Who is leading the 2025 American Express after round 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2025 American Express has concluded. With the tournament being played across the La Quinta Country Club (LQ), the Nicklaus Tournament Course (NT), and the Pete Dye Stadium Course (SC), the PGA Tour field delivered an exciting first round.

J.T. Poston bears the solo lead at the American Express after firing up an incredible ten under par 62 round at the par 72 Nicklaus Tournament Course. Justin Lowers carded in a nine under par 63 round at La Quinta Country Club to take the solo lead early in the tournament before falling to second.

Matti Schmid, Joel Dahmen, Chris Kirk, Jason Day, and J.J. Spaun share the third place in California at 8 under par 64. Here's a look at the top 18 players at the American Express following the conclusion of the first round. The courses they at played have also been mentioned (via PGA Tour):

• 1 - J.T. Poston (10 under par) [NT]
• 2 - Justin Lower (9 under par) [LQ]
• T3 - Matti Schmid (8 under par) [NT]
• T3 - Joel Dahmen (8 under par) [NT]
• T3 - Chris Kirk (8 under par) [LQ]
• T3 - Jason Day (8 under par) [LQ]
• T3 - J.J. Spaun (8 under par) [LQ]
• T8 - Sepp Straka (7 under par) [NT]
• T8 - Mark Hubbard (7 under par) [NT]
• T8 - Michael Thorbjorn (7 under par) [LQ]
• T8 - Carson Young (7 under par) [SC]
• T8 - Charley Hoffman (7 under par) [LQ]
• T8 - Nick Taylor (7 under par) [SC]
• T8 - Harry Higgs (7 under par) [NT]
• T8 - Rico Hoey (7 under par) [LQ]
• T8 - Jackson Suber (7 under par) [SC]
• T8 - Alejandro Tosti (7 under par) [NT]
• T18 - Ben Griffin (6 under par) [NT]
• T18 - Will Zalatoris (6 under par) [LQ]
• T18 - Ben Martin (6 under par) [NT]
• T18 - Ryan Palmer (6 under par) [LQ]
• T18 - Harry Hall (6 under par) [NT]
• T18 - Billy Horschel (6 under par) [LQ]
• T18 - Keith Mitchell (6 under par) [LQ]
• T18 - Beau Hossler (6 under par) [NT]
• T18 - Quade Cummins (6 under par) [LQ]
• T18 - Lee Hodges (6 under par) [NT]

The second round of the 2025 American Express is guaranteed to be thrilling with the top 155 players in the 156-man field all separated by one stroke.

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2025 American Express Round 2 Tee Times and Pairings

With the 2025 American Express being played on three courses, tee times are staggered with players teeing off from both the first and tenth holes of each golf course.

Here's a look at the tee times and pairings for the second round of the 2025 American Express in California (all times are mentioned in EST) (via PGA Tour):

La Quinta Country Club: Tee No. 1

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

La Quinta Country Club: Tee No. 10

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

Nicklaus Tournament Course: Tee No. 1

• 11:30 a.m. - Justin Lower, Ben Kohles
• 11:41 a.m. - Chris Kirk, Davis Thompson
• 11:52 a.m. - Rikuya Hoshino, Taylor Dickson
• 12:03 p.m. - Doug Ghim, Sam Ryder
• 12:14 p.m. - Zach Johnson, Kevin Kisner
• 12:25 p.m. - Si Woo Kim, Kurt Kitayama
• 12:36 p.m. - Quade Cummins, Noah Goodwin
• 12:47 p.m. - J.J. Spaun, Rico Hoey
• 12:58 p.m. - Rafael Campos, Peter Malnati
• 1:09 p.m. - Kaito Onishi, Jeremy Paul
• 1:20 p.m. - Patrick Fishburn, Andrew Novak
• 1:31 p.m. - Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris
• 1:42 p.m. - Aldrich Potgieter, Braden Thornberry

Nicklaus Tournament Course: Tee No. 10

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

Pete Dye Stadium Course: Tee No. 1

• 11:40 a.m. - Jason Dufner, David Lipsky
• 11:31 a.m. - Mark Hubbard, Daniel Berger
• 11:52 a.m. - Steven Fisk, Trevor Cone
• 12:03 p.m. - Sami Valimaki, Henrik Norlander
• 12:14 p.m. - Danny Willett, Victor Perez
• 12:25 p.m. - Jake Knapp, J.T. Poston
• 12:36 p.m. - Beau Hossler, Will Gordon
• 12:47 p.m. - Tom Hoge, Cameron Young
• 12:58 p.m. - Francesco Molinari, Jhonattan Vegas
• 1:09 p.m. - Alejandro Tosti, Cristobal Del Solar
• 1:20 p.m. - Joel Dahmen, Ben Griffin
• 1:31 p.m. - Brian Harman, Sepp Straka
• 1:42 p.m. - William Mouw, Ryan Gerard

Pete Dye Stadium Course: Tee No. 10

• 11:30 a.m. - Ben Martin, Chandler Phillips
• 11:41 a.m. - Brice Garnett, Harry Hall
• 11:52 a.m. - Danny Walker, Matthew Riedel
• 12:03 p.m. - Nate Lashley, David Skinns
• 12:14 p.m. - Frankie Capan III, Antoine Rozner
• 12:25 p.m. - Chad Ramey, K.H. Lee
• 12:36 p.m. - Chesson Hadley, Harry Higgs
• 12:47 p.m. - Michael Kim, Mac Meissner
• 12:58 p.m. - Taylor Moore, Lee Hodges
• 1:09 p.m. - Norman Xiong, Brian Campbell
• 1:20 p.m. - Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid
• 1:31 p.m. - Chris Gotterup, Adam Svensson
• 1:43 p.m. - Max McGreevy, Hayden Buckley