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This Day in Golf History

A page that will list golf history, and the people and events that comprise it in the form of This Day in Golf or This Week in Golf.

This Day in Golf History: February 23

Steve Stricker was born on this date in 1967 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. The low-key University of Illinois alum won 12 times on the PGA Tour and has become a dominant force on the Champions Tour with 17 victories, including seven majors. He has not won a regular tour major. He was the winning U.S. Ryder Cup captain in 2021 when the match was played in his native Wisconsin.

Cliff Schrock