While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend cut at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads the leaderboard at 22 under par.
On the third day of The American Express on the PGA Tour, held across three courses at PGA West in La Quinta, Southern California, the cut line was determined. Since the tournament is played on three different courses, the cut at The American Express only occurs after three rounds. The two 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 started at the La Quinta Country Club course and already suffered two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. He slightly improved with a bogey on hole 4 and found his rhythm with a birdie on hole 5 on the front nine. The remaining holes on the front nine were clean, but he faced two more bogeys on the back nine. Even a birdie on hole 11 couldn’t pull him out of the slump, and he finished the third day with a round of 77. He dropped far back on the leaderboard and, at three under par overall, could not make the cut.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger started his third round on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and posted a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. Although he had delivered a strong 66 the day before, his total of nine under par was not enough to make the cut, which was set at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Falls Short for the Weekend
The Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner, Sepp Straka, struggled to find his game 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, well short of the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Close on the Leaders
Although Si Woo Kim slightly worsened his personal tournament average with a 66 on the third day, he secured the top spot on the leaderboard at 22 under par. He is closely followed by Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, both at 21 under par, who had shared first place on Friday. Both Americans had their weakest round of the tournament on Saturday with a 68, four under