FORT WORTH, Texas Steve Stricker is one of the few professionals who has actually played Erin Hills, site of next months U.S. Open. Now, he only needs to qualify for the championship.The Wisconsin native isnt currently exempt into the U.S. Open and his request for a special exemption into the event was denied by the USGA. He plans to play the 36-hole sectional qualifier in Memphis on June 5.
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I asked for a spot and I didnt think I would get one, said Stricker, who played Erin Hills in Wisconsin about five years ago. I figured Id try to qualify and get in and Im also playing a few [PGA Tour] events trying to get in that way [via his world ranking].Stricker, who turned 50 in February, is playing his third PGA Tour event since the Masters this week at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational.
ERIN, Wis. -- A total of 5 under par often wins the U.S. Open, and that is the number Steve Stricker vaguely had in mind at the start of the week at Erin Hills. And that is what he shot. Stricker
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That made it all the more rewarding when he earned his place at Erin Hills through a 36-hole qualifier Monday. Steve Stricker claims U.S. Open spot in sectional qualifier.
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Stricker may have the most experience of anyone in the field here but said he hasn't played Erin Hills in the past seven years. "The course is in magnificent shape, probably the best-conditioned golf course we may see ever in a major," he said. For months, Stricker has listened to the U.S. Open buzz build in the Badger State.
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The U.S. Open starts June 15 at Erin Hills, a public course built on pristine pastureland in Wisconsin that only opened in 2006. Stricker was asked by the original owner, Bob Lang, and USGA
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While he may have more familiarity with Erin Hills than most of the U.S. Open field, Stricker doesn't have much of a home-field advantage. He walked the course with its original owner Bob Lang, USGA executive director Mike Davis and Erin Hills chairman Jim Reinhart in the course's infancy, but doesn't have much more experience playing there than most of the competitors.
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Stricker will try to qualify at a 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 5. He has made 19 appearances in the U.S. Open, with four top-10 finishes. His last appearance was 2014. Source: Wisconsin Native Steve Stricker Looking for a Spot in U.S. Open at Erin Hills
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MEMPHIS — A rain delay and the pressure of trying to earn a spot to play in the U.S. Open in his home state couldn't deter Madison's Steve Stricker from winning a qualifying round Monday evening. The 50-year-old shot a 4-under par 67 in round one and a 6-under 65 round two to win the qualifier with […]
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