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 Express.

Because of a screwy part of the European rankings, Austrian did not earn any points toward making the team for the 2025 event at Bethpage.

The win earned the 31-year-old Straka his first title since the 2023 John Deere Classic and the $1,584,000 first-place check, the largest of his career.

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.

Austria’s Sepp Straka clinched his third PGA Tour title with a two-shot victory at The American Express in California. Heading into Sunday’s final round with a four-shot lead, Straka was able to hold his nerve despite two late dropped shots to get across the line carding two under 70.

Sepp Straka sinks birdie putt to increase lead ... gallery watching his pairing with two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas. Day has made a habit of starting his season in the Palm Springs ...

With a round to go Sepp Straka looks all but certain to cruise ... plus former FedExCup winners Patrick Cantlay (18-under) and Justin Thomas (17-under) have yet to count themselves out.

Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a

Sepp Straka wins The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263.

Sepp Straka of Austria has been ... but now it's only Straka. Second-round co-leader Charley Hoffman (69), Justin Lower (68) and Australia's Jason Day (67) share second place at 19 under.

Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 on while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace at The American Express LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Sepp Straka's game has been almost as clean as his head ...