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Sepp Straka Withdraws From BMW Championship, Will Compete in Tour Championship

His fifth-place FedEx Cup standing secures his Tour Championship berth at East Lake.

Sepp Straka of Austria hits a tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2025 at TPC Southwind on August 08, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Aug 9, 2025; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Sepp Straka walks down the eighteenth fairway during the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
World number 10 Sepp Straka of Austria has withdrawn from this week's PGA Tour playoff event, the BMW Championship, due to a family matter but will compete in next week's Tour Championship
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Overview

  • Straka’s manager, Butler Melnyk, said he requested privacy while attending to a family matter.
  • His absence reduces the BMW Championship field to 49 competitors at Caves Valley Golf Club.
  • He has claimed four PGA Tour victories this season and recorded 13 top-25 finishes.
  • Straka sits sixth in European Ryder Cup qualifying ahead of automatic spots locked in after the Tour Championship.
  • In three previous Tour Championship appearances he posted a best finish of tied for seventh in 2022.