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 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2022 (1) The Honda Classic. 2023 (1) John Deere Classic.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2018 (1) KC Golf Classic.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2023 John Deere Classic (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#3 : 2023 Sanderson Farms ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#20 : 2023 Hero World ChallengeCareer 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). PGA Championship - Carded a final-round 65 to finish T7 at the PGA Championship, his first career top-10 in a major championship. John Deere Classic - Carded a final-round 62 to win the John Deere Classic by two strokes, earning his second PGA TOUR title in his 137th start at the age of 30 years, 2 months, 8 days. Stood T133 after a first-round 73, becoming the first player on record (1983-present) to win with an 18-hole position of T133 or worse. Carded a 28 on the front nine, his first sub-29 nine-hole score on TOUR. The Open Championship - Finished T2 at The Open Championship, his third career runner-up on TOUR and first in a major championship. Became the first player to finish runner-up in his first start following a victory since Jordan Spieth in 2022 (RBC Heritage, AT&T Byron Nelson).
National Team Selections
Ryder Cup : 2023
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: | 142 | 428 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 81 | 61 | $13,221,958 | |||
| 2023 | 28 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 14 | $5,287,574 | |||
| 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 | CUT | T2 | 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 | |
| 2023 | 63 | T37 | T14 | |
| 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.