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)
Nationality Austria
ResidenceAthens, Georgia, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
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 in the 2013–2014 season.

Professional career

Straka turned professional after finishing 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.[1] Earlier in the year, Straka secured his first professional victory by winning the Web.com Tour's KC Golf Classic by one stroke.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7][8]

Professional wins (1)

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 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T66
U.S. Open T28
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

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

See also

References
  1. "2018 Web.com Tour Championship final-round recap". PGA Tour. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "KC Golf Classic 2018". Golf Channel. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Barbasol Championship". PGA Tour. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. "2019 U.S. Open sectional qualifying results". Golfweek. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "Sepp Straka bio". USGA. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. "Playoff und Tourkarte" (in German). golf-live.at. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. "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.
  8. "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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