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American Specific: Sepp Straka calms nerves to beat Justin Thomas

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Sepp Straka overcame some late nerves to assert his third PGA Tour title with victory in The American Specific at La Quinta in California.

The Austrian carded a two-under-par 70 within the final spherical to complete two photographs away from America’s Justin Thomas.

The European Ryder Cup participant took a four-shot lead into the ultimate day however got here beneath stress when the American picked up 5 photographs on the entrance 9.

However the former world primary – a two-time main champion – made only one birdie on the again 9, that means Straka held on regardless of two late dropped photographs.

“Nerves, simply full nerves,” stated Straka, who didn’t have a bogey within the match till the sixteenth gap on Sunday.

“Abdomen in a knot, the entire 9. So I am simply actually enthusiastic about the way in which I dealt with the stress.”

Justin Decrease of the US and Australia’s Jason Day tied for third place on 22 beneath, with American pair Charley Hoffman and Patrick Cantlay two photographs additional again.

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