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Steve Stricker has emerged victorious at the 2024 Sanford International. The tournament was played from Friday, 13 September to Sunday, 15 September at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Stricker won the tournament in playoffs against Richard Green with a birdie on the fourth extra hole. He scored 67, 68, and 67 in the three rounds to finish at 8 under 202. He won a total of $315,000 from a total prize money of $2.1 million.
In the post-tournament interview with NBC Sports, the 57-year-old American dedicated his win to his father Bob Stricker. Steve said, via PGA Tour Champions:
"You know, we lost my dad in January, and I was trying to win one so bad. He was the guy who showed me the game, and I owe him everything, really. You know, we miss him a lot, but that was the guy that showed me the game, how to act on the course."
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Stricker's father Bob passed away at the age of 86. According to the Wisconsin Golf website, Bob was a successful high school golfer and led Edgerton to several state tournament appearances. He taught Steve Stricker golf at a local nine-hole course in Edgerton, Wisconsin.
Stricker further said:
"Just to be a professional, and we all miss him. Well, he got to see one heck of a year last year with six victories, and you know he's looking down on this one. Yeah, I appreciate it. I was putting some extra pressure on myself to try to win one, and just dedicate a win to him. And finally did. Got my monkey off my back, and this one's for my dad."
Stricker won six titles on PGA Tour Champions last year including three Majors. In 16 starts, he had five runner-ups in 2023 and won the Charles Schwab Cup last year.
A look at Steve Stricker's performance in 2024
Steve Stricker has had a great 2024 season. In 12 starts on PGA Tour Champions, he has had one win, six top-5 finishes, and 10 top-10 finishes. He is positioned fifth in the Charles Schwab Cup standings with a total earning of $1,561,570.
He won the recent Sanford International and finished runner-up to Ernie Els at the 2024 American Family Insurance Championship which he lost with a birdie on the fourth extra hole.
His other notable finishes include a third finish at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship, a fourth finish at the U.S. Senior Open Championship, and a T4 finish at the Kaulig Companies Championship.
Let's take a look at Steve Stricker's performances in the 2024 season:
2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments
- THE PLAYERS Championship: Missed Cut (72-74, 146, +2)
2024 PGA TOUR Champions Tournaments
- Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai: 3 (66-64-66, 196, -20)
- Chubb Classic: T7 (69-67, 136, -8)
- Cologuard Classic: T32 (68-66-75, 209, -4)
- Hoag Classic: 7 (67-67-70, 204, -9)
- The Galleri Classic: T6 (68-69-69, 206, -10)
- Regions Tradition: T3 (67-65-73-69, 274, -14)
- KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship: 8 (66-69-71-68, 274, -10)
- American Family Insurance Championship: 2-y (69-66-69, 204, -12)
- U.S. Senior Open Championship: 4 (66-66-66-73, 271, -9)
- Kaulig Companies Championship: T4 (66-68-67-73, 274, -6)
- Ascension Charity Classic: T15 (71-71-66, 208, -5)
- Sanford International: 1-x (67-68-67-4, 202, -8)
