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Top Stroke Rehabil: Stricker Takes 2-Stroke Lead

Steve Stricker stood in the bunker left of the first fairway, eyed his ball in the rough on the edge of the trap, then looked at the flag 122 yards away. If it felt like he’d been in that position before, well, that’s because he had. “I had that same stance in my pro-am,” he said. “Same bunker, same exact shot. I was right in the same spot.” All he wanted to do was get the ball on the green, which he did. And then came the shot of the day, a 75-foot putt for birdie that led to an 8-under-par 63 Saturday and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the John Deere Classic. Read more... ...