Open: Qualified for his 20th U. Open after advancing through sectional qualifying. Made the cut in his 24th consecutive major championship and posted on the weekend to finish T16 at 5-under. Started the final round T32, jumping 25 spots. In seven events this season, has now recorded four tops, with the T7 marking his first foray into the top Masters Tournament: Played in his 16th Masters Tournament, finishing T16 following a final-round 4-under-par Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic: Posted a closing-round 7-under-par 65 - the day's low round - which was instrumental in his T3 finish at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.
Was the hole leader by three strokes over Lehman after a record second-round score of under-par 63 at Omni Tucson National's Catalina Course. Holding a two-stroke advantage through 15 holes, a pair of critical miscues down the stretch Sunday proved costly. Three-putted for bogey at No. Ended the season No. The Open Championship: Capitalized on his spot in the th Open Championship by finishing alone in fourth, his best finish in a major since the PGA Championship 2nd. Marked his 13th top in 66 majors.
Posted rounds of to finish at 5-under , 15 shots behind winner Henrik Stenson. His second-round 75 included 17 pars and a quadruple bogey-8 on the par-4 15th at Royal Troon. Moved to 84th in the FedExCup standings, his best position since FedEx St. Jude Classic in 10 years, finished runner-up with Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka with rounds of to finish the tournament at under, three shots behind winner Daniel Berger.
Valspar Championship: Making his first start at the Valspar Championship since , shared the hole lead on the strength of a second-round 66 before shooting weekend rounds of to finish T7 for his first top of the season and his third straight at the event. Ryder Cup: U. It marked the first time in 63 major championship starts he has posted all four rounds in the 60s. The performance was also his first top at the Memorial since winning in Presidents Cup: Playing in his fifth Presidents Cup, was in five matches, including a mark in foursomes.
Jumped from No. Deutsche Bank Championship: Four rounds in the 60s, including a third-round, 8-under 63, led to a runner-up finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship for his third runner-up showing of the season. Finished two strokes behind tournament winner Henrik Stenson and was the only player to move inside the top 10 in The Presidents Cup standings to earn a spot on the United States team. Made seven birdies in the final round to post a 5-under 66 and net a T10 with Jim Herman.
With his under total for the week, reached under par at TPC Deere Run since his first win there in Open: Finished T8 in his 18th U.
His title hopes took a setback with a triple bogey-8 on the par-5 second hole—his highest single-hole score in a U. The year-old was hoping to supplant Hale Irwin as the oldest U. Open winner. Irwin was 45 years, 15 old and playing on a special exemption when he won his third U.
Open title in also won in and Has posted nine of his 12 career victories and eight of his 13 runner-up finishes since turning 40, in Was paired with Phil Mickelson all four rounds, carding the same scores the first three days , but pulling ahead with a 68 compared to Mickelson's 71 Sunday. Ended the week by increasing his streak of holes without a three-putt at TPC Blue Monster at Doral to , dating to the second round in No.
On Wednesday, spent nearly an hour giving putting tips to Woods. He led in Strokes Gained-Putting for the week, with Woods finishing second. Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Playing in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions for the seventh time and for the fourth consecutive season, finished the weather-shortened hole event in second, four strokes behind Dustin Johnson.
The event "started" twice during the regularly scheduled first round Friday and later Sunday, but both times PGA TOUR rules staff halted play due to unplayable windy conditions and subsequently voided all scores that had taken place.
The tournament officially began with 36 holes on a Monday that was originally schedule to have been the final day of play. The runner-up finish was his second at Kapalua and the 12th of his career.
In his last five trips to Kapalua, he has finished second , T10 , T4 and won During his pre-tournament press conference, he announced his intentions to cut back on his schedule, mentioning that he intends to play approximately 10 PGA TOUR tournaments.
Lost singles match to Martin Kaymer of Germany. It was his first top in a major championship since the Masters T6. World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Birdied his final three holes en route to a 6-under 64 to finish T2 and just one stroke behind Keegan Bradley at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational—the 11th runner-up finish of his career.
It was his fourth-consecutive top at the Bridgestone Invitational. Was seeking to become just the seventh player with multiple World Golf Championships victories. In his 11th start in the event, Stricker began the final round three strokes off Troy Matteson's under lead.
Bogeys on three of his last five holes dashed any remaining hopes of securing a fourth consecutive title. Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Following an offseason clouded by the possibility of a neck injury, he carded a final-round, 4-under 69 to capture his 12th PGA TOUR victory in the first event of the season with a three-stroke victory over Martin Laird at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
His Saturday 63 was the lowest second-round score in tournament history, falling just one shy of the low 18 at The Plantation Course.
