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Sepp Straka
Sepp Straka
Sepp Straka
AustriaAustria
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6  ft, 3  in
191 cm
Height
235 lbs
106 kg
Weight
25
AGE
2016
Turned Pro
University of Georgia (2016, Business Management)
College
Vienna, Austria
Birthplace
6  ft, 3  in
191 cm
Height
235 lbs
106 kg
Weight
25
AGE
2016
Turned Pro
University of Georgia (2016, Business Management)
College
Vienna, Austria
Birthplace
22
The 25 (Money List) Rank
47,844.29
Finals Money
Top 10 Finishes2
Top 10 Finishes
70.26
Scoring Average
Performance
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Sepp Straka

Full Name

6  ft, 3  in

191 cm

Height

235 lbs

106 kg

Weight

May 1, 1993

Birthday

25

AGE

Vienna, Austria

Birthplace

Athens, Georgia

Residence

University of Georgia (2016, Business Management)

College

2016

Turned Pro

Exempt status

  • Web.com Tour: Exempt - Finished 11-45 at 2016 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament (exempt to second reshuffle)

Personal

  • Lists winning the 2016 SEC Championship as the most thrilling moment of his golf career.
  • Would include Tiger Woods, Moe Norman and his twin brother Sam in his dream foursome.
  • Personal motto is "Sprechen ist Silbern, Stille ist Golden (Speech is silver, silence is golden)".
  • First tee song would be Thunderstruck by AC/DC.
  • Coolest thing outside of golf was being initiated into the Gridiron at Georgia.
  • Lists his favorite golf courses as Augusta National and Cypress Point.
  • Bucket list includes playing Pine Valley and watching Georgia play football at Notre Dame.
  • Would most like to trade places with Justin Timberlake for a day.

Web.com Tour Victories (1)

  • 2018 KC Golf Classic

National Teams

  • Austria

JOINED TOUR

  • Web.com Tour: 2017

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

  • Web.com Tour Championship: Held the 54-hole lead at the Web.com Tour Championship. Finished the week T3 to secure his first PGA TOUR card.
  • KC Golf Classic: Carded rounds of 64-65-64-69–262 (-22) at the KC Golf Classic to pick up his first Web.com Tour victory by one stroke. Held a share of the 36-hole lead and was tied for the lead with Kyle Jones on the 72nd hole, but one by one shot when Jones made bogey.

Career Highlights

2018 Season

  • Web.com Tour Championship: Held the 54-hole lead at the Web.com Tour Championship. Finished the week T3 to secure his first PGA TOUR card.
  • KC Golf Classic: Carded rounds of 64-65-64-69–262 (-22) at the KC Golf Classic to pick up his first Web.com Tour victory by one stroke. Held a share of the 36-hole lead and was tied for the lead with Kyle Jones on the 72nd hole, but one by one shot when Jones made bogey.

2017 Season

Finished the Regular Season at No. 71 on the money list. Recorded five top-25 finishes in 25 starts. Finished the Web.com Tour Finals at No. 78.

  • El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova: Finished solo-seventh at the El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova.

Amateur Highlights

  • As a Senior at Georgia, helped the Bulldogs claim the program's 29th SEC Championship and was named Second-Team All-SEC by the leagues coaches. Recorded five top-10s as a senior including a career-best runner-up finish at the 2016 Linger Longer Invitational. Named a co-captain along with fellow senior Lee McCoy.
  • Twin brother Sam also played golf at Georgia.
  • Reached the match-play portion of the 2015 U.S. Amateur.
  • Third-place finish at the 2012 Southeastern Amateur.
  • Runner-up at the 2011 Southeastern Amateur.
  • Led Austria to a second-place finish at the 2011 European Boys Team Championship.