Straka triumphs in La Quinta: Third title on the PGA Tour!

Straka triumphs in La Quinta: Third title on the PGA Tour!

La Quinta, USA - Sepp Straka fought a spectacular victory at the Golfurnier The American Express 2025 and thus scored his third title on the PGA Tour. The 31-year-old Austrian played with an impressive end result of 25 under par, which earned him a clear lead ahead of Justin Thomas, who only reached 23 under par. This shows that Straka continues to be one of the leaders in the Gulf after he had already won two tournaments in 2022 and 2023. According to golftime.de Strakas was more dominating and stable.

The weather conditions contributed to the challenge, but Straka mastered the course with flying colors. An important detail is that he only made his first bogey of the week on the 70th hole and then followed another on the 18th hole another without greater consequences. "It was a bit intimidating because you know with every hole that you can play bogeys or even double bogeys everywhere," said Straka. But his performance withstood the pressure and, despite the difficulties, he was able to bring the tournament home, as In contrast to this, Straka fell under the expectations of the Players Championship, one of the most respected tournaments. He started with difficulties and did not come beyond a 20th place, affected by two double bogeys and other mistakes. Nevertheless, Straka remains an integral part of the PGA Tour and will continue to be one of the best players in the future. His victory at The American Express brings him prize money of 1.584 million u.S. Dollar and he worked up in second place in the FedExcup classification, directly behind Hideki Matsuyama.