Who is leading the 2025 American Express after round 2? Leaderboard explored

The second round of the 2025 American Express has been concluded. Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey share the lead after firing up an impressive nine under par 63 round each to total 16 under par.

Justin Lower, Mark Hubbard, and Sepp Straka are tied at third place with a 36-hole score of 15 under par. Jason Day and J.J. Spaun are tied for sixth place at the American Express in California with a total score of 14 under par.

With the tournament being played across the La Quinta Country Club (LQ), Nicklaus Tournament Course (NT), and the Pete Dye Stadium Course (SC), there will be a cut after 54 holes to ensure that all players have the opportunity to play the course at least once. Here's a look into the top-20 players at the 2025 American Express along with the course they played at on Friday (via PGA Tour):

• T1 - Charley Hoffman (16 under par) [NT]
• T1 - Rico Hoey (16 under par) [NT]
• T3 - Justin Lower (15 under par) [NT]
• T3 - Mark Hubbard (15 under par) [SC]
• T3 - Sepp Straka (15 under par) [SC]
• T6 - Jason Day (14 under par) [NT]
• T6 - J.J. Spaun (14 under par) [NT]
• T8 - Nick Taylor (13 under par) [LQ]
• T8 - Justin Thomas (13 under par) [NT]
• T8 - Rickie Fowler (13 under par) [NT]
• T11 - Patrick Cantlay (12 under par) [NT]
• T11 - Dough Ghim (12 under par) [NT]
• T11 - Will Zalatoris (12 under par) [NT]
• T14 - Ryan Palmer (11 under par) [NT]
• T14 - Michael Thorbjornsen (11 under par) [NT]
• T14 - Sam Ryder (11 under par) [NT]
• T14 - Carson Young (11 under par) [LQ]
• T14 - Harry Higgs (11 under par) [SC]
• T14 - Quade Cummins (11 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Harry Hall (10 under par) [SC]
• T20 - Chris Kirk (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Billy Horschel (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Matthew Riedel (10 under par) [SC]
• T20 - Rikuya Hoshino (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Matteo Manassero (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Keith Mitchell (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Camilo Villegas (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - Vincent Norrman (10 under par) [LQ]
• T20 - Sam Burns (10 under par) [NT]
• T20 - John Pak (10 under par) [NT]

After Brendon Todd and Adam Schenk withdrew from the tournament, the American Express field has been reduced to 154 players. The third round is sure to be exciting as players fight to make the cut with a stacked leaderboard.

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2025 American Express Round 3 Tee Times and Pairings

Here's a look into the tee times and pairings for the third round of the 2025 American Express on Saturday for all three tournament courses and all times mentioned in EST (via PGA Tour):

La Quinta Country Club: Tee No. 1

• 11:30 a.m. - Nate Lashley, David Skinns
• 11:41 a.m. - Frankie Capan III, Antoine Rozner
• 11:52 a.m. - Chad Ramey, K.H. Lee
• 12:03 p.m. - Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs
• 12:14 p.m. - Michael Kim, Mac Meissner
• 12:25 p.m. - Taylor Moore, Lee Hodges
• 12:36 p.m. - Norman Xiong, Brian Campbell
• 12:47 p.m. - Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid
• 12:58 p.m. - Chris Gotterup, Adam Svensson
• 1:09 p.m. - Max McGreevy, Hayden Buckley
• 1:20 p.m. - Ben Martin, Chandler Phillips
• 1:31 p.m. - Brice Garnett, Harry Hall
• 1:42 p.m. - Matthew Riedel, Danny Walker

La Quinta Country Club: Tee No. 10

• 11:30 a.m. - Sami Valimaki, Henrik Norlander
• 11:41 a.m. - Danny Willett, Viktor Perez
• 11:52 a.m. - Jake Knapp, J.T. Poston
• 12:03 p.m. - Beau Hossler, Will Gordon
• 12:14 p.m. - Tom Hoge, Cameron Young
• 12:25 p.m. - Francesco Molinari, Jhonattan Vegas
• 12:36 p.m. - Alejandro Tosti, Cristobal Del Solar
• 12:47 p.m. - Joel Dahmen, Ben Griffin
• 12:58 p.m. - Brian Harman, Sepp Straka
• 1:09 p.m. - William Mouw, Ryan Gerard
• 1:20 p.m. - Jason Dufner, David Lipsky
• 1:31 p.m. - Mark Hubbard, Daniel Berger
• 1:42 p.m. - Trevor Cone, Steven Fisk

