Sepp Straka rocks the Arnold Palmer Invitational: Fifth place for Vienna!

Sepp Straka rocks the Arnold Palmer Invitational: Fifth place for Vienna!

Golf professional Sepp Straka drew attention with an impressive performance at the prestigious Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida. The 31-year-old Viennese secured shared fifth place and emerged as the best European among the participants. With a total score of 281 strokes, seven under par, Straka managed to finish just four strokes behind American Russell Henley, who emerged victorious. The high-profile event, which is particularly lucrative with prize money of $20 million, brought Straka $800,000 in prize money, as reported laola1.at reported.

Straka showed his strength in all rounds and completed the challenging par-72 course at Bay Hill Club on Sunday in 69 strokes, which meant seven birdies and four bogeys in this round. This followed a solid third round in which he also scored an impressive eagle on the 16th hole, which left him in the top 10 at 212 at four under par at the time. His strong performance saw him rise to second place in the FedExCup standings, closely followed by Swede Ludvig Åberg, who finished 22nd in Orlando tt.com.