Sepp Straka Player Profile And What's In The Bag

Sepp Straka stood in the 18th fairway, 181 yards and two strokes away from becoming the 13th PGA Tour player to record a sub-60 round, and just the fifth to secure a victory in the process at the John Deere Classic.

He promptly hit his approach into the pond, leading to a double-bogey 6 that put victory in peril.

But Straka, 30, still claimed his second PGA Tour win in as many years when 54-hole leader Brendon Todd struggled coming down the stretch.

In the end, Straka’s nine-under 62 at TPC Deere Run was good for a two-shot win over Todd and Alex Smalley.

The victory lifted Straka to 18th in the FedExCup standings and 27th in the world rankings and boosted his chances of making Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

• Player Profile
• Last 10 Events
• Key Stats
• World Ranking
• What's In The Bag

“September is a few months away, and I'm glad my game is in good shape,” he said. “Hopefully, I can make a push for that. I never really had a whole lot of confidence in myself growing up. My brother (Sam) was a little better than me. My class in high school was full of really good players, so I never really had a lot of success early on.

“I think one thing I've tried to work on a lot and have done a better job of is being more consistent in my practice and that translating into tournaments,” he said. “But at my best, I do feel like I can compete with anybody. Obviously the last three days I could have competed with just about anybody in the world, but growing up I never would have thought I would have a chance to even play on the PGA Tour. This is all just a big dream come true.”

Player Profile

Straka was born in Vienna on May 1, 1993. He is 6ft 3in and weighs 235lb. 

His mother is American and his father is from Austria. The family moved to America when Straka was 14. He has a twin brother, Sam, and the pair represented Austria at the European Boys’ Team Championship in 2011.

Straka played college golf at the University of Georgia from 2011 until 2016.

He turned professional in 2016 and played on the PGA Tour Canada and then joined the Web.com Tour in 2017. He became the first Austrian to gain a PGA Tour card after finished tied for 20th place in the Web.com Tour money list in 2018.

In 2020-21 he finished 106th in the FedEx Cup standings to retain his PGA Tour card. 

But then came a new season. It began with a series of missed cuts for the Austrian. But then he won the Honda Classic and followed it by finishing joint third at the RBC Heritage and second at the FedEx St Jude. 

He ended up finishing seventh in the FedEx Cup standings and began the new season with a second place at the Sanderson Farms Classic.

His victory at the John Deere takes him to 18th place in the FedEx Cup standings and 27th place in the world rankings.

Last 10 Events

John Deere Classic - 1st

Rocket Mortage Classic - T64th

Travelers Championship - T38th

US Open - CUT

The Memorial Tournament - T16th

Charles Schwab Challenge - T29th

US PGA Championship - T7th

Wells Fargo Championship - CUT

RBC Heritage - CUT

Masters Tournament - T46th

Key Stats (PGA Tour: 2022/23)

Driving Distance - 290.8 Yards

Driving Accuracy - 65.41%

Greens in Regulation - 68.00%

Sand Saves - 46.32%

Putts Per Round - 29.03

Scoring Average - 70.38

End of Year World Ranking

2020: 142

2021: 214

2022: 27

What's In Sepp Straka's Golf Bag?

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 Degrees)

3-Wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 Degrees)

Hybrid: Stealth 2 7W 21.0 With Tensei Orange 80TX

Irons: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9)

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (46, 52, 56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab Tuttle

Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet