While Schmid, Jäger, and Straka miss the weekend cut at the PGA Tour, Si Woo Kim leads The American Express 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 occurs after three rounds. The two German players Matti Schmid and Stephan Jäger missed the cut on Saturday, thus not advancing to 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 improved slightly with a bogey on hole 4 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 had two more bogeys on the back nine. A birdie on hole 11 was not enough to recover, and he finished the third round with a 77, dropping significantly on the leaderboard and ending with three under par, missing the cut.
Similarly, Munich’s Stephan Jäger started the third day on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and posted a solid 70 with five birdies, one bogey, and a 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 also struggled to find his form in the tournament. After average rounds of 72 on Thursday and 74 on Friday, he improved with a 68 (four under par) on the third day but finished the tournament at two under par, well short of the cut line.
Si Woo Kim Leads as Scheffler and Brown Stay Close
Despite a slight dip in form with a 66 on the third day, Si Woo Kim surged to the top of the leaderboard at 22 under par. Close behind at 21 under are Blades Brown and World Number One Scottie Scheffler, who shared first place on Friday. Both Americans posted their weakest rounds yet with a 68 on Saturday. Meanwhile, contenders Eric Cole and Wyndham Clark lurk just behind with 20 under par, each