Sepp Straka
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 235 ( kg)
Age: 30 (May 01, 1993)
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Residence: Birmingham, Alabama
Family:
Wife, Paige
Education:
University of Georgia (2016, Business Management)
Turned Professional:
2016
City plays from:
Vienna, Austria
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2023-24)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2022 (1) The Honda Classic.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2018 (1) KC Golf Classic.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2020 3M Open (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#3 : 2023 Sanderson Farms ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#25 : 2023 Sony Open in HawaiiCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,635,000 : 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship (Finished 2)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Sanderson Farms Championship - Lost to Mackenzie Hughes in a playoff at the Sanderson Farms Championship in his third start since falling in a playoff at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Marked his second career runner-up on TOUR and second playoff appearance (0-2). The Honda Classic - Finished T5 at The Honda Classic in his first career title defense on the PGA TOUR. Led the field in Greens in Regulation Percentage (80.56 percent).
National Team Selections
Olympic Games : 2020
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 2) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 133 | 396 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 74 | 59 | $10,552,877 | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 45 | $2,618,493 | ||||
| 2022 | 33 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 7 | $4,722,434 | ||
| 2021 | 31 | 96 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 106 | $1,136,615 | |||||
| 2020 | 25 | 70 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 79 | $1,140,441 | |||||
| 2019 | 25 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 115 | $934,894 | ||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | T65 | T46 | T7 | T59 | |||||
| 2022 | T9 | T30 | 78 | CUT | CUT | T35 | |||
| 2021 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2020 | CNL | T66 | |||||||
| 2019 | T28 | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2022 | 2 (P) | T28 | T7 | |
| 2021 | CUT | |||
| 2020 | CUT | |||
| 2019 | CUT | |||
Personal
- Born in Austria and lived in Vienna until age 14 when his family moved to Valdosta, Georgia. Played for the Austrian National Team. First Austrian-born player to earn a PGA TOUR card and first to win on TOUR. Represented Austria at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
- Has a twin brother, Sam, who also played on the University of Georgia golf team.
- Huge University of Georgia football fan and Atlanta Braves fan.
- Travels to tournaments with Diet Coke if he knows the event provides Pepsi products.