His win gave him at least one victory in each of the last four years Continued his perfect streak 7 of 7 of never having lost when entering the final round of a hole event alone with a lead. The only time he failed to carry the outright lead to victory was at the hole Humana Challenge T3 in In his post-win press conference, he told a story from six years ago of his now year-old daughter winning a junior tournament.
Presidents Cup: Playing in his fourth Presidents Cup team for the United States, compiled a record, including a singles victory over Y. It marked the 25th time that score has been recorded in a major championship.
John Deere Classic: In July, birdied his 72nd hole from the fringe from 25 feet in dramatic style to claim his third straight win at the John Deere Classic by a stroke over Kyle Stanley. He also he became just the 17th different player to win a TOUR event in three consecutive years.
During the second round, he aced No. The hole-in-one was the fifth on the eighth hole at the Memorial. To kick off the third round, he recorded an eagle-2 on the yard second hole with a 53 degree sand wedge from yards. He followed that three holes later with an eagle-3 on the yard fifth hole. Joins Rocco Mediate Frys. Johnson U. Becomes the 13th player since to record eagles on a par-3, par-4 and par-5 in the same week in stroke-play events on TOUR and the first in Memorial Tournament history.
Is the 14th player since to have three eagles in a week at the Memorial. No one has recorded four in one tournament at Muirfield Village GC. Was the only player in the field to post all four rounds in the 60s at the event. The last player to record four rounds in the 60s at the Memorial was Bart Bryant on his way to victory in Has now held the outright lead five times on TOUR after holes and has converted each into victory.
Since , is the first winner of the Memorial to play the back nine over-par for the week 4-over. He was under on the front. The highest back nine by a winner was even-par by Hale Irwin in and Greg Norman in hole event. Took advantage of Nos. On those three holes he had nine birdies, one eagle and two pars. Is the seventh player over age 40 to win at Memorial and fourth-oldest.
Kenny Perry is the oldest winner of the event. Shell Houston Open: Claimed third top finish of the season, at the Shell Houston Open, finishing T4 with rounds of on the weekend. In 46 rounds, he has failed to produce a score of par or better just five times. Pass the tissues, please, because this week is even bigger. The Ryder Cup is on the menu and if the Americans win it for only the fourth time since , the Ryder Cup captaincy will be The Legacy of Steve Stricker, in capital letters.
Nice Guy persona. No, make that a great ride. It would be an unfair generalization to say he was just too nice to win a major but there is a kernel of truth in that. At 54, this is his moment. The Ryder Cup can change the way the world views a man. Ask Bernhard Langer, who missed a final putt.
Ask Bernard Gallacher, a Scot who had a nice, quiet career with ten European Tour wins but is best remembered as the man who captained the European team to a win on American soil at Oak Hill in Ask Ben Crenshaw, who won a pair of Masters.
What could be bigger than that? Steve Stricker holds a T-shirt "cannon" Thursday. Guys are anxious to play. Stricker opens 5-shot lead at Senior Players Steve Stricker increased his lead to five strokes Friday in the Senior Players Championship, following an opening 7-under 63 with a 68 at breezy Firestone.
All rights reserved. Tournament Stats. AP — Of course he cried. The odds of Steve Stricker not having tears running down his face after leading the U. AP — Americans hit three unforgettable shots on the opening day of the Ryder Cup and two went for naught.
Woods sent a group text through captain Steve Stricker to American players, saying he was behind them in their battle to regain the cup. AP — Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington still haven't faced the toughest part of being Ryder Cup captains, a decision they can only hope never gets revealed. Odds are he wouldn't have been at Whistling Straits. Spieth, who won three majors before he turned 24, was mired in a slump for the better part of three years.
AP — Padraig Harrington had a tight grip on Ryder Cup trophy Monday as the European captain walked through a white-tented corridor toward the stage for the opening press conference. Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington have been Ryder Cup captains for nearly three years, long enough to know not every decision they make is going to be popular. Equipped with the most captain's picks in Ryder Cup history, Stricker added four more rookies to his team on Tuesday to join the six players who earned automatic spots.
Mickelson fills out the roster of five assistant captains to Steve Stricker for the American team that tries to win the cup back from Europe at Whistling Straits on Sept.
AP — Patrick Cantlay earned the sixth and final automatic spot on the U. All that meant was avoiding a phone call from the captain, Steve Stricker, after the Tour Championship to inform him of being a pick. AP — Alex Cejka has had no trouble adjusting to professional golf's and-over division.
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