The final round of the American Express is here, and Sepp Straka has a four-shot lead in search of his third PGA Tour victory.
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 was brilliant en route to a win at the American Express, but a loose shot and unlucky lie cost him a shot at PGA Tour history.
The PGA Tour returned to the mainland U.S. this week, and once again three southern California courses were the scene for the American Express. The event offered an $8.8 million purse, with $1.584 million to the winner.
Sepp Straka notched his third PGA Tour title with a rock-solid performance, which included just two bogeys all week.
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).
Sepp Straka is the 2025 American Express champion. The 31-year-old carded in rounds of 65, 64, 64, and 70 to total 25 under par for the week and to win the title by a two-stroke margin from Justin ...
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.
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,
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.
(AP) Sepp Straka had never entered a final round with a lead on ... no time to feel the nerves that roiled his stomach from the first tee onward at The American Express. To handle the pressure, Straka kept thinking about the famous quote by his alma ...