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.
The final round is in the books, and Sepp Straka played nearly flawless golf en route to his third PGA Tour victory.
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 31-year-old Austrian won the American Express at PGA West without carding a bogey until the 70th hole of the tournament.
I think that was the biggest challenge today was keeping aggressive on my targets,” Straka said after his two-under 70. “Nerves, just complete nerves. Stomach in a knot, the whole nine. So, yeah, just really excited about the way I handed the pressure today.
Sepp Straka notched his third PGA Tour title with a rock-solid performance, which included just one bogey all week.
AP) — Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots ... one shot ahead of Justin Lower (69) and Australia's Jason Day (69) in third. Lower matched the best finish of his tour career.
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 ...
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 ...
While Matteo Manassero, making his debut on the 2025 PGA Tour, ranked 43rd with 276 (68 66 72 70, -12). Francesco Molinari, on the other hand, exited at the cut, with 209 (67 70 72, -7). The event, which was played with a Pro-Am format,
Due to a screwy part of the European Ryder Cup rankings, Sepp Straka did not earn any points toward making the European Bethpage team.