Steve Stricker

Steve Stricker
Stricker in 2011
Personal information
Full nameSteven Charles Stricker
NicknameMr. September, Strick
Born (1967-02-23) February 23, 1967 (age 57)
Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceMadison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouse
Nicki Tiziani
(m. 1993)
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Illinois
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Canadian Tour
Professional wins41
Highest ranking2 (September 6, 2009)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour12
European Tour1
PGA Tour Champions18
European Senior Tour2
Other11
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT6: 2009
PGA Championship2nd: 1998
U.S. Open5th/T5: 1998, 1999
The Open Championship4th: 2016
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
2006, 2007
Payne Stewart Award2012
Byron Nelson Award2013
PGA Tour Champions
Charles Schwab Cup winner
2023
PGA Tour Champions
money list winner
2023
PGA Tour Champions
Player of the Year
2023
PGA Tour Champions
Byron Nelson Award
2023

Steven Charles Stricker (born February 23, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has twelve victories on the PGA Tour, including the WGC-Match Play title in 2001 and two FedEx Cup playoff events. His most successful season on tour came at age 42 in 2009, with three victories and a runner-up finish on the money list. Stricker spent over 250 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking,[2] reaching a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in September 2009. Stricker served as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2021 matches, winning at Whistling Straits in his home state of Wisconsin.

  1. ^ "Week 36 2009 Ending 6 Sep 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking Advanced Statistics". Golfrankingstats.com. July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.