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.

Thomas earned $959,200 for his 23-under-par performance in Palm Springs, Calif., which pushed him well over the $60-million mark in career earnings. He now checks in at $60,827,898, surpassing Matt Kuchar for 12th place on the tour’s career money list. Kuchar is at $60,335,682.

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Thomas has also reached a new plateau in terms of career earnings. His second place in La Quinta put another $959,200 in his bank account, and that makes him the 11th golfer in PGA Tour history to surpass the $60 million mark in on-course earnings.

The 31-year-old Austrian won the American Express at PGA West without carding a bogey until the 70th hole of the tournament.

Straka, one of more than a dozen active PGA Tour players from the University of Georgia, followed up his third-round 64 with a 70 on Sunday at the Stadium Course and at 25-under-par 263 won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas (66).

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 final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,

Austrian Straka claimed victory in La Quinta, California, finishing two shots clear of the US’s Justin Thomas on Sunday.

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 final-round 70.

Tying his best result since his 2022 PGA Championship win, Justin Thomas will keep building as the PGA Tour season revs up.

Sepp Straka won $1,584,000 million for capturing his third PGA Tour title on Jan. 19 at The American Express. It was enough to jump 18 spots on the money list. It wasn't enough to catch Hideki Matsuyama or Collin Morikawa.