Stricker opens PGA Tour Champions with 6-shot win in Hawaii

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He began the PGA Tour Champions year by closing with a 7-under 65 for a six-shot victory Saturday in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Stricker now has 12 career wins on the PGA Tour Champions, the same number of titles he has on the regular PGA Tour. He finished at 23-under 193 and earned $340,000 for the lead in the Schwab Cup. He turns 56 in February and still wants to play the occasional PGA Tour event to see how his game measures against the best. “It’s a good start.”Tanigawa and Weir both dropped shots late in the pursuit of second place.
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