The Barclays player spotlight: Steve Stricker

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Aug. 29, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM

Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM will spotlight one key player in the field. (Click here to see previous spotlights.) For this week's The Barclays, it's 2007 champion Steve Stricker.

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning Stricker this week, with links to Stricker-related content, notes, stats, video and other multimedia elements.

WEDNESDAY
Video: Stricker and Cink visit Liberty National

FRIDAY
Transcript: Download Steve's interview

SATURDAY
Transcript: Download Steve's interview

Steve's round-by-round results

Rd.	Score	Position	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys	Others	Scorecard
1	69 (2 under)	T21	0	7	6	5	0	Click to view scorecard
2	70 (1 under)	T6	0	2	15	1	0	Click to view scorecard
3	68 (3 under)	5	0	3	15	0	0	Click to view scorecard

About the art

New York City artist Steven Anthony Salerno created the original artwork for this week's PGATOUR.COM Player Spotlight on six-time PGA TOUR winner Steve Stricker by using a pencil coupled with textured pastel and crayon background of light blue. To see a larger image of the artwork, as well as previous work by the artist, click here

Featured content

	STRICKER HIGH ON PREDICTIONS LIST. Not surprisingly, Steve Stricker was a popular choice when PGATOUR.COM staffers ranked Tiger Woods' top challengers for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Click here for predictions
	BEST PLAYER WITHOUT A MAJOR? T.J. Auclair makes the case that Steve Stricker is currently the best player in the world without a major championship on his resume. Click here for story
	SIMPLE SWING. The TOUR Academy's Travis Fulton says Steve Stricker is one of the best wedge players due to his Up-Back-Down-Out motion. Click here for blog
	PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Stricker? On his PGATOUR.COM player page, you can check out his results, statistics and more. Click here for player page

Featured videos

	OUTSIDE THE ROPES. Steve Stricker's first car was a '67 Chevy that cost $200. Find out more about the six-time PGA TOUR winner. Click here to watch
	MEMORABLE MOMENTS. Steve Stricker's birdie on the final hole of the 2007 Barclays ranks as one of the best finishes in tournament history. Click here to watch
	SWINGVISION. CBS Sports' Peter Kostis takes a detailed look at Steve Stricker's swing during the 2008 Barclays. Click here to watch

Take Five

Five things you should know about Steve Stricker

	Lives year-round in Madison, Wis. Rediscovered swing by hitting balls out of a three-sided trailer in the winter of 2005-2006.
	Ranks first on TOUR in 2009 in Scrambling (68 percent).
	Is arguably the best on TOUR from 100 yards out. In 2009, Stricker ranks first on TOUR in GIR from 75-to-100 yards (95 percent).
	Father-in-law Dennis Tiziani is the retired golf coach at the University of Wisconsin.
	Was ranked third in the world early in the 2008 season. Was ranked 337th in the world after the 2005 season.