Steve Stricker
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 190 (86 kg)
Age: 55 (February 23, 1967)
Birthplace: Edgerton, Wisconsin
Residence: Madison, Wisconsin
Family:
Wife, Nicki; Bobbi Maria, Isabella Nicole
Education:
University of Illinois
Special Interests:
Hunting
Turned Professional:
1990
City plays from:
Madison, WI, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURPast champion beyond 150 in 2020-21 FedExCup (thru 2021-22)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (12):
1996 (2) Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open. 2001 (1) World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2007 (1) The Barclays. 2009 (3) Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, John Deere Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship. 2010 (2) Northern Trust Open, John Deere Classic. 2011 (2) the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, John Deere Classic. 2012 (1) Hyundai Tournament of Champions.PGA TOUR Champions Victories (8):
2018 (3) Cologuard Classic, Rapiscan Systems Classic, Sanford International. 2019 (2) Regions Tradition, U.S. Senior Open Championship. 2020 (2) Chubb Classic, Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship. 2022 (1) Regions Tradition.International Victories (2):
1990 Victoria Open [Can]..
1993 Canadian PGA Championship [Can]..
Other Victories (5):
2018 QBE Shootout [with Sean O'Hair].
2013 CVS Caremark Charity Classic [with Bo Van Pelt].
2009 Shark Shootout [with Jerry Kelly].
1993 Canadian PGA Championship [Can].
1990 Times Colonist Open [Can].
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
60 - 2010 John Deere Classic (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2012 Hyundai Tournament of ChampionsCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#2 : 2010 Shell Houston OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,350,000 : 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship (Finished 1)2021-22 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR Champions
Mitsubishi Electric Classic - Finished T10 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic for his 12th top-10 in his last 13 starts on PGA TOUR Champions, dating back to last season. Shot 68-73-70.
National Team Selections
Presidents Cup : 1996, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Presidents Cup Captain : 2017
Ryder Cup : 2008, 2010, 2012
Dunhill Cup : 1996
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 517 | 1730 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 109 | 213 | 386 | 131 | 2 | $44,936,354 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 157 | $640,311 | |||||
| 2020 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 199 | $212,582 | ||||||
| 2019 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 216 | $135,670 | ||||||
| 2018 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 145 | $582,566 | ||||||
| 2017 | 13 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 115 | $1,002,036 | |||||
| 2016 | 15 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 76 | $1,418,647 | ||||
| 2015 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 176 | $269,701 | |||||||
| 2014 | 11 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 116 | $1,154,747 | ||||||
| 2013 | 13 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | $4,440,532 | |||||
| 2012 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 20 | $3,420,021 | |||
| 2011 | 19 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 18 | $3,992,785 | ||||
| 2010 | 19 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | $4,190,235 | ||||
| 2009 | 22 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | $6,332,636 | ||
| 2008 | 22 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 14 | $2,438,304 | ||||
| 2007 | 23 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 | $4,663,077 | ||
| 2006 | 17 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 2 | $1,811,811 | ||||
| 2005 | 21 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | $397,640 | ||||||
| 2004 | 27 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | $440,906 | ||||||
| 2003 | 21 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 13 | $150,590 | |||||||
| 2002 | 22 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | $789,713 | ||||||
| 2001 | 20 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | $1,676,229 | |||||
| 2000 | 21 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | $418,780 | ||||||
| 1999 | 21 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | $662,461 | ||||||
| 1998 | 21 | 82 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 1 | $1,313,948 | |||||
| 1997 | 20 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | $167,652 | ||||||
| 1996 | 22 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 3 | $1,383,739 | |||
| 1995 | 23 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 3 | $438,931 | ||||||
| 1994 | 26 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | $334,409 | |||
| 1993 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $46,171 | ||||||
| 1992 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | $5,550 | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $3,974 | |||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2021 | CUT | T44 | CUT | ||||||
| 2020 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2019 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2018 | T23 | T20 | |||||||
| 2017 | T41 | T16 | T54 | T16 | T37 | ||||
| 2016 | T42 | 4 | |||||||
| 2015 | T38 | T28 | T30 | ||||||
| 2014 | T13 | T31 | T7 | T21 | T33 | T63 | 57 | ||
| 2013 | T37 | T20 | T12 | T8 | T5 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | CUT | T47 | T7 | T15 | T23 | T9 | T2 | T8 | |
| 2011 | T12 | T11 | T12 | T19 | T12 | T33 | 14 | T18 | |
| 2010 | T30 | T18 | T58 | T55 | T33 | T9 | T16 | ||
| 2009 | T22 | T6 | CUT | T23 | T52 | T17 | T6 | T13 | |
| 2008 | CUT | CUT | T39 | T29 | T7 | T9 | T43 | T6 | |
| 2007 | T52 | CUT | T23 | T13 | T8 | T33 | T41 | T35 | |
| 2006 | T7 | T6 | |||||||
| 2004 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2003 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2002 | T19 | CUT | CUT | T16 | T59 | T33 | |||
| 2001 | CUT | T10 | T66 | CUT | T42 | 1 | |||
| 2000 | CUT | T19 | CUT | T27 | CUT | T17 | |||
| 1999 | T6 | T38 | CUT | 5 | CUT | T33 | |||
| 1998 | T51 | 2 | T5 | T52 | |||||
| 1997 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T36 | T62 | ||||
| 1996 | CUT | CUT | T26 | T60 | T22 | ||||
| 1995 | T11 | T23 | T13 | ||||||
| 1994 | T23 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 83 | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2017 | CUT | |||
| 2016 | T53 | T24 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | T4 | T2 | |
| 2012 | T54 | T13 | T26 | 22 |
| 2011 | T24 | T42 | W/D | 15 |
| 2010 | T3 | 9 | T8 | T25 |
| 2009 | T2 | 1 | T53 | 6 |
| 2008 | T19 | T13 | T10 | T24 |
| 2007 | 1 | T9 | 3 | T17 |
Personal
- Wife, Nicki, who had been his caddie throughout his professional career, gave up the bag in 1998 to deliver daughter Bobbi Maria. She still caddies periodically.
- Father-in-law Dennis Tiziani, a former golf coach at University of Wisconsin who played intermittently on the PGA TOUR in the 1970s, is his instructor.
- Brother-in-law Mario Tiziani played on TOUR in 2005 and currently serves as his manager.
- Captained the 2017 Presidents Cup U.S. Team to victory at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, New Jersey, and also captained the 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup Team to victory at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.
- Inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame in December 2007.
- Became the 15th recipient of the Payne Stewart Award when he won the honor in 2012. The Payne Stewart Award is presented annually to a player sharing Stewart's respect for the traditions of the game, his commitment to uphold the game's heritage of charitable support and his professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the sport through his dress and conduct.
- In 2013 started a charitable foundation with American Family Insurance focusing on nutrition and wellness to help promote strong families and healthy kids.
- Brought the PGA TOUR back to the state of Wisconsin for the first time since 2009 when the American Family Insurance Championship debuted on PGA TOUR Champions in 2016. Serves as tournament host for the event held in Madison and became eligible to compete when he turned 50 in 2017.