<div></div> <div class="article-meta"> <span class="timestamp" data-behavior="date_time" data-date="2021-06-27T22:44:45Z"><span class="time" data-dateformat="time1" data-showtimezone="true">6:44 PM ET</span></span></p> <ul class="authors"> <li> <p><span>Associated Press </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <p>AKRON, Ohio — <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/412/steve-stricker">Steve Stricker</a> won the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Sunday at difficult Firestone for his second victory of the year and third major title.</p> <p>Eight strokes ahead in the third round and four in front entering the final round, Stricker closed with an even-par 70 for a six-stroke victory over defending champion and Wisconsin friend <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/243/jerry-kelly">Jerry Kelly</a>.</p> <p>Stricker finished at 7-under 273 on the South Course. The U.S. Ryder Cup captain opened with a 63, shot 68 in the second round and 70 in the third.</p> <p>Kelly bogeyed four of the last five holes in a 72. He was coming off a victory two weeks ago in the American Family Insurance Championship, the tour event that Stricker runs in their hometown of Madison, Wisconsin.</p> <p>Stricker rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 fourth with birdies on the par-4 sixth, par-3 seventh and par-4 ninth to make the turn at 9 under. He dropped strokes on the back nine on the par-4 11th and 13th.</p> <p><a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/91/fred-couples">Fred Couples</a> shot a 67 to tie for third with <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/429/david-toms">David Toms</a> (70) at even par.</p> <p><a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/123/ernie-els">Ernie Els</a> (72) was fifth at 2 over. <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/153/jim-furyk">Jim Furyk</a> (73) was another stroke back.</p> <p>The 54-year-old Stricker earned a spot in The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass next March. He has has seven senior victories after winning 12 times on the PGA Tour.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports/2021/06/28/stricker-wins-senior-players-championship/">Stricker wins Senior Players Championship</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports">Patabook Sports</a>.</p>
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