LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka's game has been almost as clean as his head through three rounds at The American Express.
Sepp Straka sits on top of the standings as Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower share second spot.
Straka made six birdies on his front nine at La Quinta Country Club, perhaps the easiest of the three circuits on which The American Express is held. He added two more birdies down the stretch, putting him at 23-under 193 and making him only the third player to stay bogey-free through 54 holes since this tournament went to a three-course rotation in 2016.
Straka also shot a 64 on the Stadium Course on Friday after beginning the tournament with a 65 on the Nicklaus Course. He still needed a slick wedge shot and a 10-foot putt to save par on his final hole Saturday after missing the fairway with his drive. Every player atop the leaderboard is chasing a significant victory. Day is a former PGA Championship winner with just one victory on the tour since 2018, while the 48-year-old Hoffman is seeking another trophy at the tournament where he earned the first of his five career wins way back in 2007. Lower is seeking his first tour victory.
“I didn’t get my head sort of around it until the back nine, and then I was able to make a couple putts coming in,” Hoffman said. “Obviously, a clean card on the Stadium Course is something to be proud of.” “It’s hard not to love this place,” the Australian veteran said. “You try and find come out here, but I actually really look forward to coming out to the desert every single winter. Right before the West Coast Swing starts, this is my spot to come, just because the golf courses are fantastic, the weather’s obviously perfect, and then it’s just easy to get to the other golf tournaments from here. It’s nice and quiet here, I like that. I’m here to focus on golf, and I get to do that out here.
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