by Bill Scott | Feb 8, 2021
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...
by Bill Scott | Jun 5, 2018
Edgerton’s Steve Stricker has earned a spot in next weeks U.S. Open Field, qualifying in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday. Stricker shot rounds of 68 and 65 in 36-hole sectional qualifying to earn a spot in the U.S. Open field June 14-17. Stricker has 12 wins on...
by Bill Scott | Jul 14, 2017
Charles Howell III and Ollie Schniederjans each shot 8-under-par 63’s on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the PGA’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Howell birdied seven of his first nine holes at TPC Deere Run. Schniederjans birdied five...
by Bill Scott | Aug 8, 2016
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...
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 | Jun 13, 2016
Madison’s Steve Stricker finished tied for second at the PGA’s FedEx St. Jude Classic on Sunday, earning him a spot in the upcoming British Open. Stricker said he hasn’t decided yet if he will actually play in the event, but he’s never won a...
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 10, 2016
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. ...
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 | Aug 10, 2015
Most of the 156 golfers at the P-G-A Championship will be on hand today for practice rounds. It’s the third time in 12 years that the season’s final major is at Whistling Straits at Haven, near Sheboygan. The first two events at Whistling Straits ended in...
by Bill Scott | Jun 1, 2015
Madison’s University Ridge will play host to a Champions Tour event beginning in 2016. The event will be sponsored by American Family Insurance. Madison’s Steve Stricker joined PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez...
by Bill Scott | Aug 7, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Jul 5, 2014
Madison’s Steve Stricker shot a 2-under par 68 and is tied for fifth with Brice Garnett and Chris Kirk at the midway point of the PGA’s Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia. Billy Hurley III fired a season-best 7-under 63 to take the second-round lead. His...
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 | Apr 4, 2014
It looks like Madison’s Steve Stricker will be making the trip from Houston to Dallas after Saturday’s 3rd round of the Shell Houston Open. Stricker said he plans to head to AT&T Stadium in Arlington to watch the Badgers play Kentucky in...
by Bill Scott | Jul 15, 2013
For the 5th straight year, Steve Stricker found himself in the top-10 at the John Deere Classic. Stricker posted a 16-under par performance for the week at the TPC Deere Run for a 10th place time with Jim Herman and a near $120,000 payday. Stricker won the event...
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 | Aug 13, 2012
A 7th place finish for Madison’s Steve Stricker at the PGA Championship over the weekend. That leaves Stricker out of the top 8 places for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. U.S. Captain Davis Love III will make the four final picks in three weeks but he made it clear...
by Bill Scott | Jul 16, 2012
Steve Stricker entered the final round of the John Deere Classic at the TPC Deere Run in Illinois with a chance at a four-peat in the event, however a bogey plagued back-nine left him 4-shots off the lead. Only 4-golfers have ever won the same tournament 4-times in a...
