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.

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).

Sepp Straka held off Justin Thomas by two shots at The American Express to claim his third PGA Tour title; the 31-year-old Austria was on the verge of becoming the first tour player since 2022 to play 72 bogey-free holes in a victory,

With the $918,000 check for finishing second in the $8.8 million event, Thomas becomes the latest PGA Tour player to surpass the $60 million mark in career earnings. He is now 10th all time at $60,827,898, passing Matt Kuchar on the list. Thomas is still just under $60 million shy of all-time leader Tiger Woods.

Sepp Straka kisses the trophy after winning the ... in front while hunting down a comfortable two-shot victory over Justin Thomas. The 31-year-old Austrian finished at 25-under 263 with a final ...

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Sepp Straka won The American Express by 2 shots Sunday over Justin Thomas, capping his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70.

Sepp Straka celebrated at American Express with a two shot victory. The Austrian made an impressive start to his adventure at this tournament, and a four-stroke lead before the final round only made his job easier.

1, Aaron Rai, 83.33%. 2, Collin Morikawa, 81.67%. 3, Kevin Kisner, 80.95%. 4, Takumi Kanaya, 77.14%. 5, Ben Kohles, 76.79%. 6 (tie), Kyle Mendoza and Francesco Molinari, 76.19%. 8 (tie), Brice Garnett and Sepp Straka, 76.16%. 10, Russell Henley, 75.00%.

The numbers show that the Stadium Course was significantly tougher this year than last, with a 71.313 scoring average in 2025 compared to 69.148 just 12 months ago. By PGA Tour standards, that’s a huge difference. And the winning score for Sepp Straka this year was 25 under for 72 holes, four shots higher than Nick Dunlap’s 29 under in 2024.

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.