Steve Stricker
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 United States
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| Nickname: | Strick, Mr. September |
| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1990 |
| Current tour: | PGA TOUR , PGA Tour Champions |
| Tournament wins: | 27 |
| Major wins : | 1 Senior Major (2019) |
Steven Charles Stricker (born February 23, 1967 in Edgerton , Wisconsin ) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour . In February 2010 he temporarily reached second place in the golf world rankings .
Career
After graduating from the University of Illinois , he became a professional golfer in 1990 . His most successful year on the PGA TOUR was initially in 1996, when Stricker won two titles, seven top 10 placements, and at the end of the season he took fourth place in the money list . His most valuable win to date was in 2001 at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship , when he narrowly defeated the Swede Pierre Fulke in the final and was able to win $ 1 million in prize money. In the 2007 season, Stricker achieved his best place in the money list of the PGA Tour with second place, in 2009 he recorded three wins and third place in the final ranking of the FedEx Cup , as well as his financially most successful season with over $ 6 million in prize money.
He missed a major win in 1998 at the PGA Championship in second by two strokes against Vijay Singh . At the US Open , Stricker has made it into the top 20 six times, including a 5th place in 1999.
For the USA he won the Dunhill Cup in 1996 together with Phil Mickelson and Mark O'Meara and was part of the successful Presidents Cup team in the same year, as well as in 2007, 2009 and 2013 . In 2008 he played for the first time in the Ryder Cup team in the USA, which won its first cup since 1999.
Stricker achieved a novelty on July 10, 2011, when he won the John Deere Classic, a PGA TOUR tournament, in Silvis, Illinois, USA for the third time in a row since 2009.
Stricker is married to his wife Nicki, has one child, and lives in Madison , Wisconsin . Nicki was Steve's caddy until her daughter was born.
The game
Stricker is known not for its length, but for its precision. A special feature of his swing is that he hardly bends his wrist when swinging back, so he keeps the club more or less in line with his arms.
PGA TOUR wins (12)
- 1996 Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open
- 2001 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship
- 2007 The Barclays
- 2009 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, John Deere Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship
- 2010 Northern Trust Open, John Deere Classic
- 2011 Memorial Tournament, John Deere Classic
- 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions
PGA Tour Champions victories (4)
- 2018 Cologuard Classic, Rapiscan Systems Classic, Sanford International
- 2019 Regions Tradition
Senior Major is in bold .
Other tournament victories (11)
- 1987 Wisconsin State Open (as amateur)
- 1990 Victoria Open (Canada), Wisconsin State Open
- 1991 Wisconsin State Open
- 1993 Canadian PGA Championship
- 1998 Wisconsin State Open
- 2000 Wisconsin State Open
- 2009 The Shark Shootout (with Jerry Kelly )
- 2013 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Bo Van Pelt)
- 2014 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Bo Van Pelt)
- 2017 QBE Shootout (with Sean O'Hair)
Results in major championships
| competition | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ! 2006 | 2007 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | T38 | T19 | T10 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| US Open | 83 | DNP | T13 | T60 | T36 | T5 | 5 | T27 | CUT | T16 | DNP | CUT | DNP | T6 | T13 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 | T62 | T52 | CUT | CUT | T42 | T59 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T23 | T26 | CUT | 2 | CUT | CUT | T66 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 | T23 |
| competition | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| The Masters | CUT | T6 | T58 | T19 | T15 | T8 | T21 | T28 | DNP | T16 | DNP | DNP |
| US Open | T29 | T23 | T58 | T19 | T15 | T8 | T21 | DNP | DNP | T16 | T20 | |
| The Open Championship | T7 | T52 | T55 | T12 | T23 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4th | T37 | DNP | |
| PGA Championship | T39 | CUT | T18 | T12 | T7 | T12 | T7 | T30 | T42 | T54 | DNP | CUT |
DNP = not participated
CUT = cut missed
"T" = split placement
Yellow background for top 10 placement.
Participation in team competitions
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (for USA): 1996 (winner)
- Presidents Cup (for USA): 1996 (winner), 2007 (winner), 2009 (winner), 2011 (winner), 2013 (winner)
- Ryder Cup (for USA): 2008 (winner), 2010, 2012
Web links
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Player profile at the PGA Tour (English)
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stricker, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stricker, Steven Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edgerton , Wisconsin , USA |