Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday in his third straight bogey-free round, staking the newly bald Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower in the Coachella Valley desert.

Sepp Straka overcomes some late nerves to claim his third PGA Tour title by edgin out Justin Thomas at The American Express.

Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,

Straka, one of more than a dozen active PGA Tour players from the University of Georgia, followed up his third-round 64 with a 70 on Sunday at the Stadium Course and at 25-under-par 263 won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas (66).

The 31-year-old Austrian won the American Express at PGA West without carding a bogey until the 70th hole of the tournament.

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Austrian Sepp Straka conquered his nerves to capture his third US PGA Tour title in convincing style Sunday (Monday in Manila), firing a two-under-par 70 to win the American Express in La Quinta, California,

The one overriding story of the week at the 66th American Express was just how tough the Stadium Course was, particularly the greens and greenside bunkers that were renovated last summer. The idea was to return those greens complexes to what Dye wanted nearly 40 years ago.

The PGA Fedex Cup Rankings on Jan 20 Rnk Prv Total 1. (1) Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) $3,732,675 2. (2) Collin Morikawa (USA) 2,160,000 3. (21) Sepp Straka (Austria) 1,928,138 4. (3) Nick Taylor (Canada) 1,

Even before the start of the season, Justin Thomas pointed out that he enters this year with huge ambitions and the desire to record great results. The American confirmed this with an excellent performance at the American Express, where he finished two strokes behind the winner Sepp Straka.

Following on from his solo second finish at The American Express, Thomas becomes the 13th player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $60 million in career earnings