While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend on the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads with 22 under par at The American Express.
On the third day of The American Express at the PGA Tour, held across three courses at PGA West in La Quinta, Southern California, the cut line was finally determined. Since the tournament is played on three different courses, the cut is made only after the third round. 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 and suffered two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. He was only slightly better on hole 4 with a bogey, and found his rhythm on hole 5 with a birdie on the front nine. The remaining holes on the front nine were bogey-free, but Schmid had to accept two more bogeys on the back nine. Even a birdie on hole 11 could not pull him out of the slump, and he finished the third round with a 77. On the leaderboard, he fell far behind and could not stay in the tournament at three under par overall.
Stephan Jäger from Munich had a similar fate. Starting on the Nicklaus Tournament Course on the third round, Jäger shot a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. Despite having shot a strong 66 the day before, his total of nine under par was not enough to make the cut. The cut line was already at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Falls Short for the Weekend
The Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner, Sepp Straka, struggled to find his game in the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were rather average. Although he improved with a 68 and four under par on the third day, he finished the tournament at two under par overall, well short of the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Stay Close in Stroke Distance
Although Si Woo Kim slightly worsened his personal tournament average with a 66 on the third day, he still took the lead on the leaderboard at 22 under par. He is closely followed by Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who shared first place on Friday. Both Americans had their weakest round of the tournament