The final round is in the books, and Sepp Straka played nearly flawless golf en route to his third PGA Tour victory.
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.
For the third time in his PGA Tour career, Sepp Straka hoisted a trophy at tournament's end. Converting a four-stroke lead at the 54-hole mark into a victory at the 2025 American Express, Straka fended off a crowded chasing pack headlined by Justin Thomas.
It might not have mattered anyway, since Sepp Straka refused to buckle until it didn't matter. 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).
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?
Sepp Straka did what he needed to do, which was not great for those watching at home. This is no offense to the affable, sweet-swinging Austrian-turned-Alabamian. But most viewers want drama, theater,
The 31-year-old Austrian won the American Express at PGA West without carding a bogey until the 70th hole of the tournament.
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.
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S epp Straka is the winner of The American Express. The Austrian, with a total of 263 (65 64 64 70, -25) shots, won in La Quinta, California, beating the American Justin Thomas, 2