.

Charley Hoffman took a share of the lead Friday at the American Express, which the Poway High alum won 18 years ago.

Hoffman finds himself in the hunt for his first victory since 2016 in the same tournament in which he bagged his first, back in 2007. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

Rico Hoey delivered a scintillating performance at the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Friday (Saturday Manila time), fashioning out a career-best nine-under-par 63 to grab a share of the lead halfway through The American Express tournament in California.

Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus ... through this three-course tournament in the Coachella Valley desert, although both Southern California natives have yet to play PGA West's tougher Pete Day Stadium Course.

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

(AP) — Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot 9-under ... tournament in the Coachella Valley desert, although both Southern California natives have yet to play PGA West's tougher Pete Day ...

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

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.

Rico Hoey lines up a drive during the 2025 Sony Open.