Both players are 13 under after 36 holes, well within striking distance of the lead held by Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey at 16 under. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas shining at the 2025 American Express

Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler recap their respective second rounds at The American Express and discuss getting back on pace in a low-scoring tournament.

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Another American Express is in the books ... Southern California golf fans adore one of their own, and Rickie Fowler of Murrieta still garners a lot of love around the golf course.

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 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.

For the third time in his PGA Tour career, Sepp Straka hoisted a trophy at tournament's end. Converting a four-stroke lead at the 54-hole mark into a victory at the 2025 American Express, Straka fended off a crowded chasing pack headlined by Justin Thomas.

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.

Other top names in the field include Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, Zach Johnson, Brian Harman, Sony Open winner Nick Taylor and past American Express champions Si Woo Kim, Jason Dufner, Bill Haas and Jhonattan Vegas. Play begins at 8:30 a.m ...

The American Express gets those stars. There are marquee pairings in this week's La Quinta field. Certainly not every twosome in a 156-player field has a major winner or highly ranked player. But consider the Wyndham Clark/Rickie Fowler pairing at the ...

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):