Steve Stricker Opts to Play in TOUR Championship, Skip Elk Hunting Trip
By Jason McIntyre
Steve Stricker was all set to skip the upcoming TOUR Championship because he had an elk-hunting trip lined up with his buddies. But then he talked to his wife, and … well, you can always go elk hunting.
"“I had a good talk with (his wife) Nicki on the way home right after Boston (in which Stricker was runner-up to Henrik Stenson) and thought it was pretty important for me to go and play and not go hunting instead,” he said. “Even though I’d rather go hunting, I think it’s pretty important, being in the position I am in, top 10 going into this week. I still have the opportunity and the chance to win, which I didn’t think I’d be in this position starting the year with the limited playing schedule.”"
Steve Stricker strikes me as a guy who has a bumper sticker that says, “I’d rather be hunting.” Has anyone made an, “I’d rather be playing pick-up basketball” bumper sticker? Because that’s what I’d rather be doing. [via PGA Tour.com via Adam]