Sepp Straka Withdraws to Support Family in Alabama

Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the final two DP World Tour events—the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship—to stay home with his wife, Paige, and their son Thomas, who spent his first two months in neonatal intensive care and is preparing to return home. Straka said he needs to be in Alabama to support Paige as Thomas transitions from the NICU to home. Because he will not meet the Tour’s usual four-event minimum for 2025, DP World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings amended his minimum Counting Tournament obligation from four events to two, allowing him to retain membership eligibility for 2026. Straka, the world No. 15 and a two-time PGA Tour winner in 2025, had missed lead-up events while caring for his family but was able to play at Bethpage when his son’s condition improved. The tour granted the dispensation in recognition of his serious personal circumstances.