Steve Stricker Stays On Top In Local PGA Golf Event

The hometown star and tournament host shot an 8-under 64 at University Ridge to take a one-stroke lead over 63-year-old Brad Bryant in the PGA Tour Champions event.

Stricker birdied five of the first eight holes, bogeyed the par-5 ninth, and birdied Nos.

“The wind was out of the northeast, which is a wind that we don’t see very much of this time of year,” Stricker said.

“So there were some holes to start with that played pretty tough and I got through those holes in good shape.

We did get some mud balls today here and there, so it was good to play it in hand, but I could see with the forecast looking good that we might play it down.” Splitting time between the PGA Tour and the 50-and-over circuit, the 51-year-old Stricker had his 30th consecutive Champions round under par, the fourth-longest streak in tour history.

The 12-time PGA Tour winner played the big tour the last two weeks, tying for 18th in Memphis and tying for 20th in the U.S.

I haven’t played all that much golf and I’ve worked pretty hard on my golf swing, and my wife has me on this fancy diet where I’ve lost some weight.