While Schmid, Jäger and Straka miss the weekend at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads the leaderboard at 22 under par.
On the third day of The American Express at the PGA Tour, played 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 is made 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 faced two double bogeys on holes 2 and 3. He slightly improved with a bogey on the fourth hole and found his rhythm with a birdie on the fifth hole on the front nine. The rest of the front nine was bogey-free, but Schmid had to endure two more bogeys on the back nine. Even a birdie on hole 11 was not enough to lift him from the slump, finishing the third round with a 77. He dropped far down the leaderboard and could not stay in the tournament with three under par.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger started the third round on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and posted 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
2025 Ryder Cup winner and Austrian Sepp Straka struggled to find his game at the tournament. His rounds on Thursday (72) and Friday (74) were average. On the third day, he improved with a 68 (four under par) but finished the tournament at two under par, well below the cut line.
Scheffler and Brown Remain in Close Contention
Although Si Woo Kim slightly worsened his personal tournament average with a 66 on day three, he moved to the top of the leaderboard at 22 under par. He is closely followed by Blades Brown and world number one Scottie Scheffler, both at 21 under par. They shared first place on Friday but had their weakest rounds of the tournament on Saturday with 68 each (four under par). Chasers Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark are just behind at