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Stricker finishes fourth at WM Phoenix Open

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Steve Stricker

As captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, Madison’s Steve Stricker plans to play some PGA Tour events this year.  He’ll have six captains picks to fill out the 12-player roster and wants to keep a close-eye on the candidates.

This week, Stricker did more than keep an eye on some of his players, he nearly beat them all, finishing in a tie for fourth at the Waste Management Open.  The 53-year-old shot a 17-under par 267, just two shots behind champion Brooks Koepka, who he just happened to be playing with in the final round.

Stricker finished Sunday with four birdies in the last six holes to shoot a four-under 67 and posted four straight under-par rounds.  It’s his first PGA Tour top-10 finish since 2017 at the Dean * Deluca Invitational at Colonial Country Club.

Just for keeping an eye on his players, Stricker takes home $307,208.33 in earnings.  Not a bad weeks work for Stricker.

 

 

 

Report: Ryder Cup set to be postponed until 2021

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According to The Guardian, the 2020 Ryder Cup, which was scheduled for Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., will be postponed until 2021.

The report says an announcement is expected to make it official early next week.  The article said health and safety concerns around the coronavirus, and the fact that holding a spectator-less Ryder Cup was “never a serious option.

The PGA Tour of America was optimistic that the event could be held with fans, but as time has gone by, that has become less and less of a possibility.  Not being able to hold the event fans has sent the event back to the drawing board.

Recently, players like Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka among others, have stated that the Ryder Cup should be postponed if fans can’t attend.  Koepka has gone as far as saying he would skip the event if fans aren’t allowed in.

Wisconsin native Steve Stricker is the captain of the U.S. squad.  He competed in the Ryder Cup three times as a player.

The Ryder Cup was postponed once before, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Stricker to have more captains picks for Ryder Cup

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Steve Stricker

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the PGA of America to change the way they select the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2020.

Previously, the top eight players were placed on the team based on a points system, with the final four spots on the U.S. roster to be decided by the team’s captain.

But instead of the customary four players chosen by the team captain to fill out the roster, Madison’s Steve Stricker will be forced to make six selections, an crease of two more players.

In a release, U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker said, “After many deliberate discussions, we collectively [Read more…]