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.

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

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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

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 American Express tournament with Rico Hoey of the Philippines.

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Plano’s Will Zalatoris sits at 12-under par, just four strokes off the lead. While TCU’s Tom Hoge is at 6-under par and Dallas resident Tom Kim is at 2-under par.

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

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