Harrison Frazier claimed his first career PGA Tour Champions title at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Sunday, but Steve Stricker proved to be the big winner—and he never had to hit a shot.
After the conclusion of the first of three Charles Schwab Cup playoff events, Stricker holds a 1,909,065-point lead over Steven Alker on the season-long points list. But with only 1,756,000 points available over the last two events, the 56-year-old Wisconsin native has mathematically locked up the title.
“This has been a goal of mine,” Stricker said recently of Charles Schwab Cup. “I’ve wanted to win this, and I’ve put every effort into trying to play well.”
Stricker’s massive lead stems from a dominant 2023 season in which he won six times (including three majors), finished second five more times and posted 15 top-10s overall in 16 starts. His $3,986,063 in earnings is the most for a player in a single season on the PGA Tour Champions. (Stricker topped $4 million in earnings in just four times during 28 seasons on the PGA Tour.)
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
