Austrian Sepp Straka held on to his 54-hole lead to win The American Express in California. Here are the full results and payouts.
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.
It might not have mattered anyway, since Sepp Straka refused to buckle until it didn't matter. 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).
With the $918,000 check for finishing second in the $8.8 million event, Thomas becomes the latest PGA Tour player to surpass the $60 million mark in career earnings. He is now 10th all time at $60,827,898, passing Matt Kuchar on the list. Thomas is still just under $60 million shy of all-time leader Tiger Woods.
I think that was the biggest challenge today was keeping aggressive on my targets,” Straka said after his two-under 70. “Nerves, just complete nerves. Stomach in a knot, the whole nine. So, yeah, just really excited about the way I handed the pressure today.
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 has won The American Express 2025, the third stop on the PGA Tour’s calendar for the year. Details here
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.
The win earned the 31-year-old Straka his first title since the 2023 John Deere Classic and the $1,584,000 first-place check, the largest of his career.
Sepp Straka overcomes some late nerves to claim his third PGA Tour title by edgin out Justin Thomas at The American Express.
Sepp Straka sinks birdie putt to increase lead ... Straka is the first Austrian-born player to earn a PGA TOUR card and to win on the circuit. After cracking the TOUR's top 20 in the FedExCup ...