Straka posted a 0.036 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee average in his past five tournaments. In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach the Green, Straka recorded a -0.190 mark in his past five tournaments.

Four months ago, when Sepp Straka won The American Express PGA Tour event in La Quinta, there were a few fans – maybe more than a few fans – who were asking just who Straka was. That was a little ...

When the PGA Tour season starts, most players have two goals: win a tournament and get to the FedEx Cup playoffs. With The American Express PGA Tour event in La Quinta so early in the year, just the ...

Straka has finished in the top five twice and in the top 10 three times over his last ten appearances. He had his best finish at The American Express, where he finished first with a score of 25-under.

With the Ryder Cup just weeks away, it seems a certainty that the winner of this year’s American Express will be playing in the Cup matches. Of course that winner was Sepp Straka, who is from Austria.

The timing might not be quite right for The American Express PGA Tour event to announce all of the big names expected in the field in January, but the tournament has already announced three of the top ...