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Sepp Straka

Austria · born , Vienna, Austria

2Ryder Cup points from 6 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-4-0 · 2 points (33.3%)
  • Singles 0-2-0 · Foursomes 1-1-0 · Four-ball 1-1-0
  • Best major finish runner-up, 2023 Open
  • PGA Tour wins, 2024–26 2
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 20 events · 3 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 40

Wins

  1. 2025 The American Express PGA Tour win · 263 (-25) · 2 strokes
  2. 2025 Truist Championship PGA Tour win · 264 (-16) · 2 strokes

Near misses

  1. 2023 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Brian Harman · 277
  2. 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am PGA Tour · runner-up to Collin Morikawa · margin 1 stroke

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 6 matches: 2 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 0-2-0.

  1. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick
  2. 2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Brian Harman's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2023 The Open

    Runner-up to Brian Harman · 277.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2023.

    Career line, 2023–2026

    The Open
    2023 The Open: runner-up to Brian Harman
    Ryder Cup
    2023 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-02025 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-0
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 24 events2025 The American Express: won2025 Truist Championship: won2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: runner-up
    20242026

    7 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
    • Tour season

    Sepp Straka was born on May 1, 1993, in Vienna, Austria. Straka's best major finish was second, at the 2023 Open. Straka played in 2 Ryder Cups for Europe (2023, 2025), winning 2, losing 4 and halving 0 of 6 matches for 2 points. From 2024 to 2026 Straka won 2 PGA Tour events: the 2025 American Express and the 2025 Truist Championship. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Straka played 20 events, had 3 top-10 finishes and stood No. 40 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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    The record

    Wins

    1. 2025 The American Express PGA Tour win · 263 (-25) · 2 strokes
    2. 2025 Truist Championship PGA Tour win · 264 (-16) · 2 strokes

    Near misses

    1. 2023 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Brian Harman · 277
    2. 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am PGA Tour · runner-up to Collin Morikawa · margin 1 stroke

    Ryder Cup

    Straka played 2 Ryder Cups for Europe: 6 matches, 2 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (33.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 0-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick
    2. 2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Shane Lowry (2), Jon Rahm (2).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 24 events · 0 wins · 4 top 10s · 16 cuts made · $4,601,079 official money (No. 35) · FedEx Cup No. 27 · strokes gained total 0.205 (No. 91) · driving distance 294.7 (No. 146)
    2. 2025 Season 22 events · 2 wins · 6 top 10s · 17 cuts made · $10,650,894 official money (No. 8) · FedEx Cup No. 30 · strokes gained total 1.072 · driving distance 297.9 (No. 141)
    3. 2026 In progress 20 events · 0 wins · 3 top 10s · 14 cuts made · $4,432,187 official money (No. 38) · FedEx Cup No. 40 · scoring average (adjusted) 71.41 (No. 135) · strokes gained total -0.187 (No. 120) · driving distance 304.0 (No. 107)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Wins (2)

    1. 2025 The American Express final day 2025-01-19 · 263 (-25) · 2 strokes
    2. 2025 Truist Championship final day 2025-05-11 · 264 (-16) · 2 strokes

    Season awards: Multiple winners (official events) (2025).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Sepp Straka
    3. Wikidata: Q64619658
    4. Wikipedia: 2023 Ryder Cup
    5. GolfCompendium: 2023 ryder cup
    6. Wikipedia: 2025 Ryder Cup
    7. GolfCompendium: 2025 ryder cup
    8. ESPN statistics API
    9. github.com: strokes gained.rds
    10. github.com: statdetails.rds
    11. todays-golfer.com: fedex cup 2024 tour championship purse and prize money payout
    12. Wikipedia: 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs
    13. pgatour.com: points payouts prize money fedexcup east lake atlanta 10 million fleet
    14. thegolfnewsnet.com: 2025 fedex cup bonus pool purse winners share prize money payout 13796
    15. raw.githubusercontent.com: pga season stats.csv
    16. pgatour.com: stats
    17. Wikipedia: 2025 PGA Tour
    18. Wikipedia: 2025 PGA Tour
    19. Wikipedia: Desert Classic
    20. Wikipedia: Truist Championship
    21. Wikipedia: 2026 PGA Tour
    22. Wikipedia: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am