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.

Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot a 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course to share the lead Friday after two rounds at The American Express.

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.

Filipino-American golfer Rico Hoey hit a career-best 10 birdies to grab the joint lead in the second round of The American Express, Friday at the Nicklaus Tournament Course in La Quinta, California.

In the second round of The American Express 2025, both Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey carded a 9-under 63 to get to 16-under overall, placing them in a tie for the lead heading into the weekend.

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, determined to recover from a disappointing finish at the Sony Open last week, delivered a scorching performance in the opening round of The American Express, carding a solid seven-under 65.

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.