KAPALUA, Hawaii ( AP) — Steve Stricker never looked comfortable at Kapalua until he walked off the Plantation Course with the same five-shot margin that he started with Sunday in the Tournament of Champions.
Right when he felt as if he was letting everyone back into the hunt, Stricker birdied his last four holes for a 4-under 69 that restored his cushion going into the today’s finish in Maui.
Stricker is at 19-under par, five shots clear of defending champion Jonathan Byrd and Webb Simpson.
Stricker, after a two-putt birdie on the 15th, chipped in for birdie on the 16th hole, then knocked in short birdie putts on the last two holes.
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