A final round 70 secured his triumph at The American Express golf tournament at La Quinta.
Sepp Straka kisses the trophy after winning the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Sepp Straka poses with the trophy after winning the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.
Jason Day watches his missed putt on the fourth hole at the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Sepp Straka hits from a bunker toward the 18th hole at the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.
To accentuate his pursuers’ task, Straka birdied 13 to go 27 under. And while the pecking order behind him on the leaderboard changed, the result wasn’t going to. Justin Thomas, with a 6-under 66, finished second at 23-under, with Justin Lower and Jason Day next at 22-under. Day had a number of putts slide just past the hole, or else he might have put up more of a challenge.
Straka, a former University of Georgia star who was born in Austria and moved to Valdosta, Ga., with his family at age 14, used a different playbook to win his third tour event in 169 starts than he had in his first two triumphs.
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