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 | Feb 19, 2016
Northwest Wisconsin golfer Charlie Danielson is turning heads at the P-G-A’s Northern Trust Open. The University of Illinois senior from Osceola is tied for fifth place after the first round, shooting a four-under-par 67 on Thursday in Pacific Palisades,...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2016
Madison’s Steve Stricker is tied for 31st after the opening day of the P-G-A’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Stricker shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday. He’s four strokes behind co-leaders Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama and Shane Lowry. The...
by Bill Scott | Jan 22, 2016
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...
by Bill Scott | Jul 3, 2014
Madison’s Steve Stricker shot an opening round 4-under par 66 and is in the clubhouse two shots behind leader Jonas Blixt after his opening round of the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia. Blixt is the clubhouse leader all by himself. Six...
by Bill Scott | Jun 3, 2014
769 golfers played for 56 spots in the U.S. Open field next week. One golfer with Wisconsin ties finished high enough to claim a spot in the U.S. Open field in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Menomonee Falls native Mark Wilson tied for fourth in a sectional qualifier in...
by Bill Scott | Jul 11, 2013
The John Deere Classic tees off today at the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. It’s the final event on the PGA tour for next week’s British Open. Wisconsin native and University of Illinois graduate Steve Stricker tees off at 7:30 Thursday morning. This...
by Bill Scott | Apr 22, 2013
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...
by Bill Scott | Aug 8, 2012
Madison’s Steve Stricker, coming off a 2nd place finish at the World Golf Championships last week, will open play tomorrow in the 94th PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kaiwah Island, South Carolina. Stricker will tee off at 8:40am Thursday morning,...
by Bill Scott | Aug 3, 2012
Jim Furyk fired a 7-under par 63 in the opening round of the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. Furyk has a 2-shot lead over Lee Slattery of England at the World Golf Championship. Furyk’s first round included an eagle and 7 birdies. Madison’s...
by Bill Scott | Jul 19, 2012
The first group hit the tee-box at 12:30 AM Cst at Royal Lythum and St. Annes in England to open up the 2012 British Open. It is the 3rd of 4-majors on the Golf calender. Of the early golfers, Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott and a few others were giving chase...
by Bill Scott | Jun 1, 2012
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...
by Bill Scott | May 10, 2012
It’s not quite a major, but it’s the closest thing to it. The Players Championship opens today at Sawgrass. Seven of the last ten winners at the TPC are International players, including defending champion K.J. Choi of Korea. Wisconsin’s Steve...
by Bill Scott | Apr 9, 2012
Mark Wilson failed to make the Friday cut at the Masters and Madison’s Steve Stricker also struggled to a 47th place finish at Augusta yesterday. Stricker shot a final round 3-over par 75 to finish 7-over par for the tournament. Stricker birdied the 2nd and...
by Bill Scott | Mar 29, 2012
The PGA Tour tees it up for one final tournament before next week’s Masters. The Shell Houston Open begins Thursday in Humble Texas. Phil Mickelson is the defending champion. Steve Sticker is the lone Wisconsin golfer in the field. This will be...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2012
Wisconsin golfers Steve Stricker and Mark Wilson both advanced to the round of 16 at the World Match Play Championships in Arizona. Stricker made a 20-foot birdie putt on 18 to beat Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa 1-up. Stricker will face American Hunter Mahan in...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2012
Menomonee Falls native Mark Wilson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the PGA’s Humana Challenge on Sunday beating Robert Garrigus, John Mallinger and Johnson Wagner by two strokes. Wilson closed with a 3-under par 69 to finish at 24 under,...
