While Schmid, Jäger and Straka miss the weekend cut on the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads The American Express 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 venues, the cut is made after three rounds. 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 La Quinta Country Club course and suffered two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. He only slightly improved with a bogey on the 4th hole, finding some rhythm with a birdie on hole 5 on the front nine. The rest of the front nine was bogey-free, but Schmid faced two more bogeys on the back nine. A birdie on hole 11 wasn’t enough to recover, and he finished the third round with a 77, falling far down the leaderboard and finishing three under par overall, missing the cut.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger started his third round on the Nicklaus Tournament Course, shooting a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. Despite a strong 66 the previous day, 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
Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner Sepp Straka also struggled to find his form in the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were average, but he improved with a 68 on day three, finishing four under par that day. However, his total score of two under par left him well short of the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Stay Within Striking Distance
While Si Woo Kim slightly dipped from his personal average with a third-round 66, he still leads the leaderboard at 22 under par. Close behind him at 21 under par are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who shared the top spot on Friday. Both Americans posted their weakest rounds of the tournament on Saturday, shooting 68s (four under par). Chasers Eric Cole and Wyndham