Sepp Straka has withdrawn from this week’s BMW Championship, the second of three FedExCup playoff occasions, due to private causes.
The Tour mentioned that Straka, No. 5 within the FedExCup standings, was attending to a “personal household matter.” He won’t get replaced within the 50-man discipline.
Straka’s supervisor added in an announcement that Straka intends to compete at subsequent week’s Tour Championship.
As much as No. 10 on this planet rankings, Straka has loved the most effective season of his profession, with two victories, together with in a signature occasion on the Truist Championship. He’s additionally prone to be part of the European Ryder Cup staff for the second time.
The BMW options 2,000 factors to the winner – quadruple the factors of a daily PGA Tour victory – however Straka’s place coming into the penultimate occasion makes him a lock for the winner-take-all finale at East Lake.
Due to the brand new FedExCup payout construction, any drop within the standings by Straka after this week might lead to a big lack of earnings. The highest points-getter on the finish of the BMW earns one other $5 million in bonus cash. Straka, at No. 5, could be in line for a $1.45 million bonus.
Straka tied for seventeenth final week within the playoff opener in Memphis.
