by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2021
Madison’s Steve Stricker won the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship at Firestone in Akron, Ohio on Sunday. Stricker captured his third major title and earned his second victory of the season. Stricker closed with an even-par 70, finishing six-shots in...
by Bill Scott | May 31, 2021
Madison’s Steve Stricker started the final day with a 1-shot lead over Alex Cejka, but Stricker imploded with a 7-over-par 77. Cejka went on to a four-shot win over Tim Petrovic in capturing the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. It’s the second major...
by Bill Scott | May 26, 2021
Nine-time Ryder Cup player and 2018 Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk will make his AmFam Championship debut next month. The AmFam Championship announced Wednesday that Furyk, along with 2019 second-place finisher Retief Goosen and fan favorite Miguel Angel Jimenez are all...
by Bill Scott | May 18, 2021
Alex Cejka, Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik, winners of PGA TOUR Champions titles and tournaments across the globe, are coming to Madison for the 2021 American Family Insurance Championship in June. The championship is also adding a fourth hometown player, as Mario...
by Bill Scott | May 11, 2021
After cancelling last year’s event because of the pandemic, the popular American Family Insurance Championship is returning to University Ridge Golf Course June 11-13. This year, the AMFAM Championship has been upgraded to an invitational format, and the...
by Bill Scott | May 10, 2021
Madison’s Steve Stricker fell just short of winning the third PGA Tour Champions major of his career. Stricker, who won the Regions Tradition the last time it was held in 2019, a month after winning the U.S. Senior Open, had a three stroke lead in the final...
by Bill Scott | Feb 10, 2021
The United States Golf Association (USGA) on Wednesday announced SentryWorld, in Stevens Point, Wis., will host the 43rd U.S. Senior Open Championship from June 29-July 2, 2023. The Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course played host to its first USGA championship in...
by Bill Scott | Aug 17, 2020
Madison’s Jerry Kelly collected a hole-in-one on the 12th hole on Sunday, propelling himself to a 2-shot victory at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship in Akron, Ohio. It’s Kelly’s first major victory on the PGA Tour Champions. Scott Parel...
by Bill Scott | Aug 14, 2020
Madison’s Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly are tied with three others for the lead after the first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship in Akron, Ohio. Stricker birdied the final hole for a 2-under 68, joining Kelly, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Wes Short...
by Bill Scott | Nov 13, 2019
The 2019 American Family Insurance Championship raised a record $2.4 million for charity. In its fourth year, the 2019 event raised a record $2,404,000, an increase of $337,000 (21 percent) over 2018. It brings the total amount raised for charity since the inaugural...
by Bill Scott | Sep 16, 2019
Jerry Kelly played bogey-free golf on Sunday, closing with a 4-under-par 68, posting a 2-shot victory in the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Michigan. It’s the second victory of the year for the Madison native, drawing him closer to Schwab Cup leader Scott...
by Bill Scott | Jul 12, 2019
Madison’s Steve Stricker has the first round lead at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship. Stricker was at 5-under-par through 17 holes when play was suspended by rain and lightning for the day. Stricker’s opening round included a hole-in-one on...
by Bill Scott | Jul 1, 2019
Madison’s Steve Stricker shot a final round 1-under 69 to post a six-shot win over Jerry Kelly and David Thomas to win the U.S. Senior Open Championship in South Bend, Indiana on Sunday. Stricker finished at 19-under 261, breaking Kenny Perry’s U.S. Senior...
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2019
One week after falling short at the American Family Insurance Championship, Madison’s Steve Stricker finds himself tied for the lead with defending champion David Toms at the U.S. Senior Open in South Bend, Indiana. Stricker fired an opening round 8-under par...
by Bill Scott | Jun 24, 2019
Madison’s Jerry Kelly held off tournament host Steve Stricker and World Golf Hall of Famer Retief Goosen in a playoff to win the American Family Insurance Championship on Sunday at University Ridge. Stricker missed a birdie putt from 8-feet away on the final...
by Bill Scott | May 1, 2019
PGA TOUR Champions rookies Darren Clarke, Retief Goosen and Chris DiMarco have committed to the 2019 American Family Insurance Championship, to be held June 21-23 at University Ridge Golf Course. The three will join tournament host Steve Stricker, Jerry Kelly, Scott...
by Bill Scott | Jun 25, 2018
52-year-old Scott McCarron fired a final round eight-under par 64 on Sunday to win the 2018 American Family Insurance Championship. McCarron posted a three-round score of 15-under 201 for a one stroke victory over Madison’s Jerry Kelly. He finished two shots...
by Bill Scott | Jan 22, 2018
Madison’s Jerry Kelly made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole to capture the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii, giving him a victory in the season opening event on the PGA Tour Champions. While Kelly made the birdie putt, Colin Montgomerie missed...
by Bill Scott | Aug 28, 2017
Madison’s Jerry Kelly captured his first Champions Tour title in 13 starts by winning the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington. Kelly shot a 6-under par 66 to finish a tournament record 19-under 197. Kelly tied Jerry Smith for the lead with a birdie on the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 26, 2017
Madison’s Jerry Kelly and David McKenzie shot 7-under-par 65’s on Friday to share the lead after the first round of the Champions Tour’s Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington. Kelly had eight birdies and a bogey at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. The...
