Why this expert is Sepp Straka's good luck charm

Sepp Straka has been around for the past three seasons on the PGA Tour, posting two wins: the 2022 Honda Classic and the 2023 John Deere Classic.

Even though Straka has yet to win in 2024, he may still have his most lucrative season to date. He has 10 top-25 finishes, and, with more than $4.2 million in earnings, he is currently 18th in the FedEx Cup standings, and the Playoffs are just around the corner.

On this week's episode of Subpar, Straka joined hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz to discuss several topics, including how his family moved from Austria to Georgia when he was young, his Ryder Cup experience and what it was like and calling golf. on CBS. But one of the highlights of Straka's sit-down was when he explained why one expert has become a good luck charm.

“JT Poston,” Straka began. “We were joking – I played with him last week, Thursday, Friday, I put in a hole-in-one. And I had three holes in the last 14 months, and he was there for all of them.”

Straka said only one of those aces happened on the competitive circuit, the most recent being the US Open. The other two were at Augusta – one during the Par 3 Championship, and the other on Augusta's 12th hole during practice.

He said: “That is definitely my best.

Lesson: The next time you see these two players together, look at those stage 3!

For more from Straka, including his thoughts on the Bethpage Ryder Cup, check out the full episode below.

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As a four-year member of Columbia's inaugural class of women's varsity golfers, Jessica knows how to beat everyone on the golf course. He can pass them through the office, too, where he is primarily responsible for producing both print and online features, and overseeing major special projects, such as GOLF's first Style Issue, which began in February 2018. His first interview series, “A Round With,” released in November 2015, and appeared in both magazine and video form on GOLF.com.