The American Express 2026 had started with the first round on Thursday, January 22. It’s a four-day event and had a cutline after three rounds.

After 54 holes, Si Woo Kim took the lead in the game. He played a round of 66 on Saturday and jumped two spots on the leaderboard to take a one-stroke lead in the game. However, some big names, such as Justin Rose, have struggled with their game and failed to make the cut.

Below are the five big names who struggled to make the cut at the American Express 2026:

5 Big Names Who Missed Cut at American Express 2026

​Justin Rose

Justin Rose started his outing at The American Express 2026 with an opening round of 72. He played the opening round at La Quinta Country Club and then teed off at the Nicklaus Tournament Course, where he bounced back and carded a round of 9-under 63 on Friday. However, he again had a tough time on the greens and played a round of 1-over 73 on Saturday at the Pete Dye Stadium Course and missed the cut by three strokes. He settled with an overall score of 8-under.

​Brian Harman

Brian Harman also had a tough time playing this week at The American Express 2026. He kick-started the outing with an opening round of 73 and then carded the next two rounds of 67 and 69. He settled with a score of 7-under and missed the cut by four strokes.

​Michael Thorbjornsen

Michael Thorbjornsen is another big name who had a tough time playing at The American Express. He had a good start to the event with an opening round of 66. It was followed by another round of 65, but after two rounds, he struggled on Saturday in the third round of the event. He carded a round of 78 to settle with a total score of 7-under and missed the cut.

​Akshay Bhatia

Akshay Bhatia also missed the cut at The American Express 2026. He started the outing with an opening round of 68, followed by another round of 69. However, after two decent rounds, he had a tough time on the greens on Saturday, playing the Pete Dye Stadium Course. He started the campaign with a bogey on the first hole but then added two birdies on the next two holes. He made a total of four birdies, one triple bogey, one quadruple bogey, a double bogey, and a bogey for a round of 6-over 78 and missed the cut.

​Sepp Straka

Another big name who missed the cut at the American Express is Sepp Straka. He started the campaign with an opening round of 72 and then carded the next round of 74. However, he had a decent outing on Saturday. He carded 68 but struggled to make the cut.

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