June 27-30
Warren Golf Course Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
$4,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Steve Stricker holds a 6-hole lead in the U.S. Senior Open after firing a 66 on Saturday, following his first round 62 and second round 64.
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''Let's just get it on the table, Steve Stricker is kind of becoming a jerk,'' fellow player Billy Andrade joked Friday.
Stricker is seeking his second senior major title after winning the Regions Tradition by six strokes in May in Alabama where the 52-year-old played a tournament-record 18-under 192 total on the rain-softened Warren Golf Course. His 4-under 66 on Saturday extends his bogey-free run to 48 holes.
''Much the same as it was the first two days, just driving it in the fairway,'' Stricker said. ''Hit some pretty good iron shots into the greens. Just didn't get into too many problems. That was the key. And if I did, I was able to get it up-and-down or make a save of some sort.''
The 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, Stricker has split time between the PGA Tour and the senior circuit since turning 50. He's making his first start in the event after skipping it the last two years.
''I don't know why,'' Stricker said. ''I think because I was playing more on the regular tour. Last year, I was scheduled to go, and I don't know, I was tired or just coming off of our tournament that we host in Madison. I think it's just a scheduling thing that has gotten in the way of me coming the last couple years, and it finally worked out this year.''
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His opening 62 tied the tournament record and gave him a share of the first-round lead with David Toms, his 64 on Friday gave him a two-stroke advantage.
''The course toughened up a little bit today,'' Stricker said. ''The wind was coming from a different direction, kind of a west-northwest to almost a northwest wind, and it played a little bit different. Greens firmed up. Some of the pin locations were a little bit tougher, and you could tell in the scoring, too.''
Fellow Madison, Wisconsin, player Jerry Kelly was second after a 70. Kelly beat Stricker and Retief Goosen in a playoff last week in Madison in the PGA Tour Champions event that Stricker hosts.
''I'm going to have to be the aggressor,'' Kelly said. ''He's (Sticker's) hitting it long and straight. He's got a lot less in than me. He can pick apart a golf course. I'm going to have to play flawless. I mean, flawless. And I'm going to have to make a lot of putts.''
Defending champion Toms was third at 11 under after a 70.
''It just wasn't very good golf,'' Toms said. ''I was proud of the way I hung in there, got the ball up-and-down quite a few times today. I felt like I was in between clubs all day and I was either trying to hit one too hard, too easy, work it one way or the other, and I just never pulled off the shots.''
Stricker has hit 35 of 42 fairways, 45 of 54 greens and needed just 83 putts. He has played Nos. 3-5 - the toughest stretch on the course - in 4 under for three days.
''Those are holes that can come up and get you, so I've been trying to play them smart,'' Stricker said.
He birdied the par-4 third with a 6-foot putt and the 227-yard, par-3 fifth with an 18-footer.
Stricker broke the 54-hole record of 15 under set by eventual winner Olin Browne in 2011 at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio, and matched by Kirk Triplett in 2017 at Salem in Peabody, Massachusetts. Fred Funk set the 72-hole mark at 20 under in 2009 at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana.
Tom Watson, who equaled his age 69 on Thursday and bettered it with a 68 on Friday, had a 73 to drop to event par. Gary Nicklaus, making his debut in the event with father Jack, the winner of 18 majors, and mother Barbara watching, struggled with his putter and shot 75 to fall to 4 over.
