by Bill Scott | Jun 9, 2017
Six-time U.S. Open runner-up Phil Mickelson is expected to withdraw from the U.S. Open to attend his daughter’s high school graduation in Carlsbad, California. The ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, June 15, the same day as the opening round of the 2017 U.S....
by Bill Scott | Jun 6, 2017
Steve Stricker had his request for a special exemption into the U.S. Open denied, so Monday he went out and earned a spot in the field. The 50-year-old Stricker shot rounds of 67 and 65 to win the sectional in Memphis, Tennessee, earning one of the 156 spots in the...
by Bill Scott | Jun 2, 2017
With the start of the U.S. Open (June 15-18) at Erin Hills just a couple of weeks away, six golfers with Wisconsin ties will be attempting to earn a spot in the field through open qualifying on Monday. Madison’s Steve Stricker tops the list. He has played in 19...
by Bill Scott | Jul 15, 2016
Edgerton’s Steve Stricker was cruising along Royal Troon in Scotland on Friday, logging par after par in the wind and the rain. He finished with 17 of them; however, the one that was missing may have cost him a chance at the Claret Jug. Stricker hit two errant tee...
by Bill Scott | Jul 14, 2016
The 2016 Open Championship will feature a pair of Wisconsinites in the field as Mequon’s Jordan Niebrugge and Edgerton’s Steve Stricker tee it up at Royal Troon in Scotland. Stricker, 49, who will tee off at 3:14 AM CT Thursday, is playing in his first...
by Bill Scott | Oct 7, 2015
Mequon amateur golf standout Jordan Niebrugge finished in a tie for fourth at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate tournament northwest of Milwaukee. The Oklahoma State senior finished his three rounds at five-under-par 211. Niebrugge had the lowest score by an amateur in...
by Bill Scott | Apr 12, 2014
Bubba Watson fired a 4-under-par 68 in Friday’s second round of the 78th Masters and heads to the weekend with a 3-stroke advantage over John Senden. Watson won the Masters in 2012, while Senden has never finished higher than 35th. After only three top 10...
by Bill Scott | Apr 11, 2014
Madison’s Steve Stricker got off to a good start on Day 1 at the Masters, playing the first 10-holes at 3-under par. But Stricker had a few hiccups after that point and he needed to sink a 25-foot bogey putt to save an even par 72. Still, the 47-year-old...
