Mr. Nice Guy

With his win at the Northern Trust Championship today Steve Stricker moves up to #2 in the World Rankings.  His win at Riviera was his 4th on tour in his last 15 starts.  Precision iron play, great chipping and putting is how Steve Stricker gets it done.  Not surprising that he wins on a course nicknamed Hogan's Alley.  Stricker is never going to win a 'bomb and gauge' contest but he will contend on courses that require precision ball striking.  And that's exactly what he did this past week.

Think about it, four years ago he lost his tour card.  Stricker could either dig in or hang it up.  We all know he dug in and now he's currently the the best player playing the game of golf right now.  I would have to think he's setting himself up to contend and win some majors this year. It's great that his type of game can still be very successful on the PGA TOUR.