J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday.

An unusually difficult Stadium Course gave those players on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club a leg up

J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday.

J.T. Poston fired a 10-under-par 62 to grab a one-shot lead after the opening round of the PGA Tour's American Express tournament in the California desert on Thursday.

A stampede up the leaderboard, led by J.T. Poston’s 10-under 62 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West, signaled business as usual for The American Express.

Michael Thorbjornsen was a last-minute WD from last week's Sony Open. One week later, he's one of the early leaders at the American Express. As noted in Golf Digest's expert betting picks column for this week's event in Palm Springs,

The American Express heads to a second day in the California desert. The third event on the PGA Tour's 2025 schedule is the first tournament on the mainland. There are 156 players in the field and they each will play the three golf courses once over the first three days.

J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday. Poston carded nine birdies and an eagle on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in the Palm Springs-area desert.

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Scores from the PGA Tour The American Express on Thursday -10 J.T. Poston (USA) 62 -9 Justin Lower (USA) 63 -8 Joel Dahmen (USA) 64 Matthias Schmid (Germany) 64 Chris Kirk (USA) 64 Jason Day (Australia) 64 J.

The 31-year-old is chasing a fourth PGA Tour win after victory at the Shriners Childrens Open in October. Read more at straitstimes.com.