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 | Aug 4, 2014
After winning the British Open, Rory McIlroy came from three shots down on the final day yesterday to win the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. McIlroy closed with a 4-under 66 to make a 3-shot deficit to pass Sergio Garcia and win by two strokes. He also took...
by Bill Scott | Aug 2, 2014
Sergio Garcia one-putted the final 11 holes and made birdies on his last seven holes Friday in the PGA’s Bridgestone Invitational to tie the course record at Firestone with a 9-under-61 and take a three-shot lead in Akron, Ohio. Garcia had a birdie putt on every...
by Bill Scott | Aug 1, 2014
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...
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 | 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 | Apr 14, 2014
Bubba Watson won his second green jacket in the last three years on Sunday, firing a final round 3-under par 69 to beat Jordan Spieth and Jonas Blixt by three shots. Watson finished at 8-under-par 280 and earned more than $1.6 million for the win. After his win, he...
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...
by Bill Scott | Apr 9, 2014
The 2014 Masters opens play at Augusta National on Thursday without world number-1 Tiger Woods. Woods first played at the Masters back in 1995 and has been a huge ratings draw ever since. He’s won four green jackets and finished in the top 10 nine other times....
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 | Oct 4, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker helped the Americans grab the first day lead on day one of the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Stricker’s difficult sand shot to three feet saved par as he and 20-year-old Jordan Spieth held on for a 1-up win...
by Bill Scott | Sep 23, 2013
Henrik Stenson finished off the best stretch of his career Sunday with the biggest payoff in golf. Stenson closed with a 2-under par 68 to win the Tour Championship by three shots over 20-year old Jordan Spieth and Steve Stricker. The 37-year-old Stenson won the...
by Bill Scott | Sep 16, 2013
It was a soggy day at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois on Sunday. Rain forced the final round of the BMW Championship to be postponed until today. Jim Furyk (-13) takes a 1-shot lead into the finale today, with Madison native Steve Stricker just a shot...
by Bill Scott | Sep 12, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker fired a 5-under par 66 on day 1 of the BMW Championship. Stricker trails clubhouse leader Brandt Snedeker who fired an opening round 8-under par 63. Zach Johnson is in the clubhouse with a 7-under par 64, just 1-shot off the lead. ...
by Bill Scott | Sep 12, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker enters the opening round of the BMW Championship today ranked 8th in the FedEx Cup playoff point standings. Stricker skipped the first week of the playoffs, then took second at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Stricker’s initial...
by Bill Scott | Aug 10, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker shot a 3-under par 67 on Friday and trails Jason Dufner by 4-shots at the PGA Championship in Rochester, New York. Stricker stands at 5-under par. Dufner matched the best round ever in a major championship with a 63 and tops the...
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...
