There were several PGA Tour stars who missed the cut Saturday afternoon including Wyndham Clark, Tony Finau and Tom Kim.
Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 on while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace at The American Express.
The 35-year-old Tour veteran would join a long list of players who won their first event here in the California desert.
Scores from the PGA Tour The American Express on Saturday -23 Sepp Straka (Austria) 65 64 64 -19 Justin Lower (USA) 63 66 68 Jason Day (Australia) 64 66 67 Charley Hoffman (USA) 65 63 69 -18 Patrick C ...