Steven Charles Stricker or Steve Stricker was born February 23, 1967 in Edgerton, Wisconsin America. He is an American professional golfer.
Stricker graduated of the University of Illinois in 1990 and turned professional in same year. He won seven times on the PGA Tour included Kemper Open I 1996, Motorola Western Open in 1996, Accenture Match Play Championship in 2001, The Barclays in 2007, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in 2009, John Deere Classic in 2009 and Deutsche Bank Championship in 2009.
In 1996, Stricker finishing fourth PGA Tour money list.
In 1998, Steve Stricker's best result to 2nd in a major championship. He played himself into contention in the final round of the PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in Redmond, Washington. Stricker has six times finished inside the Top 20 at the U.S. Open, his best finish a fifth-place score at the 1999 U.S. Open played at Pinehurst No. 2.
Stricker was voted PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year in 2006. His renewed form continued throughout 2007, qualifying for the Presidents Cup and after his victory at The Barclays, Stricker reached a high of 4th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Stricker finished runner-up in the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs to Tiger Woods. He was again voted PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year in 2007. He was also inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2007.
In 2008 the Mercedes Benz Championship, Stricker lost out in a play-off. This result took Stricker to 3rd in the world rankings.
Stricker won his fifth tournament on tour at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial at the end of May with a playoff. Stricker won again in 2009 at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois and Stricker's third win of 2009 came in September at the Deutsche Bank Championship. It was Stricker's second FedEx Cup playoff win, a win that also vaulted him ahead of Tiger Woods to the top of the FedEx Cup standings and vaulted him to second in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Stricker has never finished below the top-25 in any of his ten career starts.
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