2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

STEVE STRICKER (STRICK-er)EXEMPT STATUS: 2001 World Golf Championships winner (through 2004)FULL NAME: Steven Charles Stricker HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185BIRTHDATE: February 23, 1967BIRTHPLACE: Edgerton, WIRESIDENCE: Madison, WI FAMILY: Wife, Nicki; Bobbi Maria (8/31/98)EDUCATION: University of IllinoisSPECIAL INTERESTS: HuntingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1993Nationwide Tour AlumnusPGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1996 Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open. 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2): 1990 Victoria Open [Can]. 1993 Canadian PGA.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISH: T18—Phoenix Open.2003 SEASON: Finished 189th on the money list, his lowest finish since he joined theTOUR in 1994…Best finish was a T18 at the Phoenix Open, his first start of the season.Tied career low with a 62 during the second round.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished in the top 100 for the seventh time in his nineyearTOUR career…Nine top-25s were the most since he had 10 in 1998. 2001: Won firstPGA TOUR title since 1996 Motorola Western Open, defeating Pierre Fulke, 2 and 1, in 36-hole final of WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Earned way to $1 million bydefeating (in order) Padraig Harrington, Scott Verplank, Justin Leonard, Nick O’Hern, ToruTaniguchi and Fulke. Third career victory jumped him from 91st to No. 47 in Official WorldGolf Ranking. Had not made a cut in TOUR event since July 2000. Win was his first in 89starts. 2000: For the first time in three years, managed to finish among top-10 only once.1999: Finished fifth at U.S. Open for second consecutive year on strength of third-round69, the only player under par that round. 1998: Recovered from off year in 1997 with strongcampaign. In a limited schedule of 21 events, made 20 cuts. Played only four times afterAug. 1, due to birth of first child, and finished in top 10 each time. All in all, had careerbest10 top-10 finishes and 12 top-25s…Tied for third-round lead with Vijay Singh at PGAChampionship and closing 70 left him two strokes shy of Singh…Followed second-placefinish at PGA Championship with another runner-up at Greater Milwaukee Open…WonWisconsin State Open by 11 strokes. 1996: Impressive season included seven top-10s, alleither firsts, seconds or thirds…Earned $1,383,739 to finish fourth on money list…FirstPGA TOUR victory came at Kemper Open, where he moved to within one stroke of JayWilliamson’s lead with third-round 65 and closed with 68 for three-stroke victory…Wonagain at Motorola Western Open, with an eight-stroke victory…Also T2 at NEC WorldSeries of Golf, third at United Airlines Hawaiian Open, Greater Greensboro ChryslerClassic and THE TOUR Championship; and T3 in front of home state fans at GreaterMilwaukee Open…Was 2-3 in Presidents Cup…Was 5-0 on victorious Dunhill Cup team.1994: T2 in second event as a TOUR member, Northern Telecom Open…T3 at CanonGreater Hartford Open. Finished 50th on the money list that year, fourth among rookies.Amateur: All-American selection at University of Illinois in 1988-89.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.84 (157)Driving Distance ------------------284.5 (109)Driving Accuracy Percentage --48.0% (190)Total Driving ------------------------299 (189)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------59.9% (186)Putting Average--------------------1.783 (112)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.0% (97)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------504.0 (172)Birdie Average --------------------3.30 (160)All-Around Ranking --------------1,183 (187)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.64 (156)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.25 (137)Final Round Scoring Average --71.14 (102)Birdie Conversion Percentage--30.0% (80)Par Breakers ------------------------18.6% (161)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–Phoenix Open/2Career Low Round/Round:62–2 times, most recent 2003 PhoenixOpen/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$1,000,000–2001 WGC–Accenture MatchPlay Championship/1PERSONAL: Wife Nicki, who had been his caddie throughout his professional career,gave up the bag in 1998 to deliver daughter Bobbi Maria. Returned to caddie in 1999 atMilwaukee…Father-in-law Dennis Tiziani, golf coach at University of Wisconsin, is histeacher…Brother-in-law Mario Tiziani has played in several PGA TOUR events.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1990 1 1 $3,974 2551991 11992 2 1 5,550 2611993 6 2 1 1 46,171 1861994 26 22 1 1 4 6 334,409 501995 23 20 4 13 438,931 401996 22 19 2 1 4 7 10 1,383,739 41997 20 13 1 3 167,652 1301998 21 20 2 10 12 1,313,948 131999 21 15 4 9 662,461 642000 21 11 1 5 418,780 1132001 20 15 1 4 7 1,676,229 302002 22 13 1 9 789,713 882003 21 8 1 150,590 189Total 227 160 3 4 5 37 76 7,392,146NATIONWIDE TOUR1990 2 2 1 1 1 $10,080 861991 12 7 1 4 11,298 851992 1 1 1,065 2271993 3 1 820 226Total 18 11 1 2 5 23,263COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $7,415,409PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters CUT CUT T38 T19 T10 CUTU.S. Open 83 T13 T60 T36 T5 5 T27 CUT T16British Open T22 T62 T52 CUT CUT T42 T59PGA T23 T26 CUT 2 CUT CUT T66 CUTTHE PLAYERS T23 T11 CUT CUT T51 T6 CUT CUT T19 CUTTOUR Championship 3 T5 24WGC-Accenture Match Play T33 T17 1 T33WGC-American Express ChampCNLNATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 1996; Dunhill Cup, 1996.SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSWWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-143