A golf story spanning two continents: Sepp Straka has become the 11th Georgia Bulldog product to win on the PGA Tour and ranks among the contenders entering this week's RSM Classic.
Nearly three decades later, Sepp Straka has become the 11th Georgia Bulldog product to win on the PGA Tour, finished seventh on last year's FedEx Cup standings and given his knack for playing well on tough courses, was a pre-tournament betting favorite in this week's RSM Classic, which began on Thursday at the Sea Island Club Seaside and Plantation Courses.
Initially, Straka said it was a bit of a culture shock -- two brothers from Austria now living in South Georgia. Their progress continued in golf and Georgia coach Chris Haack signed them as a package deal out of Lowndes High. They carved out solid if not spectacular college careers but Sepp Straka has been the one to elevate his game.He turned pro in 2016, became the first native of Austria to earn a PGA Tour card off the 2018 Korn Ferry Tour, when he won his first pro event at the KC Golf Classic and has kept his Tour card ever since.
Along the way, Straka has established a record of playing well on difficult courses. There's his victory at PGA National , a tie for ninth at The Players Championship , a tie for third at Harbour Town Golf Links, a tie for 15th at Riviera and a tie for seventh in the Tour Championship at East Lake, which clinched seventh place on the final FedEx Cup points standings.
"When I'm playing my best, my driver's very accurate," he said."So left, right is not a big problem to me when I'm playing well. Those courses [where he's had good finishes] where it's pretty tight ... you're still having to hit a lot of drivers. When I'm playing my game, that's probably one of my biggest strengths."Consistency is the issue. Straka had five top-10s last season but he missed 14 cuts.
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