Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the 2025 BMW Championship due to a private family matter, the PGA Tour announced Monday. Straka was set to enter the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at No. 5 in the season-long standings, and while he will miss a significant point-adding opportunity, he should still qualify for the Tour Championship featuring the top 30 golfers competing in the postseason finale.

"For personal reasons, Sepp is unable to play this week." manager Buter Melnyk said in a statement. "He intends to compete at the Tour Championship but requests privacy at this time as he attends to a family matter at home."

The big-hitting Austrian entered the postseason No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings but fell two spots after Justin Rose and J.J. Spaun both passed him with top-two finishes

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