Field Level Media
13 May 2022, 04:10 GMT+10
Steve Stricker opened the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season with a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday, earning a two-shot lead at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.
Stricker carded seven birdies without a bogey at Greystone Golf and Country Club. He leads Wes Short Jr. and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez.
The 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup captain is aiming to win his fourth senior major and his second Regions Tradition. He broke through in Birmingham at the 2019 edition of the event.
The 55-year-old dealt with what he termed a "mystery illness" over the winter that hospitalized him and caused him to lose 25 pounds. He didn't return to competition until late April, making the early lead more impressive.
Jimenez, the 2018 Tradition champion, racked up seven birdies to offset a pair of bogeys for his 5-under 65. A win this week would be his third career senior major and his third overall victory this season.
Short, a 58-year-old with only two wins on the 50-and-older circuit, made six birdies against just one bogey.
Eight players shot 4-under 68 to form a large tie for fourth, including John Daly and South Africa's Ernie Els. Steven Alker of New Zealand, who has three wins on tour since November, also shot 68 thanks in part to an eagle at the par-5 13th hole.
Shane Bertsch, Ken Tanigawa and Australians Stuart Appleby, David McKenzie and Rod Pampling were also 4 under.
Defending champion Alex Cejka of Germany opened with a 3-under 69. He was tied for 12th with South Africa's Retief Goosen, Ireland's Padraig Harrington, South Korea's K.J. Choi, Ken Duke, Glen Day, Joe Durant and David Toms.
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