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First official PGA practice round is underway

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WHISTLING STRAITS ENTRANCEMost 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 playoffs.  Vijay Singh won a three-way showdown in 2004.  Germany’s Martin Kaymer won the 2010 crown after Dustin Johnson blew the title with a bunker shot violation on the final hole.  Spectators will sit over that bunker this year.

The P-G-A says no more tickets will be sold for Saturday’s and Sunday’s rounds. [Read more…]

PGA announces Champions Tour event in Madison starting in 2016

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Steve Stricker

Steve Stricker

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 and American Family Insurance Chairman and CEO Jack Salzwedel at a press conference this morning.

The inaugural event will be held June 20-23 of next year.  Steve Stricker, who is a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, will serve as tournament host in [Read more…]

Stricker to assist Ryder Cup squad

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Steve Stricker

Steve Stricker

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 Floyd, who had previously been added by Watson as assistant captains.

Watson introduced Stricker at a news conference on Wednesday, the day before Stricker will play in the 96th PGA Championship in Louisville.

The 47-year-old Stricker played on the 2008, 2010 and 2012 Ryder Cup teams and has a 3-7-1 record in 11 matches.

Europe has won five of the last six Ryder Cups.

PGA Championship

Stricker is joined in the PGA Championship field this week by fellow Madison golfer Jerry Kelly and Menasha’s Ryan Helminen.

Tiger Woods, despite withdrawing from the Bridgestone Invitational last week because of a back injury, announced that he’ll be playing in this weeks PGA Championship.

Jason Dufner is the defending champion.

Stricker tied for 5th after two rounds at Greenbrier Classic

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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 bogey free round included a chip-in from 29 feet on No. 4 in cool conditions before the wind picked up considerably late in his morning round.

First-round leader and defending champion Jonas Blixt had three early bogeys and shot 73 to drop into a tie for 25th at 3-under par.

Fed Ex Cup points leader Jimmy Walker (75) was among those who missed the cut.  He finished five over.

Stricker in the hunt after day 1 of the Greenbrier Classic

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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 golfers are in the clubhouse just a shot off the lead at -5.  Stricker is tied with four others at -4.

Stricker is playing this weekend with his wife Nicki as his caddie.  This is his first tournament since finishing 21st at the U.S. Open.

Stricker is also scheduled to play next week at the John Deere Classic.

Another Wisconsin golfer, Mark Wilson shot an opening round 2-under par 68.

 

Stricker tied for 7th after two rounds at Shell Houston Open

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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 Saturday’s Final Four semifinals.

Stricker fired a 3-under par 69 in Friday’s second round to improve to 7-under par after two rounds.  He’s 5-shots behind front-runner Sergio Garcia.

Garcia fired a 7-under par 65 on Friday to move to 12-under par at the midway point of the tournament.  He has a 1-shot lead over Matt Kuchar, who shot a 5-under 67 today to climb to 11-under.

Stricker and Kelly post top 10 finishes at the John Deere

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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 3-years in a row from 2009 to 2011 before finishing tied for 5th last year.

Jerry Kelly had a strong showing as well.  Kelly was 1-shot off the pace at 18-under par to finish in a 3-way tie for 4th.

19-year-old Jordan Spieth took home the trophy after outlasting Zach Johnson and David Hearn in a 5-hole, sudden death playoff.  Spieth is just the the fourth teen to ever win on the PGA Tour and the first teen to do so since 1931.

Neither Stricker or Kelly will be playing in this weeks British Open.  Golf’s 3rd Major of the year gets underway early Thursday from Muirfield in Scotland.

Stricker looking to make it 4 out of 5 at the John Deere

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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 event has belonged to Stricker in recent years.  He hoisted the trophy for three straight years from 2009 to 2011 before snapping that run last year finishing in a tie for 5th place.

The semi-retired Stricker is playing a light schedule in 2013.  He will not be making the trip to Muirfield for the year’s 3rd Major next week.

Also in the field this week are Jerry Kelly (1:05 tee time) and Mark Wilson (8:50 tee time).  Zach Johnson is the reigning champion.

Stricker should be on Ryder Cup team

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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 that Steve Stricker would be one of those selections, to serve as Tiger Woods playing partner.

Stricker comes up short at the John Deere Classic (AUDIO)

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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 row; Tom Morris Jr., Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen and Tiger Woods, who did it twice.

Stricker ended the week 16-under par in a tie for 5th place.  He entered the final round in 2nd place, 3-shots behind Troy Matteson but couldn’t find his stroke when it mattered most…

AUDIO Steve Stricker says he didn’t play as well in the final round :19

AUDIO Steve Stricker says he wasn’t able to pull off a fourth straight win at the John Deere Classic :10

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