While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend on 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, played across three courses at PGA West in La Quinta, Southern California, it became clear which players would make the cut. With the tournament played on three different courses, the cut at The American Express is made 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 Cut
Matti Schmid started at the La Quinta Country Club course and suffered 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 bogey-free, but he had two more bogeys on the back nine. Even a birdie on hole 11 couldn’t help him recover as he finished the third round with a 77, dropping far back on the leaderboard and not able to stay in the tournament at three under par.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger started the third round at the Nicklaus Tournament Course and carded five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey for a solid 70. Despite a strong 66 the day before, his total of nine under par was not enough to make the cut, which was at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Misses Weekend
Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner Sepp Straka struggled to find his game. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were mediocre, and although he improved with a 68 on the third day (four under par), he finished the tournament at two under par, well short of the cut line.
Kim, Scheffler, and Brown Lead the Field
Si Woo Kim, despite slightly lowering his personal tournament average with a 66 on day three, took the lead on the leaderboard at 22 under par. Close behind Kim at 21 under are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who shared first place on Friday. Both Americans had their weakest round of the tournament with a 68 (four under) on Saturday. Chasers Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark are right behind, each with 66 strokes and 20 under par on the leaderboard.