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Stricker's final-round 66 at Firestone Country
Club gave him a final score of 11-under 269 and a three-stroke
victory at the major formerly known as the Bridgestone Senior
Players Championship.
Stricker, 56, previously won the Regions Tradition and the
KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in May. He now has seven
major championships on the 50-and-older tour.
"It's fun getting into contention on a day like today and
knowing that you have to do certain things," Stricker said on
the Golf Channel broadcast. "The more times I've been there, the
more times I've been able to handle it and that's been the fun
part. That's what keeps me motivated to come out here and
continue to play."
Stricker birdied the par-4 first and par-3 seventh holes Sunday
to go out in 2-under 33. He made a short birdie putt at the
par-4 10th before his lone bogey of the day came at the par-4
14th, where he ran into trouble in a fairway bunker.
But that quickly became a distant memory at the very next hole,
the par-3 15th, where he made a long birdie putt over a ridge
before one final birdie at the par-5 16th.
"When I can pull off a putt like I did at 15 and then hit that
nice wedge in at 16, that means a lot to me," Stricker said.
David Toms posted a 5-under 65 to earn solo second at 8 under.
Harrison Frazar, who led after 36 holes, shot 70 for the second
straight day to drop into a tie for third at 7 under with South
Korea's K.J. Choi (68 Sunday) and South Africa's Ernie Els (68).
Bernhard Langer of Germany, who was coming off a victory at the
U.S. Senior Open earlier this month, shot 66 Sunday to place
sixth at 5 under.
With his victory, Stricker qualified for the 2024 Players
Championship. It also marked his fifth win of the Champions
season and expanded his already hefty lead in the Charles Schwab
Cup standings.
"I'm just having a ball, I'm enjoying the ride and just
hopefully continue and just trust and believe in what I'm
doing," Stricker said.
--Field Level Media
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