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.
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.
The win earned the 31-year-old Straka his first title since the 2023 John Deere Classic and the $1,584,000 first-place check, the largest of his career.
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,
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.
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