While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend cut at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim takes the lead with 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, it became clear which players would make the cut. Since the tournament is played on three different courses, the cut at The American Express is only 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 on the course at La Quinta Country Club and suffered two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. A bogey on hole 4 was a slight improvement, and only on hole 5 did he get a birdie on the front nine. The rest of the front nine remained error-free, but Schmid also had two more bogeys on the back nine. Even a birdie on hole 11 could not pull him out of trouble, and he completed the third round with a 77, dropping far down the leaderboard and failing to hold the tournament with three under par.
Stephan Jäger from Munich had similar difficulties. He started the day on the Nicklaus Tournament Course, shooting a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. Despite a strong 66 the day before, his total of nine under par was not enough to make the cut, which stood at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Falls Short of 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, and although he improved with a 68 on the third day, four under par, he finished the tournament at two under par, well below the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Stay Close in the Hunt
Despite Si Woo Kim shooting a 66 on day three, slightly below his tournament average, he secured the lead with a total of 22 under par. Close behind him at 21 under par are Blades Brown and the world number one Scottie Scheffler, who had shared first place on Friday. Both Americans recorded their weakest round of the tournament on Saturday with a 68 (four under