ORLANDO, Fla. – The worst kept secret in golf becoming official couldn't have happened soon enough for Steve Stricker.
“I just wanted it [the announcement] to be over with and be done with it,” said Stricker, who was named the 2020 U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Feb. 20.
Now Stricker can focus on the job of winning back the Ryder Cup next year at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, and those duties begin this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This event is his first start on the PGA Tour since being named captain.
Stricker is playing on a sponsor exemption at Bay Hill.