Stricker wins John Deere for 2nd straight year
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July 13, 2010, Tuesday
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STEVE Stricker won the John Deere Classic for the second straight year, holding on for a two-shot victory after leading by seven strokes in Silvis, Illinois.
Stricker couldn't match the shot-making that allowed him to record the lowest 54-hole total in PGA Tour history. But he came through with a critical birdie after driving into the trees on No. 17, the second straight day he put his ball there, and closed with a 1-under-par 70, just enough to beat Paul Goydos.
"It's a position you want to be in, with a big lead, but you know you have everything to lose," Stricker said.
"This is the exactly the same way I felt at Northern Trust. It was difficult. It's a hard round to play. You don't want to give shots away and then you end up playing a little safer than you normally do and it leads to tougher birdie putts. Then they creep in closer because they were playing some good golf."
Goydos, who dazzled the golf world with his 59 in the opening round, shot a solid 66 but still fell short of dethroning Stricker, who won for the ninth time in his career.
He played it safe and his putting wasn't sharp. The shot-making that had allowed him to record the lowest 54-hole total in PGA Tour history wasn't there.
But he came through with a critical birdie after driving into the trees on No. 17 and finished with a 258, 26 under and a record for the tournament.
Jeff Maggert shot a 70 to finish six strokes back.
In Scotland, Italy's Edoardo Molinari shot a final round 74 to win the Scottish Open by three strokes on Sunday and claim his first career victory on the European Tour.
Scoring was very high after a long spell of morning rain at Loch Lomond and Molinari's 3-over par final round was enough for a 12 under total of 272.
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke had begun the round a shot behind Molinari and his 5-over 76 was good enough to take second place, ahead of Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin, whose 68 took him to third.
Stricker couldn't match the shot-making that allowed him to record the lowest 54-hole total in PGA Tour history. But he came through with a critical birdie after driving into the trees on No. 17, the second straight day he put his ball there, and closed with a 1-under-par 70, just enough to beat Paul Goydos.
"It's a position you want to be in, with a big lead, but you know you have everything to lose," Stricker said.
"This is the exactly the same way I felt at Northern Trust. It was difficult. It's a hard round to play. You don't want to give shots away and then you end up playing a little safer than you normally do and it leads to tougher birdie putts. Then they creep in closer because they were playing some good golf."
Goydos, who dazzled the golf world with his 59 in the opening round, shot a solid 66 but still fell short of dethroning Stricker, who won for the ninth time in his career.
He played it safe and his putting wasn't sharp. The shot-making that had allowed him to record the lowest 54-hole total in PGA Tour history wasn't there.
But he came through with a critical birdie after driving into the trees on No. 17 and finished with a 258, 26 under and a record for the tournament.
Jeff Maggert shot a 70 to finish six strokes back.
In Scotland, Italy's Edoardo Molinari shot a final round 74 to win the Scottish Open by three strokes on Sunday and claim his first career victory on the European Tour.
Scoring was very high after a long spell of morning rain at Loch Lomond and Molinari's 3-over par final round was enough for a 12 under total of 272.
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke had begun the round a shot behind Molinari and his 5-over 76 was good enough to take second place, ahead of Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin, whose 68 took him to third.
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