While Schmid, Jäger and Straka miss the weekend cut at 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, the players who would make the cut became clear. Since the tournament is played on three different courses, the cut at The American Express comes 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 but struggled early with 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 suffered two more bogeys on the back nine. A birdie on hole 11 could not lift him from his slump; Schmid finished the day with a 77 score and fell far behind on the leaderboard, unable to stay in the tournament with three under par.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger played the Nicklaus Tournament Course on the third day, carding a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey and one double bogey. Despite a strong 66 the day before, Jäger finished at nine under par total, which was not enough to make the cut set at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Out for the Weekend
Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner Sepp Straka also struggled to find form. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were average, but he improved on the third day with a 68 (four under par). Still, he finished the tournament at two under par overall, well short of the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Stay in Contention
Although Si Woo Kim slightly lowered his personal tournament average with a 66 on day three, he leads the leaderboard at 22 under par. Close behind, at 21 under par, are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who shared first place on Friday. Both Americans posted their weakest round of the tournament with a 68 (four under par) on Saturday. Close followers Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark are lurking just behind at 20 under par, each shooting 66