The PGA Tour drew a measly 232,000 viewers for Sepp Straka's win on Sunday, according to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, down from 534,000 last year for then-amateur Nick Dunlap's win over Xander Schauffele (T-3) and Justin Thomas (T-3). When LIV Golf's Jon Rahm won in 2023, 391,000 tuned in.

A combination of Sepp Straka's unchallenged march to victory and an NFL play-off game taking place saw PGA Tour TV ratings take a huge hit on

Straka, one of more than a dozen active PGA Tour players from the University of Georgia, followed up his third-round 64 with a 70 on Sunday at the Stadium Course and at 25-under-par 263 won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas (66).

For the third time in his PGA Tour career, Sepp Straka hoisted a trophy at tournament's end. Converting a four-stroke lead at the 54-hole mark into a victory at the 2025 American Express, Straka fended off a crowded chasing pack headlined by Justin Thomas.

Austrian Sepp Straka held on to his 54-hole lead to win The American Express in California. Here are the full results and payouts.

Sepp Straka won $1,584,000 million for capturing his third PGA Tour title on Jan. 19 at The American Express. It was enough to jump 18 spots on the money list. It wasn't enough to catch Hideki Matsuyama or Collin Morikawa.

With the $918,000 check for finishing second in the $8.8 million event, Thomas becomes the latest PGA Tour player to surpass the $60 million mark in career earnings. He is now 10th all time at $60,827,898, passing Matt Kuchar on the list. Thomas is still just under $60 million shy of all-time leader Tiger Woods.

William Mouw paid the price for going in the San Andreas Fault bunker at the par-5 16th hole at the Stadium Course at PGA West.

Straka played with his first 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour on Sunday, and he managed to maintain control of the tournament until the end.

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