While Schmid, Jäger and Straka miss the weekend cut at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads with 22 under par at The American Express.
On the third day of The American Express on the PGA Tour, which is played across three golf courses at PGA West in La Quinta, Southern California, it became clear which players would make the cut. Since the tournament is contested on three different courses, the cut at The American Express only takes place after three rounds. Both German players Matti Schmid and Stephan Jäger missed the cut on Saturday and will not participate in the final round on Sunday.
PGA Tour: Jäger and Schmid Miss the Cut
Matti Schmid began his round at the La Quinta Country Club and struggled early with two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. He slightly improved with a bogey on hole 4 and found some rhythm with a birdie on hole 5 on the front nine. The rest of the front nine was clean, but on the back nine he suffered two more bogeys. Even a birdie on hole 11 couldn’t lift him from his slump, ending the day with a 77. This caused him to fall far down the leaderboard and failing to stay in the tournament at three under par overall.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger started his third day at the Nicklaus Tournament Course and played a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. Despite a strong 66 the day before, Jäger finished at nine under par total, which wasn’t enough to make the cut set at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Falls Short of the Weekend
2025 Ryder Cup winner and Austrian player Sepp Straka also faced difficulties finding form during the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were average. He improved on the third day with a 68, four under par, but finished the tournament at two under par overall, well short of the cut line.
Kim, Scheffler and Brown Lead the Field
Although Si Woo Kim slightly worsened his personal tournament average on day three with a 66, he secured the lead at 22 under par. Close behind at 21 under par are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who had shared first place on Friday. Both Americans recorded their weakest round with a 68 (four under par) on Saturday. Chasers Eric Cole and Wyndham