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Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Steve Stricker | -18 |
62 |
64 |
66 |
192 |
2 |
Jerry Kelly | -12 |
64 |
64 |
70 |
198 |
3 |
David Toms | -11 |
62 |
67 |
70 |
199 |
4 |
Bob Estes | -10 |
67 |
65 |
68 |
200 |
T5 |
Stephen Ames | -7 |
70 |
67 |
66 |
203 |
T5 |
Tommy Armour III | -7 |
69 |
65 |
69 |
203 |
T5 |
Billy Andrade | -7 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
203 |
T5 |
Kirk Triplett | -7 |
64 |
68 |
71 |
203 |
T5 |
Retief Goosen | -7 |
66 |
65 |
72 |
203 |
T10 |
Miguel Angel Jiménez | -6 |
66 |
71 |
67 |
204 |
T10 |
Bernhard Langer | -6 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
204 |
T12 |
Paul Goydos | -5 |
67 |
69 |
69 |
205 |
T12 |
Chris DiMarco | -5 |
66 |
66 |
73 |
205 |
T14 |
Ken Duke | -4 |
70 |
70 |
66 |
206 |
T14 |
Paul Broadhurst | -4 |
71 |
67 |
68 |
206 |
T14 |
Kent Jones | -4 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
206 |
T17 |
Scott Parel | -3 |
67 |
73 |
67 |
207 |
T17 |
Corey Pavin | -3 |
68 |
72 |
67 |
207 |
T17 |
Doug Garwood | -3 |
70 |
69 |
68 |
207 |
T17 |
Fran Quinn | -3 |
68 |
70 |
69 |
207 |
T17 |
Jeff Sluman | -3 |
67 |
71 |
69 |
207 |
T17 |
Woody Austin | -3 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
207 |
T17 |
Tom Lehman | -3 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
207 |
T17 |
Mark R. Brown | -3 |
66 |
69 |
72 |
207 |
T25 |
Colin Montgomerie | -2 |
68 |
72 |
68 |
208 |
T25 |
Vijay Singh | -2 |
65 |
72 |
71 |
208 |
T25 |
Jeff Maggert | -2 |
70 |
67 |
71 |
208 |
T25 |
Jeff Gallagher | -2 |
69 |
67 |
72 |
208 |
T25 |
Duffy Waldorf | -2 |
65 |
69 |
74 |
208 |
T30 |
Tom Werkmeister | -1 |
72 |
67 |
70 |
209 |
T30 |
Roger Chapman | -1 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
209 |
T30 |
Peter Fowler | -1 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
209 |
T30 |
Jay Haas | -1 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
209 |
T30 |
Ken Tanigawa | -1 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
209 |
T30 |
Kevin Sutherland | -1 |
67 |
70 |
72 |
209 |
T30 |
Steve Jones | -1 |
71 |
66 |
72 |
209 |
T30 |
Joe Durant | -1 |
67 |
69 |
73 |
209 |
T38 |
Mark O'Meara | E |
68 |
73 |
69 |
210 |
T38 |
Prayad Marksaeng | E |
72 |
69 |
69 |
210 |
T38 |
Phillip Price | E |
72 |
68 |
70 |
210 |
T38 |
Marco Dawson | E |
72 |
68 |
70 |
210 |
T38 |
Clark Dennis | E |
69 |
70 |
71 |
210 |
T38 |
Gary Orr | E |
70 |
68 |
72 |
210 |
T38 |
Wes Short, Jr. | E |
68 |
70 |
72 |
210 |
T38 |
Tom Watson | E |
69 |
68 |
73 |
210 |
T46 |
Scott McCarron | 1 |
72 |
69 |
70 |
211 |
T46 |
Lee Janzen | 1 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
211 |
T48 |
Paul Lawrie | 2 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
212 |
T48 |
Kirk Hanefeld | 2 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
212 |
T48 |
Tom Byrum | 2 |
73 |
67 |
72 |
212 |
T51 |
Rocco Mediate | 3 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
213 |
T51 |
Bart Bryant | 3 |
72 |
68 |
73 |
213 |
T51 |
Billy Mayfair | 3 |
68 |
72 |
73 |
213 |
T51 |
Tim Petrovic | 3 |
69 |
70 |
74 |
213 |
T51 |
Jean-Francois Remesy | 3 |
70 |
69 |
74 |
213 |
T51 |
Toru Suzuki | 3 |
65 |
72 |
76 |
213 |
T57 |
Kohki Idoki | 4 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
214 |
T57 |
Brad Bryant | 4 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
214 |
T57 |
Gary Nicklaus | 4 |
68 |
71 |
75 |
214 |
60 |
Scott Dunlap | 9 |
71 |
70 |
78 |
219 |
CUT |
Jim Estes | 2 |
69 |
73 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Steve Sear | 2 |
72 |
70 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Jay Williamson | 2 |
73 |
69 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Michael Campbell | 2 |
72 |
70 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Cliff Kresge | 2 |
71 |
71 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Steve Flesch | 2 |
72 |
70 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
John Cook | 2 |
70 |
72 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Jesús Rivas | 2 |
68 |
74 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Michael McCoy (a) | 2 |
71 |
71 |
-- |
142 |
CUT |
Paul Streeter | 3 |
70 |
73 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Stephen Dodd | 3 |
73 |
70 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Fred Funk | 3 |
69 |
74 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Willie Wood | 3 |
72 |
71 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Dick Mast | 3 |
72 |
71 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Jim Schuman | 3 |
73 |
70 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Mark Calcavecchia | 3 |
72 |
71 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Greg Meyer | 3 |
70 |
73 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Shaun Micheel | 3 |
74 |
69 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Olin Browne | 3 |
72 |
71 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Brad Lardon | 3 |
70 |
73 |
-- |
143 |
CUT |
Ray Morton (a) | 4 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Jay Gregory (a) | 4 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Glen Day | 4 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Greg Kraft | 4 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Jong-Duck Kim | 4 |
