| Yesterday we just generally introduced something | | | | Stricker's best result in a major championship. |
| about Steve Stricker, today we will see more about | | | | |
| him. | | | | Stricker has six times finished inside the Top 20 at the |
| He first joined the PGA Tour in 1994 had achieved | | | | U.S. Open, his best finish a fifth-place score at the 1999 |
| early success in 1996, when Stricker notched two | | | | U.S. Open played at Pinehurst No. 2. |
| victories (Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open) and | | | | Stricker suffered a slump and lost his tour card in 2004 |
| seven top ten finishes on his way to finishing fourth on | | | | after several years of poor form. In 2006, relying on |
| the 1996 PGA Tour money list. Stricker's third win | | | | sponsor exemptions he managed seven top-10 |
| came at the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play | | | | finishes and Stricker was voted PGA Tour Comeback |
| Championship, where he defeated Pierre Fulke 2 and 1 | | | | Player of the Year. His renewed form continued |
| to earn the $1,000,000 prize. He won the The Barclays | | | | throughout 2007, qualifying for the Presidents Cup and |
| tournament on August 26, 2007 ending an 11-year | | | | after his victory at The Barclays, Stricker reached a |
| losing span on American soil. | | | | high of 4th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Stricker |
| In 1998, Steve Stricker played himself into contention in | | | | finished runner-up in the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs to |
| the final round of the PGA Championship at Sahalee | | | | Tiger Woods. He was again voted PGA Tour |
| Country Club in Redmond, Washington. Thanks to a | | | | Comeback Player of the Year in 2007. He was also |
| back-nine surge, PGA Tour veteran Vijay Singh | | | | inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall |
| bested Stricker down the stretch and claimed a | | | | of Fame in 2007. |
| two-stroke victory. The runner-up finish remains | | | | |