With 18 holes remaining at the 2025 American Express in the California desert, Sepp Straka owns the lead at 23 under. He's four shots clear of Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower at 19 under. There were several PGA Tour stars who missed the cut Saturday afternoon including Wyndham Clark, Tony Finau and Tom Kim.

The PGA Tour returns to the continental United States this week to kick off its West Coast Swing, beginning with the 2025 American Express. Welcoming a full field of 156 players to Palm Springs, California, the American Express will feature a three-course rotation, a 54-hole cut and a defending champion no one saw coming at this time last season.

The 35-year-old Tour veteran would join a long list of players who won their first event here in the California desert.