Sepp Straka edges Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas to win Truist Championship

The Austrian carded a two-under 68 in the final round at Philadelphia Cricket Club, enough to move him to 16 under for the tournament, two ahead of Lowry and a charging Justin Thomas.

Straka and Lowry were tied for the lead after round three and all indications were that it would be a duel for Sunday silverware in Philly.

The two-way battle went down to the wire, with both players tied up with nine holes to play. Lowry missed the green with his tee shot at the par-three 16th, while Straka hit to 30 feet. Lowry chipped out of the heavy rough but failed to convert a six-footer for par, falling a shot behind.

On the 17th, Lowry missed a potential tying 22-footer for birdie. The Irishman was again in trouble off he tee on the last, where he finished with a three-putt bogey.

This took all the pressure off Straka, whose two-putt par on the 18th green earned him his fourth PGA Tour title.

"It's huge, the biggest win of my career," the 32-year-old told AP.

"It's not the best ball-striking week I've had. Off the tee the first two days, I hit it terrible."

"The putter was just excellent this week. I made a lot of mid-range putts, and that's something you have to do when you want to win a golf tournament."

Thomas made a late run at the leaders with a three-under 67, while Masters winner Rory McIlroy would finish in T7 on ten under for the week.

"It was a good day," said Thomas.

"Obviously, I gave myself a chance. Starting three back to have a putt on 15 to tie for the lead, I definitely would have taken that at the start of the day. I fought hard, played well, and gave myself a chance, which is what I wanted."