Name: Sepp Straka nearly aces No. 8 with tee shot to 3 feet at FedEx St. Jude
Uploaded: 2023-08-10T21:18:55.337Z
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Description: In the opening round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Sepp Straka makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Sepp Straka's drive on the 409-yard par-4 sixth hole measures 301 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 112 yards to the hole. His 105-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 19 feet 11 inches from the hole. Straka makes a 19-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 105-yard approach to 20 feet, sets up birdie on No. 6 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Sepp Straka's drive on the 391-yard, par-4 fifth hole traveled 271 yards and ended in the right rough, with 127 yards remaining to the hole. His 129-yard approach shot from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 10 inches from the hole. Straka made a 5-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Sepp Straka's drive on the 359-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 289 yards and ends in the left rough, leaving 79 yards to the hole. Straka's 80-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 2 feet 11 inches from the hole. He makes the 2-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 80-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Sepp Straka's 176-yard drive on the par-3 third hole landed on the right green, finishing 3 feet 9 inches from the hole. He made a 3-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

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In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Sepp Straka's drive on the 604-yard, par-5 second hole travels 280 yards and ends in the right fairway, leaving 322 yards to the hole. His 266-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right fairway, leaving 60 yards to the hole. Straka's 60-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 7 feet 8 inches from the hole. He makes the 7-foot 8-inch putt.

Sepp Straka drains 7-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 541-yard, par-5 16th hole traveled 290 yards to the right fairway, his 260-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left rough 28 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 27-foot 2-inch chip from the rough landed on the left green 18 inches from the hole, and he made the 18-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 455-yard, par-4 15th went 302 yards into the right bunker, his 144-yard approach from the bunker landed on the right green 7 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 144-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 410-yard, par-4 10th hole traveled 265 yards into the left fairway, leaving 143 yards to the hole, and he made a 5-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka makes 5-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's 249-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right fairway, finishing 52 feet 1 inch from the hole, his 57-foot 1-inch shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 5 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's 224-yard drive on the 328-yard, par-4 12th hole landed in the right fairway, his 104-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 3 feet from the hole, and he made the 3-foot putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 104-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 596-yard, par-5 9th hole travels 305 yards into the left fairway, his 270-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right intermediate rough 86 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 92-foot 6-inch shot from the intermediate rough lands on the left green 6 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he makes the 6-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 217-yard par-3 8th travels 223 yards, landing on the left green and finishing 18 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 18-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 189-yard par-3 third hole travels 188 yards and lands 45 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes the 45-foot 6-inch birdie putt.

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Sepp Straka makes 5-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's 185-yard drive on the 189-yard par-3 13th hole landed on the left side of the green, 12 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 12-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 13 at THE PLAYERS

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka’s drive on the 589-yard, par-5 11th travels 303 yards and ends in the left fairway, leaving 279 yards to the hole. His 262-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, finishing 52 feet 2 inches from the hole. Straka's 47-foot shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 5 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he makes a 5-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

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In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 545-yard, par-5 16th hole travels 307 yards and ends up in the right fairway, leaving 238 yards to the hole, his 229-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left intermediate rough, finishing 50 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes a 50-foot 3-inch eagle putt from the intermediate rough.

Sepp Straka makes 50-foot eagle putt on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 408-yard, par-4 6th went 264 yards into the right fairway, leaving 147 yards to the hole, his 145-yard approach from the fairway landed in the left fairway 12 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made a 12-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka holes out 12-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka’s drive on the 554-yard, par-5 second hole traveled 299 yards into the left intermediate rough, leaving 247 yards to the hole. His 232-yard shot from the rough landed in the right rough, finishing 56 feet 7 inches from the hole. Straka’s 72-foot shot from the primary rough landed on the left green, finishing 18 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 18-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Sepp Straka's drive on the 414-yard par-4 1st hole travels 267 yards and ends in the left fairway, leaving 153 yards to the hole, his 157-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 15 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 15-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 15-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Sepp Straka's 312-yard drive on the 551-yard, par-5 6th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 235 yards to the hole, his 226-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right green 46 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made a 45-foot 2-inch putt that finished 18 inches from the hole, which he made for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 226-yard approach to 46 feet, sets up birdie on No. 6 at Arnold Palmer

In the final round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Sepp Straka's 339-yard drive on the 593-yard, par-5 fourth hole landed in the left fairway, his 242-yard shot from the fairway finished 66 feet 3 inches from the hole, his 69-foot 4-inch shot from the fairway ended up 3 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 3-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka drains 4-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Sepp Straka's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 18th hole traveled 316 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 124 yards to the hole. His 122-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 11 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made an 11-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Sepp Straka’s drive on the 575-yard, par-5 12th hole traveled 313 yards into the right rough, his 171-yard shot from the rough landed in the left fairway, his 90-yard approach from the fairway settled 23 inches from the hole, and he made the 23-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 90-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Sepp Straka's 184-yard drive on the 183-yard, par-3 7th hole landed on the left green, finishing 7 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka hits 184-yard tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Sepp Straka's drive on the 576-yard, par-5 4th hole traveled 314 yards into the right fairway, his 243-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway leaving 38 yards to the hole, his 38-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green 3 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 38-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 39-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Sepp Straka's 302-yard drive on the 421-yard, par-4 third hole landed in the left fairway and finished 113 yards from the hole, his 108-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the left green, finishing 13 feet from the hole, and he made a 13-foot putt for birdie.

Sepp Straka sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Sepp Straka’s 185-yard drive on the 188-yard par-3 2nd hole landed on the right green, finishing 11 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

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Sepp Straka nearly aces No. 8 with tee shot to 3 feet at FedEx St. Jude