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Round with young Tiger ruined Stricker's confidence

A young Steve Stricker looked destined for consistent PGA Tour success after winning twice during the 1996 season, but then he played with a kid named Tiger Woods, and then it all went wrong.

In an essay for The Players Tribune aimed at providing advice for all of golf's burgeoning young talent, Stricker shares the story of how a 1997 Pebble Beach Pro-Am round with Woods, Kevin Costner and Bryant Gumbel shattered his confidence and sent him into a slump for the better part of a decade. From the piece:

You never really forget the first time you hear Tiger hit a golf ball.