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Stricker wins John Deere Classic

By TOM MILLER ( Contact ) Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 7:34 p.m.

Steve Stricker shot rounds of 68 and 64 to win the John Deere Classic by three shots Sunday. It was his second PGA Tour win this year and sixth in all, not to mention a heavy dose of momentum heading into the British Open to go with the $774,000 winnner’s check. Stricker’s biggest challenge, though, came from Tim Petrovic, who was in his group and was two strokes off the lead heading into the 36th and final hole of the day. But he hit the pond on No. 18 and double-bogeyed the hole, leaving him at 16 under along with Matt Jones (63, 69) and J.J. Henry (66, 68). Second-round leader Darron Stiles (70, 71) finished at 14 under. For a full story, read Monday’s Janesville Gazette, read online in the Gazette’s E-Edition or check back at GazetteXtra.com.

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voices
Jul 13, 2009 at 8:20 a.m.
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Nice guys do finish first!

tomtom
Jul 13, 2009 at 7:51 a.m.
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Congratulations Steve! As everyone has already mentioned we are very proud of you. As they mentioned in the broadcast you are "one of the nicest men on the tour". Keep up the great work!!

localboysince1968
Jul 13, 2009 at 6:15 a.m.
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Outstanding! Another notch in Bucky's Beret. Way to go Steve. Enjoy the moment.

SarahB1
Jul 13, 2009 at 12:09 a.m.
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Way to go, Mr. Stricker! I watched part of the final round on television and cheered loudly after his final putt ... it was a long, long one. Also, he trails only Tiger Woods in the FedEx points.

misterlippy
Jul 12, 2009 at 9:17 p.m.
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You're the man, Steve - You are a bright ray of light in an otherwise cloudy Wisconsin sports environment.

wesgonsin
Jul 12, 2009 at 8:02 p.m.
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Way to go, Mr. Stricker. I'll second earnhardtfaninwi's comment. Ya' done us proud.

earnhardtfaninwi
Jul 12, 2009 at 7:40 p.m.
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Great win Steve. We are so proud of you here in Wisconsin!

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