Stricker finished third in Champions Tour event

Madison’s Steve Stricker placed third in this weekend’s Champions Tour event, the 3M Championship in Blaine, Minnesota.  Stricker shot a final round 66. Paul Goydos birdied the first playoff hole to win the event over Gene Sauers.  Both Goydos and Sauers...

Kelly finishes second at the Travelers Championship

Russell Knox parred the final hole with a 12-foot putt to beat Madison’s Jerry Kelly by one stroke Sunday to win the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship. Knox closed with a 2-under par 68 to finish 14-under par for the tournament.  It’s the second win...

Aaron Rodgers recovering nicely

Aaron Rodgers’ recovery from knee surgery in January is going so well that he’s taking part this week in the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Rodgers was moving around without any kind of limp at the NFL Honors program last Saturday night. ...

Kelly shares lead in CareerBuilder Challenge

Madison’s Jerry Kelly fired an opening round 8-under-par 64 and has a share of the lead at the PGA’s CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California. Kelly had a pair of eagles but missed three straight birdie putts on the final three holes. Kelly starts...

Kelly moves into third round of Fed-Ex Cup Playoffs

Rickie Fowler rallied from a two-shot deficit with five holes to play to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.  Fowler rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole and played perfect golf the rest of the way to finish with a 3-under-par 68 and a one-shot win over...

Stricker won’t appear in this years U.S. Open

Madison’s Steve Stricker withdrew from a 36-hold sectional qualifier in Columbus, Ohio on Monday and won’t tee it up at the 115th U.S. Open. Stricker shot a 71 on Monday and was far off the pace after the opening round.  A field of 120 golfers was playing...

McIlroy leads PGA, Stricker in the hunt

World #1 Rory McIlroy fired a 4-under par 67 and takes a one shot lead to the third round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The 25-year-old McIlroy is trying to win his third straight tournament.  He takes a one-stroke lead over...

Kelly & Stricker in the hunt at the PGA

Madison’s Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker are in the mix after the opening round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday. Kelly, who only made the PGA field when Dustin Johnson withdrew, fired a 4-under par 67 and finds...

Stricker to assist Ryder Cup squad

Madison’s Steve Stricker has accepted Tom Watson’s invitation to serve as his third and final vice captain on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, set to face the Europeans Sept. 23-28 at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland. Stricker joins friend Andy North and Raymond...

Kelly lands spot in PGA Championship field

Dustin Johnson is taking a leave of absence from golf to seek help for “personal challenges”.  The move ends his season and will keep him from playing the PGA Championship, the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Ryder Cup. “I will use this time to seek...

Kelly in the mix after opening round

When the conversation rolls around to talk of players competing for the 2013 US Open Championship, Steve Stricker’s name pops up.  Stricker may be the best player to never win a major.  He was up and down on day one and settled for an opening round 1-over par...

Kelly & Wilson finish top 10 on PGA Tour

Graeme McDowell rallied to win the PGA’s RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, beating Webb Simpson in a one-hold playoff.  McDowell began the day four strokes back before closing with a 3-under 69 for a 9-under total. Madison’s Jerry Kelly shot a final-round 71 to...

PGA’s Memorial enters round 2 today

The second round of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament is underway today in Dublin, Ohio.  Scott Stallings shot an opening round 6-under par 66 to take a 1-shot lead over Spencer Levin and Erik Compton. Phil Mickelson withdrew from the tournament, citing fatigue...

Stricker takes 1st round lead at PGA Championship

With the first round of the PGA Championship more than half way complete, two guys from Madison sit atop the leaderboard.  Steve Stricker tied the lowest score ever shot in a major championship by firing a 7-under par 63 at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Stricker had a...

Stricker & Wilson to play the weekend in Sandwich

Steve Stricker just couldn’t take advantage of some good conditions in the first half of the day at the British Open in Sandwich, England, but he’ll still have more opportunities to make up some ground on the weekend.  Stricker shot a 1-over par 71 and...

Kelly qualifies for the British Open

Madison’s Jerry Kelly survived a six-man playoff to win an international qualifier in Plano, Texas to land a spot in the 2011 British Open field. The 44-year-old Kelly will be making his 11th start in the British Open.  His best finish was a tie for 26th in...