Monday, August 27, 2007

Stricker Completes Comeback

Hello. Congrats to Steve Stricker for winning the Barclay's tournament, the first stage of the Fedex Cup. Stricker is now first in the Fedex Cup points race heading into this week's Deutsche Bank tournament in Boston.
For Stricker, this completes a tremendous comeback. Over 10 years ago, he was one of the most dominant players in golf. He killed the field in the Western Open. He finished runner up to Vijay Singh in a PGA. He seemed to be knocking on the greatness door.
Then he suddenly couldn't hit the ball anymore. Even his great putting couldn't keep him from losing his PGA status. Only sponsors exemptions kept him on the radar.
Now Stricker is looking like one of the best American players on their President's Cup team. That team may now be a factor against the Internationals, something I didn't think possible a month ago.
And what of this Fedex Cup? Did this tournament meet expectations? I'm not sure. It may be exciting, as the Tour Championship was when it first came out with a bloated purse. I personally think these first 3 playoff tournaments could've been nixed, but time will tell.

Regards,
Steve

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