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Sepp Straka Withdraws From BMW Championship for Family Matter
Sepp Straka withdrew from the BMW Championship due to a private family matter but remains fifth in FedEx Cup standings and will play in the Tour Championship next week.
- On Monday, Austrian Sepp Straka withdrew from the BMW Championship for a private family matter but will play in the Tour Championship, the PGA Tour confirmed.
- His manager, Butler Melnyk, did not disclose the nature of the family matter, emphasizing Straka's need for privacy to attend to personal commitments.
- Caves Valley Golf Club will host a reduced field of 49 this week under PGA Tour playoff rules that prohibit alternates.
- Thanks to wins at The American Express and the Truist Championship, Sepp Straka is secured fifth in the FedEx Cup and will play in the Tour Championship at East Lake.
- After the Tour Championship, Sepp Straka, ranked sixth in the European Ryder Cup qualifying standings, faces potential displacement by Shane Lowry or Ludvig Aberg.
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FedExCup Contender Withdraws from BMW Championship
Australian golfer and World No. 10 Sepp Straka, has withdrawn from the 2025 BMW Championship. The 32-year-old is currently ranked No. 5 in FedExCup standings. After a T17 finish last weekend at the FedExCup St. Jude Championship, Straka will move on to the Tour Championship despite missing out on the penultimate event of the FedExCup Playoffs.Decision to WithdrawStraka’s decision to withdraw comes unexpectedly, with his manager, Butler Melnyk, r…
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Sepp Straka withdraws from BMW Championship for family matter
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Straka skips BMW Championship
Austrian Sepp Straka has withdrawn from this week’s BMW Championship for family reasons but will compete in next week’s Tour Championship. Straka, fifth in the FedExCup standings, is already assured of his spot at East Lake thanks to wins at The American Express in January and May’s Truist Championship. “For personal reasons, Sepp is unable to play this week,” said his manager, Butler Melnyk. “He intends to compete at the Tour Championship, but …
Top 10 star withdraws from FedEx Cup Playoffs - but with no McIlroy loophole
The FedEx Cup Playoffs are underway with Justin Rose winning the first event of the PGA Tour’s most intense post-season at the St. Jude Championship last weekend. It’s the second of three Playoffs this week, but once again, the star-studded field is missing a key name – this time it’s Austria’s Sepp Straka. The world number 10 has won two PGA Tour events this year and has earned the fourth highest amount of prize money in 2025, though he won’t b…
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