Former Illini D.A. Points had some fun with Bill Murray at Wednesday’s John Deere Pro-Am. Can Points or another ex-Illini win the main event, which begins Thursday in Silvis? Staff writer Scott Richey examines their chances:
Steve Stricker (Class of 1990)
Tee time: 7:50 a.m. (No. 10)
Group: Robert Streb and Kevin Kisner
The lowdown: Nothing too unusual about Stricker’s season so far. Like the past several years, he’s playing a limited schedule and has just nine starts so far. Stricker has finished strong at both of his two biggest tournaments this year — 68s in the final rounds at the Masters and THE PLAYERS Championship — but missed the cut at last week’s Deere tune-up at The Greenbrier Classic.