Nicklaus Tournament Course: Tee No. 1

• 11:30 a.m. - Chez Reavie, Aaron Baddeley
• 11:41 a.m. - Nick Taylor, Tom Kim
• 11:52 a.m. - Sungjae Im, Mackenzie Hughes
• 12:03 p.m. - Alex Smalley, Patrick Rodgers
• 12:14 p.m. - Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harris English
• 12:25 p.m. - Lucas Glover, Erik van Rooyen
• 12:36 p.m. - Kevin Velo, Jackson Suber
• 12:47 p.m. - Lanto Griffin, Zac Blair
• 12:58 p.m. - Luke List, Kevin Yu
• 1:09 p.m. - Kevin Roy, Ricky Castillo
• 1:20 p.m. - Bronson Burgoon, Taylor Montgomery
• 1:31 p.m. - Matt Kuchar, Cam Davis
• 1:42 p.m. - Takumi Kanaya, Paul Peterson

Nicklaus Tournament Course: Tee No. 10

• 11:30 a.m. - Trey Mullinax, Carson Young
• 11:41 a.m. - Chan Kim, Sam Stevens
• 11:52 a.m. - Davis Riley, Nick Hardy
• 12:03 p.m. - Kris Ventura, Jesper Svensson
• 12:14 p.m. - Ben Silverman, Wesley Bryan
• 12:25 p.m. - Matt McCarty, Vincent Norman
• 12:36 p.m. - Will Chandler, Kyle Mendoza
• 12:47 p.m. - Jacob Bridgeman, Joe Highsmith
• 12:58 p.m. - Emiliano Grillo
• 1:09 p.m. - Thomas Rosenmueller, Mason Andersen
• 1:20 p.m. - Bill Haas, Andrew Putnam
• 1:31 p.m. - Brendon Todd, Patton Kizzire
• 1:42 p.m. - Anders Albertson, Philip Knowles

Pete Dye Stadium Course: Tee No. 1

• 11:30 a.m. - Charley Hoffman, Eric Cole
• 11:41 a.m. - Keith Mitchell, Brandt Snedeker
• 11:52 a.m. - Justin Thomas, Jason Day
• 12:03 p.m. - Greyson Sigg, Vince Whaley
• 12:14 p.m. - Camilo Villegas, Nico Echavarria
• 12:25 p.m. - Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler
• 12:36 p.m. - Blades Brown, Isaiah Salinda
• 12:47 p.m. - Max Greyserman, Kevin Streelman
• 12:58 p.m. - Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
• 1:09 p.m. - John Pak, Tim Widing
• 1:20 p.m. - Adam Hadwin, Ryan Palmer
• 1:31 p.m. - Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel
• 1:42 p.m. - Matteo Mannassero, Michael Thorbjornsen

Pete Dye Stadium Course: Tee No. 10

• 11:30 a.m. - Doug Ghim, Sam Ryder
• 11:41 a.m. - Zach Johnson, Kevin Kisner
• 11:52 a.m. - Si Woo Kim, Kurt Kitayama
• 12:03 p.m. - Quade Cummins, Noah Goodwin
• 12:14 p.m. - J.J. Spaun, Rico Hoey
• 12:25 p.m. - Rafael Campos, Peter Malnati
• 12:36 p.m. - Kaito Onishi, Jeremy Paul
• 12:47 p.m. - Patrick Fishburn, Andrew Novak
• 12:58 p.m. - Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris
• 1:09 p.m. - Aldrich Potgieter, Brayden Thornberry
• 1:20 p.m. - Justin Lower, Ben Kohles
• 1:31 p.m. - Chris Kirk, Davis Thompson
• 1:43 p.m. - Rikuya Hoshino, Taylor Dickson