Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday in his third straight bogey-free round, staking the newly bald Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower in the Coachella Valley desert.

The final round is in the books, and Sepp Straka played nearly flawless golf en route to his third 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.

Sepp Straka is a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, but there are still plenty of golf fans who don't really know who he is. That might change in light of his strong performance in The American Express.

Straka made a bogey on the par-5 16th hole Sunday, his first of the week in the desert, and then added a bogey on the par-4 18th. All that kept him from reaching the tournament scoring record set by Nick Dunlap last year.

Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,

Sepp Straka won $1,584,000 million for capturing his third PGA Tour title on Jan. 19 at The American Express. It was enough to jump 18 spots on the money list. It wasn't enough to catch Hideki Matsuyama or Collin Morikawa.

(AP Photo/William Liang) LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with ...

In many ways, comparing the television ratings of the 2025 American Express tournament to the 2024 tournament in La Quinta is unfair. After all, the 2024 tournament featured some tour history, with Nick Dunlap becoming the first amateur winner on the PGA Tour in 33 years.

A combination of Sepp Straka's unchallenged march to victory and an NFL play-off game taking place saw PGA Tour TV ratings take a huge hit on

Due to a screwy part of the European Ryder Cup rankings, Sepp Straka did not earn any points toward making the European Bethpage team.