Straka misses Top-10 at St. Jude Championship-next start in Baltimore!

Straka misses Top-10 at St. Jude Championship-next start in Baltimore!

Vienna, Österreich - Sepp Straka played a solid, but not completely satisfactory tournament at the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. Despite a constant performance over four tournament days, the rounds of 68, 67 and 68 strokes, it was only enough for a round of 70 on the end. As a result, the Austrian golf professional fell by seven places in the overall classification and finally finished 17th with a final result of 273 strokes (7 under par). The tournament dot was impressive $ 20 million, of which Straka was able to take a prize money of $ 280,000.

in the jump -off for the tournament victory, Justin Rose and J.J. Spaun, which both ended with 264 strokes (16 under par). Tommy Fleetwood and Scottie Scheffler followed in the divided third place with 15 under par. Straka's final round included three birdies and three bogeys, with a decisive blow into the water on the 14th track cost him two blows that would have been needed for a top 10 place. These two blows could have influenced its position in the prize in the US PGA Tour.

Next challenges for Straka

Despite the missed top 10 place, Straka has qualified for the two final play-off tournaments. The next event will take place in Baltimore, where only the top 50 players compete. The focus is now on the BMW Championship, which offers Straka the last opportunity to collect Ryder Cup points. The following final event in Atlanta will gather the best 30 players of the season and could be decisive for Strakas career data.

according to a Statista Investigation of the prize gear ranking of the US PGA Tour, which was published on November 19, 2023, it can be seen how important such tournaments such as the St. Jude Championship, for the professional golfer are. In particular, the high prize money of a total of $ 20 million illustrates the financial attractiveness of such events.

More details about Strakas Game and his achievements can be found on datagolf. The next week will be crucial, not only for Straka's placement, but also for its perspectives in the upcoming Ryder Cup.