Straka’s round at La Quinta in many ways was the reverse of what might have been expected. Playing the back nine first, Straka made six birdies on the way to a 30, the kind of score generally associated with the front nine at the course that opened in 1959.

Straka shot 8-under-par 64 for the second day in a row to surge to the lead on Saturday at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. He's at 23 under and will take a four-stroke lead to Sunday's final round on Pete Day Stadium Course.

LA QUINTA – The last two times Sepp Straka played in The American Express, a 23-under score – somebody else’s – won the tournament. Is it his turn this time?

European Ryder Cup star Sepp Straka surges into a four-shot lead at The American Express as he closes in on a PGA Tour hat-trick of titles.

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace, staking the Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower after three rounds at The American Express.

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 won The American Express by 2 shots Sunday over Justin Thomas, capping his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70.

1, Aaron Rai, 83.33%. 2, Collin Morikawa, 81.67%. 3, Kevin Kisner, 80.95%. 4, Takumi Kanaya, 77.14%. 5, Ben Kohles, 76.79%. 6 (tie), Kyle Mendoza and Francesco Molinari, 76.19%. 8 (tie), Brice Garnett and Sepp Straka, 76.16%. 10, Russell Henley, 75.00%.

Austrian Sepp Straka conquered his nerves to capture his third US PGA Tour title in convincing style Sunday, firing a two-under-par 70 to win

Straka remained aggressive and stayed well in front while hunting down a comfortable two-shot victory over Justin Thomas.

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