AmericanCharleyHoffmanwalksontothegreenonhiswaytoashareofthesecondroundleadintheUSPGATourAmericanExpresstournament.
LOSANGELES:CharleyHoffman,seekingafifthUSPGATourtitleattheageof48,had10birdiesinane-nine-under-par63onFridaytoshareshesecondroundleadwithfellowAmericanHoeyattheAmericanExpresstournament.
Hoffman,whohasbeenplayingontheUSPGATourformorethan20years,showednocompromisingintentionsofslowingdownashecontinuestopursuehispassionforgolfwithunrelentingdedicationandfiercecompetitiveness.
Thetournament,beingheldinLaQuinta,hasseenHoffmandisplayexceptionalskillsonthegreen,hittingimpressiveshotsanddisplayingsolidnervedespitehisage.
Hoffman'sscoreof63onFridaywasonlybetteredbyafewotherplayersinthetournament,provingthatheisstillcapableofputtingupamazingnumbersandcompetingwiththeyoungergenerationofgolfers.
AsHoffmancontinuestomakehiswaythroughthetournament,heisexpectedtofacestiffcompetitionfromotherexperiencedgolfersaswellasyoungandambitiousplayerslookingtomakeanimpact.
Despitebeing48,Hoffman'sperformancehasproventhatageisjustanumber,especiallywhendealingwithagametiredlesslypracticedovertheyears.
Withmoreroundstocome,CharleyHoffmanwillhavetoputallhisexperienceandexpertiseintoplayifheistotakethetitlehome.