68 |
76 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Esteban Toledo | 4 |
70 |
74 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Mike Genovese | 4 |
74 |
70 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Steve Larick | 4 |
71 |
73 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Kevin Hayashi | 4 |
73 |
71 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Brandt Jobe | 4 |
70 |
74 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Tom Pernice Jr. | 4 |
70 |
74 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Mike Meehan | 4 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
144 |
CUT |
Todd Hamilton | 5 |
73 |
72 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Darren Clarke | 5 |
73 |
72 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Scott Verplank | 5 |
70 |
75 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Donald Wright | 5 |
71 |
74 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Jeff Brehaut | 5 |
73 |
72 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Bob Royak (a) | 5 |
74 |
71 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Robert Rannow | 5 |
71 |
74 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Gene Sauers | 5 |
68 |
77 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Jarmo Sandelin | 5 |
72 |
73 |
-- |
145 |
CUT |
Miguel Angel Martin | 6 |
74 |
72 |
-- |
146 |
CUT |
Roger Rowland | 6 |
71 |
75 |
-- |
146 |
CUT |
Chris Smith | 6 |
76 |
70 |
-- |
146 |
CUT |
Christopher Williams | 6 |
71 |
75 |
-- |
146 |
CUT |
Magnus P. Atlevi | 6 |
73 |
73 |
-- |
146 |
CUT |
Tommy Tolles | 6 |
72 |
74 |
-- |
146 |
CUT |
Tim Dunlavey (a) | 7 |
74 |
73 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Chris Hunsucker | 7 |
73 |
74 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Brian Cooper | 7 |
74 |
73 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Mike Mitchell | 7 |
73 |
74 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Tim Hogarth (a) | 7 |
73 |
74 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Jeff Coston | 7 |
73 |
74 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Gary Sowinski | 7 |
73 |
74 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Kevin King (a) | 7 |
72 |
75 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Steve Jurgensen | 7 |
74 |
73 |
-- |
147 |
CUT |
Marion Dantzler | 8 |
74 |
74 |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Loren Roberts | 8 |
71 |
77 |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Mark Mance (a) | 8 |
72 |
76 |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
David Plumb | 8 |
72 |
76 |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Jeffrey Wilson (a) | 8 |
76 |
72 |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Tony Soerries (a) | 8 |
76 |
72 |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Richard Gilkey | 9 |
75 |
74 |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Richard Dukelow | 9 |
75 |
74 |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Scott Taylor | 9 |
77 |
72 |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Sean Knapp (a) | 9 |
71 |
78 |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Tommy Brennan (a) | 9 |
75 |
74 |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Don Berry | 9 |
78 |
71 |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Todd Schaap (a) | 10 |
76 |
74 |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Roger Hoit (a) | 10 |
75 |
75 |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Roger Newsom (a) | 10 |
77 |
73 |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Robert Sheats (a) | 10 |
73 |
77 |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Gary Rusnak | 11 |
76 |
75 |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Trevor Dodds | 11 |
76 |
75 |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Mark Morgan (a) | 11 |
77 |
74 |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Eddie Hargett (a) | 11 |
77 |
74 |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Scott Paris | 12 |
72 |
80 |
-- |
152 |
CUT |
Jeff New (a) | 13 |
79 |
74 |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Ron Schroeder | 13 |
78 |
75 |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Jon Fiedler | 13 |
76 |
77 |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Dennis Wells | 13 |
73 |
80 |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Monte Scheinblum | 14 |
77 |
77 |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Bret Burroughs | 14 |
75 |
79 |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Carey Hodsden | 14 |
77 |
77 |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Thomas Levet | 14 |
73 |
81 |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Ben Bates | 16 |
77 |
79 |
-- |
156 |
CUT |
Kevin VandenBerg (a) | 17 |
76 |
81 |
-- |
157 |
CUT |
Alan Phillips | 19 |
79 |
80 |
-- |
159 |
CUT |
Tucker Sampson (a) | 21 |
82 |
79 |
-- |
161 |
CUT |
Robin Bradbury (a) | 22 |
79 |
83 |
-- |
162 |
CUT |
Paul Norris | 23 |
81 |
82 |
-- |
163 |
WD |
Kenny Perry | -- |
67 |
-- |
-- |
67 |
WD |
Scott Hoch | -- |
57 |
-- |
-- |
57 |
WD |
Paul Trittler | -- |
51 |
-- |
-- |
51 |
WD |
Tom Kite | -- |
74 |
43 |
-- |
117 |