Latest Sepp Straka News

Scheffler and Schauffele out of action adds to a sluggish start to the year in golf

Jan. 21, 2025 09:54 AM EST

A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that's how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement. “Everything is on the table,” Monahan said just over a month ago. ...

PGA Tour stays in California and misses a pair of stars at Torrey Pines

Jan. 21, 2025 09:27 AM EST

PGA Tour FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Course: Torrey Pines GC South (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72) and North (Yardage: 7,258. Par: 72). Prize money: $9.3 million. Winner's share: $1.674 million. Television:...

Austria's Sepp Straka cruises to a 2-shot victory over Justin Thomas at The American Express

Jan. 19, 2025 21:04 PM EST

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Sepp Straka had never entered a final round with a lead on the PGA Tour until Sunday. In his two previous victories, he had to charge from far behind on the final day with no time to feel the nerves that roiled his stomach from the first tee onward at The American...

Sepp Straka surges to 4-shot lead over Hoffman, Day, Lower through 3 rounds at The American Express

Jan. 18, 2025 20:28 PM EST

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Sepp Straka's game has been almost as clean as his head through three rounds at The American Express. 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,...

See how players qualified for the 2025 Masters

Jan. 18, 2025 19:42 PM EST

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 88 players expected to compete in the 89th Masters, to be played April 10-13. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur): Masters champions Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson,...

Charley Hoffman, Rico Hoey charge into the lead midway through The American Express

Jan. 17, 2025 20:13 PM EST

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Charley Hoffman knows his time on the PGA Tour is running short. He can feel every one of his 48 years whenever his troublesome back acts up, and he knows the recent reduction in tour cards will end most players’ careers well before they reach his age. ...

Patrick Fishburn and Denny McCarthy share Sony Open lead

Jan. 10, 2025 23:58 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — Patrick Fishburn found some early momentum and Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start Friday, both winding up in the same spot — a share of the lead in the Sony Open going into what figures to be a wide-open weekend at Waialae. Fishburn ran off three straight...

See how players have qualified for the Masters

Jan. 08, 2025 15:14 PM EST

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 87 players expected to compete in the 89th Masters, to be played April 10-13. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur). Masters champions Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson,...

Hideki Matsuyama sets the target at Kapalua and leads Collin Morikawa by 1

Jan. 03, 2025 22:57 PM EST

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry. Matsuyama played bogey-free on...

See how players qualified for the 2025 Masters

Dec. 24, 2024 09:12 AM EST

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 85 players expected to compete in the 89th Masters, to be played April 10-13. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur). Masters champions Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson,...