While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend cut on 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, held across three courses at PGA West in La Quinta, Southern 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 happens 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 his game with a birdie on hole 5 on the front nine. The rest of the front nine was error-free, but Schmid lost strokes with two more bogeys on the back nine. Even a birdie on hole 11 couldn’t lift him from his slump, ending day three with a 77-round. On the leaderboard, he fell far back and could not hold on with three under par.
Stephan Jäger from Munich had a similar fate. Starting his third day on the Nicklaus Tournament Course, he played a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and a double bogey. Despite a strong 66 the day before, his total nine under par was not enough for the cut, which stood at eleven under par.
Sepp Straka Also Falls Short of Weekend
Austrian and 2025 Ryder Cup winner Sepp Straka struggled to find his form in the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were rather average. He improved with a 68 (-4) on the third day but finished the tournament at two under par overall – well short of the cut line.
Kim and Brown Stay in Close Contention
Although Si Woo Kim slightly worsened 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 first place on Friday. Both Americans recorded their weakest rounds with 68 (-4) on Saturday. Chasers Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark follow closely with 66 strokes and 20 under par, right behind the runners-up on the leaderboard.