"I put myself in a good position" - Sepp Straka climbs up leaderboard, finds himself in contention for 2024 Wells Fargo Championship win

By Varun Anand Bhat

Modified May 12, 2024 07:01 GMT

Sepp Straka had a good day at the Wells Fargo Championship

On Day 3 of the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship, Sepp Straka had a great showing which put him in fourth place behind Xander Schaufelle, Rory McIlroy, and Sungjae Im. In Round 3, Straka tied for the best score with a 67, putting him -7 under par at the championship.

After round three, Sepp Straka in an interaction mentioned that the Quail Hollow Club is a hard golf course. Further, the Austrian golfer spoke about his play on Day 3. He concluded his statements by saying that he was very happy with what he achieved in the round.

Sepp Straka said:

"It's a hard golf course. I know I made some key putts out there to kind of keep the round going. I drove the ball really well, I hit a lot of fairways, put myself in a good position a lot. And yeah, iron play was solid. It's hard to get the ball really close to these pin locations with the firm greens. Yeah, very happy with the round."

You can check out Round 3 highlights of the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship in the video below:

While Sepp Straka is 5 strokes behind Xander Schaufelle who is in first position, if Straka is able to do what he did in Round 3, the Austrian might be able to have a good chance of winning the competition. However, a lot also depends on how the three golfers ahead of him perform at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.