The tough part?

Aleshier · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:29 am Post subject: The tough part?

The tough part?

Stricker missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the easy discount golf clubs opening hole and looked tight over the next hour as Donald applied enormous pressure. Donald had birdie chances inside 20 feet for the first eight holes, converting three of them. His 6-footer at No. 5 pulled him within two shots, and he followed that with a tee shot to 10 feet on the sixth.

Donald had the momentum. He just never had the lead.

Stricker still didn't look as good as he did the first three rounds, missing greens to the left taylormade r9 driver. But he had five consecutive one-putt greens and continued to get himself out of minor jams.

This is the second time Stricker has gone to No. 2 in the world - he also got callaway x-22 irons there in September after winning in Boston - although he likely still would have to win at three more times to catch Tiger Woods, who is out indefinitely as he tries to save his marriage.

Half of Stricker's eight career victories have come in the last eight titleist ap2 irons months dating to his playoff win at Colonial. He turns 43 later this month, and shows no sign of letting up.

Kevin Na shot a 66 to tie for 10th, enough to get him into the top 64 and qualify taylormade r7 cgb max Irons for the Match Play Championship in two weeks.