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 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.
Sepp Straka notched his third PGA Tour title with a rock-solid performance, which included just one bogey all week.
Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,
Sepp Straka boatraced his closest ... his third career PGA Tour victory. This was a day when two-putt greens were comfortable and desirable. Straka entered Sunday with a four-shot lead, 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 ...
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 did what he needed to do ... at the Stadium and La Quinta to open a wide advantage over the likes of Jason Day, Justin Lower and Charley Hoffman. Conversely, PGA West can be a fickle ...