US EditionStraka to miss end of Euro tour to be with son
Sepp Straka withdrew from European Tour playoffs to support his son leaving neonatal intensive care, with the tour adjusting eligibility rules to maintain his 2026 status.
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Austria's golf star Sepp Straka has withdrawn his name for two upcoming play-off tournaments of the World Tour for family reasons. The 32-year-old justified this with the dismissal of his August-born son Thomas from hospital intensive care, he wants to support his wife Paige at home in the care of the offspring. Straka had left out a preparation tournament for the Ryder Cup in September, in which he again won the title with Europe. "I have to be…
The golfer's son, born in August, comes home after intensive care in the hospital. The World Tour Managing Director makes an exception and reduces the four mandatory tournament participations to two. Straka is thus also entitled to play in 2026.
Sepp Straka withdraws from two DP World Tour Play-Off events to care for newborn son
Sepp Straka has withdrawn from both the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship but he will be allowed to keep his Tour card so he can play on the DP World Tour next season; Straka is stepping away from golf to help care for his sick newborn son
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