Straka made a bogey on the par-5 16th hole Sunday, his first of the week in the desert, and then added a bogey on the par-4 18th. All that kept him from reaching the tournament scoring record set by Nick Dunlap last year.
The Austrian completed a virtually blemish-free week with a two-under 70 to claim his first PGA Tour title since the 2023 John Deere Classic
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).
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 31-year-old Austrian won the American Express at PGA West without carding a bogey until the 70th hole of the tournament.
Sepp Straka notched his third PGA Tour title with a rock-solid performance, which included just one bogey all week.
Sepp Straka boatraced his closest competitors for most of the back nine at the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West Sunday afternoon in the closing round of T. With a relatively comfortable lead, he could even afford two bogeys on the final three holes – his first of the 72-hole tournament – before closing it out with a two-putt for his third career PGA Tour victory.
Sepp Straka ... in the four-day event until making two in the final three holes, but his competitors couldn’t mount a charge to make it uncomfortable. The 31-year-old Straka looked cool and ...
Sepp Straka shot a second consecutive 64 on Saturday ... many of the top contenders were playing the Stadium Course. Jason Day came out the best on the day, shooting a 5-under 67 despite two ...
Sepp Straka had never entered a final round with ... one shot ahead of Justin Lower (69) and Australia’s Jason Day (69) in third. Day got his first top-three finish since the 2023 British ...
With a round to go Sepp Straka looks all but certain to cruise ... Those closest to the European Ryder Cupper at 19-under are former world No. 1 Jason Day, former champion at The American Express ...