While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend cut at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads The American Express at 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. As the tournament is played on three different courses, 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 at the La Quinta Country Club and suffered two double bogeys early on holes 2 and 3. He slightly improved with a bogey on the fourth hole and found his rhythm with a birdie on hole 5 on the front nine. The remaining front nine holes were bogey-free, but he had two more bogeys on the back nine. A birdie on hole 11 was not enough to recover, and Schmid finished the day with a 77, falling back on the leaderboard and ending the tournament at three under par, missing the cut.
Similarly, Munich-born Stephan Jäger started the third round on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and scored five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey for a solid 70. Despite a strong 66 on the previous day, his total of nine under par was not enough for the cut, which was set at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Falls Short of the Weekend
Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner Sepp Straka struggled to find form during the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were average. 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.
Scheffler and Brown Stay Within Range
Even though Si Woo Kim slightly worsened his personal tournament average with a 66 on day three, he climbed to the top of the leaderboard at 22 under par. Closely following Kim at 21 under are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who shared first place on Friday. Both Americans posted their weakest rounds with 68 on Saturday. Chasers Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark lurk just behind the runners-up at 20 under par with rounds of 66.