How Sepp Straka Beat the Odds to Become One of Golf’s Best Players
Sep Straka wasn’t heavily recruited as a junior golfer. Now he’s a top 10 player in the world after winning the truest championship floor town paw. Seep straa walked into the media center Sunday night at Philadelphia Cricket Club with the truest championship trophy. Years ago though, some predicted that his brother would be the one with the hardware. Se has a twin Sam and they played together on the University of Georgia golf team. Sam was actually more heavily recruited than Se, but now Se is a four-time PGA Tour winner and the only multipletime winner this season except for Rory Mroy. How did he get here? I would say consistency, Septroke victory over Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas. Consistency of working at it regardless of where I was in my game. Junior golf, I wasn’t all that good. I definitely had some talent. I could hit the golf ball fairly well, but very rough around the edges. At Georgia, I just felt like I kept getting better. Had a quick bout with the chipping yips my junior year and red shirted, but other than that, I felt like I just kept getting better. Indeed, many of Seep Straa’s competitors in his youth made it to the PGA Tour before him, but that didn’t deter him. After his collegiate career at Georgia ended, the Austrian played several events on PGA Tour Canada and eventually claimed his cornfairy tour card for 2017. Then he was a PGA Tour member for the 2018-19 season. Success didn’t come immediately though and he needed to make sacrifices. So Straa began working with renowned swing coach John Tiller. With a few tweaks, Straa lost a few yards off the tea, but that was worth it. Three months into their partnership, Straa won the 2022 Honda Classic for his Maiden Tour Triumph.
