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Sepp Straka wins The American Express
Sepp Straka notched his third PGA Tour title with a rock-solid performance, which included just two bogeys all week.
Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas. The 31-year-old Austrian finished his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70.
The 31-year-old Austrian won the American Express at PGA West without carding a bogey until the 70th hole of the tournament.
Sepp Straka won $1,584,000 million for capturing his third PGA Tour title on Jan. 19 at The American Express. It was enough to jump 18 spots on the money list. It wasn't enough to catch Hideki Matsuyama or Collin Morikawa.
Straka played with his first 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour on Sunday, and he managed to maintain control of the tournament until the end.
Straka, one of more than a dozen active PGA Tour players from the University of Georgia, followed up his third-round 64 with a 70 on Sunday at the Stadium Course and at 25-under-par 263 won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas (66).
Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 on while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace at The American Express.
With a powerful swing honed on European courses and a strategic mindset developed on American fairways, Sepp Straka represents a unique combination of golfing traditions. The post What Is Sepp Straka’s Ethic Background?
Because of a screwy part of the European rankings, Austrian did not earn any points toward making the team for the 2025 event at Bethpage.
The PGA Tour drew a measly 232,000 viewers for Sepp Straka's win on Sunday, according to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, down from 534,000 last year for then-amateur Nick Dunlap's win over Xander Schauffele (T-3) and Justin Thomas (T-3). When LIV Golf's Jon Rahm won in 2023, 391,000 tuned in.