Stricker posted a four-under 68 for a six-stroke victory and his fourth PGA Excursion Champions primary name; 55-year-old has completed no worse than 2nd in every of his final 4 appearances on the Areas Custom
Final Up to date: 16/05/22 12:08am
Steve Stricker loved a dominant victory on the Areas Custom
Ryder Cup-winning captain Steve Stricker secured his fourth senior primary name by means of last out an outstanding wire-to-wire victory on the Areas Custom in Alabama.
Stricker posted a four-under 68 at the ultimate day at Greystone Golfing & Nation Membership to finish the week on 21-under and 6 transparent of closest challenger Padraig Harrington, the opposing captain in USA’s record-breaking Ryder Cup luck final September.
The victory is Stricker’s 8th at the over 50s circuit and 2nd within the opening senior primary of the 12 months, having additionally received it in 2019, with the most recent luck coming in simply his 0.33 tournament since coming back from a six-month absence for well being causes.
“It is been a very long time [since winning],” an emotional Stricker stated after his win. “I hate crying, however the place I used to be final November or even a few months in the past, to come back full-circle right here, it approach so much.”
Stricker made a two-putt birdie on the par-five 2nd and collected any other shot on the 5th, ahead of finishing a run of eleven directly pars by means of holing out from a greenside bunker on the seventeenth and birdieing the par-five final to near out an outstanding victory.
Steve Stricker tees off at the tenth hollow all through the overall day on the Areas Custom, a PGA Excursion Champions golfing tournament, Sunday, Might 15, 2022, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Picture/Vasha Hunt)
Harrington birdied his ultimate two holes for a last 68 and solo 2nd, whilst Stricker’s enjoying spouse Steven Alker carded a level-par 72 to finish the week in tied-third with Ernie Els, Rod Pampling, Stuart Appleby and 2018 winner Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Stricker has completed all 10 rounds since his go back throughout the top-10, together with a tie for 2nd on the Insperity Invitational. It used to be his fourth directly 12 months at Greystone completing within the ultimate workforce, together with a win in 2019 and runner-up finishes in 2018 and 2021.
“I did not know what to anticipate popping out 3 weeks in the past, Stricker added. “I did not know if I may make it 3 weeks in a row.”
