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.

The No. 223-ranked New Zealander birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

The Australian veteran who was once world No. 1 had three chip-ins in Thursday's round and stayed hot Friday to go to 14-under

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

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.

US golfer Charley Hoffman and Filipino player Rico Hoey shot a pair of 63s to take the halfway lead at The American Express tournament in California.

Read the recent PGA news and rumors about Charley Hoffman for fantasy golf. Charley Hoffman finished tied for fifth at last week's American Express

Alex Yang, who turns 17 later this month, was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer nearly a year ago. On Sunday, for the final round of the 66th edition of the American Express, Alex got to be the standard bearer.

The Farmers has a Wednesday-to-Saturday format to avoid a head-to-head TV ratings battle with the NFL on Sunday.

Straka remained aggressive and stayed well in front while hunting down a comfortable two-shot victory over Justin Thomas.