Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry will enter Sunday’s final round of the 2025 Truist Championship tied atop the leaderboard, each in pursuit of their fourth career PGA TOUR victory. The duo last played together in a final grouping earlier this season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am—won by Rory McIlroy—and will now battle for a solo title at another Signature Event. Keith Mitchell who held the lead early has fallen down the leaderboard.
Straka, who has quietly put together a strong run in these elite-field tournaments, has four top-15 finishes in the first five Signature Events this year, including a T5 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and T7 at Pebble Beach. His consistent play continued this week, backed by a standout performance on the greens.
Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry share the 54-hole lead at the #TruistChampionship.
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Sepp Straka currently leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting and credits a grip change made during the offseason for the improvement. “My grip was pretty weak last year, and I had a pretty bad year putting,” he said. “Just changed my setup a little bit… hands got a little higher. It’s been good this year.”
While the leaderboard is tight, Straka isn’t shying away from the tension that comes with closing out a tournament. “You’re going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that’s just part of it,” he said. “That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off.”
This week’s unpredictable weather and shifting course conditions have required players to remain flexible. Straka highlighted hole No. 11 as the most variable. “I’ve gone from hitting a 7-wood in to hitting 80-some yards today,” he said. “It’s been fun… strategizing on a new golf hole every day.”
Shane Lowry, a past Open Champion and recent team winner at the 2024 Zurich Classic with Rory McIlroy, is in the hunt for his first solo title since 2019. This marks his fifth career 54-hole lead or co-lead on TOUR.
“It does get frustrating sometimes,” Lowry admitted. “But I’m in the final group tomorrow. I’ve played pretty good golf this year. I’m pretty happy with the way I’m playing this week, and I’m going to go out and give my best.”
He credits his growth over the last two years—especially since the 2023 Ryder Cup—for helping him stay patient and focused. “I’ve worked very hard,” he said. “Obviously you want trophies, and that’s going to be my number one goal tomorrow.”
Like Straka, Lowry noted the significant changes in course conditions throughout the tournament, especially with the wind and green speed. “The greens were a lot quicker today, especially towards the end,” he said. “The first few days, I felt like they were quite slow. I thought I handled it pretty well.”
With several top-ranked players just behind them, including Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa, Straka and Lowry will need to bring their best once again to hold their position. For Lowry, the approach is simple: “If I allow myself to be me tomorrow, I can achieve what I want to achieve.”