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. Hoffman and Hoey were at 16-under 128 midway through this three-course tournament in the Coachella Valley desert,

T hursday was a ho-hum-type day for Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler, with Thomas posting a bogey-free 5-under 67 and Fowler signing for a 3-under 69. Both those scores would norma

Charley Hoffman knows his time on the PGA Tour is running short. He can feel every one of his 48 years whenever his troublesome back acts up, and he knows the recent reduction in tour cards will end most players’ careers well before they reach his age.