While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend cut at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads with 22 under par at The American Express.
On the third day of The American Express on the PGA Tour, held across three courses at PGA West in La Quinta, California, it became clear which players would make the cut. Since the tournament is played on three different courses, the cut at The American Express occurs only 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 on the La Quinta Country Club course and struggled early, recording two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. He slightly improved with a bogey on the fourth hole 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 faced two more bogeys on the back nine. A birdie on the 11th hole was not enough to recover, and Schmid finished the day with a 77, dropping far back on the leaderboard and ending the tournament at three under par, missing the cut.
Similarly, Munich native Stephan Jäger played the third day on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and shot a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. Despite a strong 66 on 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 of Weekend
Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner Sepp Straka struggled to find form throughout the tournament. After rounds of 72 and 74 on Thursday and Friday, he improved with a 68 (four under par) on Saturday but finished the tournament at two under par, well short of the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Stay Within Reach
Although Si Woo Kim slightly declined from his personal tournament average with a 66 on day three, he took the lead on the leaderboard at 22 under par. Close behind him at 21 under par are Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who had shared the first-place position on Friday. Both Americans posted their poorest rounds of the tournament on Saturday, shooting 68 (four under par). Followers Eric