The numbers show that the Stadium Course was significantly tougher this year than last, with a 71.313 scoring average in 2025 compared to 69.148 just 12 months ago. By PGA Tour standards, that’s a huge difference. And the winning score for Sepp Straka this year was 25 under for 72 holes, four shots higher than Nick Dunlap’s 29 under in 2024.

Finau said his rehab has been 'a lot tougher process' than he'd expected. He's set to play in the Amex this week.

Finau says that getting playing experience is going to be "invaluable to him, no matter how he does this week, and I wish him the best."

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Blades Brown made PGA Tour history on Jan. 17 when he carded an eight-under 64 — the lowest score in a PGA Tour round by a player under the age of 18 in the past 40 years. At 17, Brown made his pro debut this week at the American Express golf tournament.

The California Swing continues this week with the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, which begins on Wednesday morning, one day earlier than usual. Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, will once again host this iconic event,

The new greens and bunkers at the Pete Dye Stadium Course have certainly caught the attention of PGA Tour players at this week’s The American Express.

Matthieu Pavon earned his first PGA Tour victory thanks to a gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole. After some bunker issues with his second shot at the par-5 18th on the South course, Pavon stuffed his approach from the thick rough to 8 feet. He then made the putt for a one-shot victory.

In was in the 2014 Korn Ferry season when Finau broke through, with one win and five top-10 finishes to finish eighth on that tour and earn a PGA Tour card for 2015. Since then, Finau hasn’t looked back with six career wins.

The PGA Tour 's third event of the 2025 season is upon us, as many of the world's best descend upon Southern California for The American Express. Several top players, including Justin Thomas and Tony Finau, are in the field. They will look to take Nick Dunlap's crown. Dunlap made history, winning the American Express as an amateur in 2024.

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