Steve Stricker wins twelfth PGA Tour Champions title, plans for full schedule in 2023
Steve Stricker is taking on the PGA Tour Champions.
The 55-year-old gained his 12th Champions tour title – his fifth win in his final 11 begins – on Saturday after he eased his technique to a six-shot win on the Mitsubishi Electrical Championship at Hualalai. Stricker completed at 23 below to beat out Steven Alker, Mike Weir, Ken Tanigawa and Darren Clarke, who all completed T-2 at 17 below.
“It was loads of enjoyable,” stated Stricker. “To win right here, I didn’t know what sort of sport I had coming into this week, nevertheless it was fairly good.”
Stricker started the ultimate spherical with a two-shot lead and proceeded to make three birdies in his opening 4 holes. Two extra birdies on Nos. 10 and 13 in addition to an eagle on the par-5 14th led Stricker to his 12th win in simply over 5 seasons on the senior circuit.
Stricker shot a 12-under 60 throughout Friday’s second spherical to turn out to be the simply second participant shoot 60 or higher on each the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, becoming a member of Paul Goydos. Stricker shot an opening-round 60 on the 2010 John Deere Basic, the identical day Goydos signed for a 59. Goydos shot 60 within the second spherical of the 2017 3M Championship on the Champions tour.
Additionally a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, Stricker has now gained 1 / 4 of his begins on the PGA Tour Champions.
“You already know, I noticed that stat someplace alongside the way in which. I really feel fortunate and blessed to have the ability to be doing this nonetheless, particularly the place I got here from a 12 months in the past,” stated Stricker, referencing a nasty sickness that noticed him lose almost 30 kilos. “It’s nonetheless loads of enjoyable. I nonetheless put within the time, I put within the effort. I’ve acquired an amazing help system in my spouse and youngsters like to see me play, and Mario helps when he’s not taking part in. You already know, everyone that’s with me is so supportive; my household, my dad and mom I ought to say and my in-laws. It nonetheless retains going, I nonetheless really feel like there’s extra to do and I can proceed to play and play at the next degree. So it’s thrilling for me nonetheless to come back out right here and play.”
Stricker plans to “play a fairly full schedule” this season and desires to proceed to play just a few PGA Tour occasions as nicely, such because the John Deere Basic, the place he’s a three-time winner.
The Champions tour is again in motion Feb. 11th of September with the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco and returns to the states the next week with the Chubb Basic, Feb. 17-19, at Tiburon Golf Membership in Naples, Florida.