Sepp Straka

Josef "Sepp" Straka (born 1 May 1993) is an Austrian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Sepp Straka
Personal information
Full nameJosef Straka
NicknameSepp
Born (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993
Vienna, Austria
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
Sporting nationality Austria
ResidenceAthens, Georgia, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins2
Highest ranking50 (1 May 2022)[1]
(as of 1 May 2022)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT30: 2022
PGA ChampionshipT66: 2020
U.S. OpenT28: 2019
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career

Straka played collegiate golf at the University of Georgia from 2011 to 2016, not playing during the 2013–2014 season.

Professional career

Straka turned professional after completing college and played a number of tournaments on the 2016 PGA Tour Canada. He qualified for the 2017 Web.com Tour season. His best finish in 25 events was 7th in the El Bosque Mexico Championship.

Straka became the first Austrian golfer to earn a PGA Tour card, after finishing tied for 20th on the 2018 Web.com Tour Finals money list, after finishing tied for 3rd place in the Web.com Tour Championship.[2] Earlier in the year, Straka secured his first professional victory by winning the Web.com Tour's KC Golf Classic by one stroke.[3]

In his first season on the PGA Tour, Straka's best finish was a 3rd place at the 2019 Barbasol Championship, the alternate event to the 2019 Open Championship.[4] Straka also played in his first career major championship at the 2019 U.S. Open, after finishing tied for the lowest score at the sectional qualifying in Milton, Ontario.[5] An opening round of 68 left Straka in a tie for 8th, and though two over-par rounds would follow, a final round of 67 left Straka in a tie for 28th place.[6] Straka finished the regular PGA Tour in 107th place on the FedEx Cup rankings, to qualify him for the 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs and ensure he would keep his card for the 2020 season.[7]

Straka competed in the Men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing tied-10th overall.[8]

In February 2022, Straka won his first PGA Tour event at The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He shot a final round 66 to win by one shot over Shane Lowry. Straka also became the first Austrian to win on the PGA Tour.[9]

Personal life

Straka was born in Vienna, Austria to an American mother and an Austrian father. His family moved to Valdosta, Georgia when Straka was aged 14. He has a twin brother, Sam, who also played on the golf team at the University of Georgia, where Straka graduated in business management.[10][11]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 27 Feb 2022 The Honda Classic −10 (71-64-69-66=270) 1 stroke Shane Lowry

Web.com Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 5 Aug 2018 KC Golf Classic −22 (64-65-64-69=262) 1 stroke Kyle Jones

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022
Masters Tournament T30
PGA Championship T66
U.S. Open T28
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 20212022
The Players Championship CUT T9
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2022
Match Play T35
Champions

"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. "Week 18 2022 Ending 1 May 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "2018 Web.com Tour Championship final-round recap". PGA Tour. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "KC Golf Classic 2018". Golf Channel. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. "Barbasol Championship". PGA Tour. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "2019 U.S. Open sectional qualifying results". Golfweek. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. "Sepp Straka bio". USGA. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. "Playoff und Tourkarte" (in German). golf-live.at. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. "Tokyo 2020 - Golf - Round 4 Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. "Sepp Straka rallies from 5 down at Honda Classic, becoming first Austrian to win on PGA Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. "U.S. Open 2019: The least known player on the Pebble Beach leader board has a pretty intriguing backstory". Golf Digest. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. "Straka shoots 63 at Barbasol Championship, still gets needled by twin brother". PGA Tour. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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