ORLANDO, Fla. The worst kept secret in golf becoming official couldn't have happened soon enough for Steve Stricker.I just wanted it [the announcement] to be over with and be done with it, said Stricker, who was named the 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Feb. 20.Now Stricker can focus on the job of winning back the Ryder Cup next year at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, and those duties begin this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This event is his first start on the PGA Tour since being named captain.Stricker is playing on a sponsor exemption at Bay Hill. He said his chance to play PGA Tour events over the next two years will help him prepare to be captain.
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My No. 1 job is to captain that team and do that the right way, but then I want to be able to come out here and play, he said. Just to be with these guys and see some of these young players is going to be helpful for me.Pairings like this weeks threesome with Kevin Kisner and Keith Mitchell, last weeks winner at the Honda Classic, will give him an idea of what to expect when it comes time to make his captains picks and create potential pairings for the matches.Ive never played with Keith so its a chance to get to know the young guys a little bit and learn their games, Stricker said.
Playing in PGA Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker as 2020 US Ryder Cup captainSource: Golf ChannelPublished on 2019-03-06
The 51-year-old Stricker was a member of winning U.S. Ryder Cup efforts in 2008 and '16, the latter as a Vice Captain. A 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, Stricker also played in five Presidents Cups, an event at which he served as victorious U.S. Captain in 2017.
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Stricker did play in his first Ryder Cup until he was 41, part of a rare U.S victory at Valhalla in 2008. That was the first of three straight Ryder Cups, and he spent the last three Ryder Cups as
Playing in PGA Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker
Steve Stricker said his chance to play PGA Tour events over the next two years will help him prepare to be the 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup captain.
Playing Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker as
Playing Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker as
PGA of America president Suzy Whaley (l) announces that Steve Stricker is going to his seventh straight Ryder Cup, this time in his home state of Wisconsin as the Captain of the USA team where they will try to win back the Ryder Cup in 2020 at Whistling Straits.
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This event is his first start on the PGA Tour since being named captain. Stricker is playing on a sponsor exemption at Bay Hill. He said his chance to play PGA Tour events over the next two years will help him prepare to be captain. Full-field scores from the Arnold Palmer Inviational. Arnold Palmer Invitational: Articles, photos and videos
Playing in PGA Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker
Now Stricker can focus on the job of winning back the Ryder Cup next year at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, and those duties begin this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This event is his first start on the PGA Tour since being named captain. Stricker is playing on a sponsor exemption at Bay Hill.
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Playing in PGA Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker as 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Source: The Golf Channel ORLANDO, Fla. - The worst kept secret in golf becoming official couldn't have happened soon enough for Steve Stricker.
Playing in PGA Tour events 'going to be helpful' for Stricker
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