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, played across three courses at PGA West in La Quinta, Southern California, it became clear which players would make the cut. As the tournament is held on three different courses, the cut 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 the 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 the fourth hole and found form 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 could not lift him from the slump, ending the day with a 77 round. He fell back on the leaderboard and with three under par could not stay in the tournament.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger began his round 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 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 form in the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were fairly average. He improved on the third day with a 68 round, four under par, but finished the tournament two under par total — well short of the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Remain in Contention
Although Si Woo Kim slightly worsened his personal tournament average with a 66 on day three, he sits atop the leaderboard at 22 under par. Close behind with 21 under par are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who shared the lead on Friday. Both Americans posted their weakest round of the tournament on Saturday with a 68 (four under). Chasing them are Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark with rounds of 66 and 20 under par, narrowly behind the runners-up on the leaderboard.