SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – The 18th hole looked harder to decipher than a calculus question from where Steve Stricker was Thursday at the PGA Championship.
To the delight of all the Wisconsin fans huddled at the finishing hole, Stricker solved his problem.
From deep in the gulch that splits that dual fairway, Stricker made a fabulous closing par to finish off a 1-under-par 71.
He worked hard for that par, studying the awful lie with extra care, consulting with an official and then marching out his yardage to a good layup position. After finally choosing to chop out, Stricker found himself in the fairway, 146 yards out and needing to get up and down to save par.