Sepp Straka is the winner of The American Express. The Austrian, with a total of 263 (65 64 64 70, -25) shots, won in La Quinta, California, beating the American Justin Thomas, 2nd with 265 (-23). Third place with 266 (-22) for the Australian Jason Day and the American Justin Lower, 5th with 268 (-20) for two other stars and stripes players, Patrick Cantlay and Charley Hoffman.
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While Matteo Manassero, making his debut on the 2025 PGA Tour, ranked 43rd with 276 (68 66 72 70, -12). Francesco Molinari, on the other hand, exited at the cut, with 209 (67 70 72, -7).
The event, which was played with a Pro-Am format, earned Straka $1,584,000 out of a total prize pool of $8,800,000. The 31-year-old from Vienna, who was part of the Europe team at the Ryder Cup in Rome, celebrated his third career title on the PGA Tour at his 169th event, after those obtained in 2022 at the Honda Classic and in 2023 at the John Deere. Having moved from 36th to 19th in the world rankings, second in the FedEx Cup, he made 27 birdies in four rounds at The American Express. Another second place, the eighth on the PGA Tour, for Thomas. But the American, after two complicated years, seems to have returned to his best levels. And thanks to this result, which allowed him to collect 959,200 dollars, Thomas is now in tenth place 'all-time' in terms of earnings (60,837,898) on the PGA Tour behind Jason Day.
And now the top American circuit will return to the forefront, from January 22 to 25, with the Farmers Insurance Open. In San Diego, California, Manassero and Chicco Molinari will once again take to the field for Italy.
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