Steve Stricker says ‘it’s fun thinking about’ Zurich with Tiger Woods

TUCSON, Ariz. — Tiger Woods has already made it recognized he’s going through a way forward for enjoying a restricted schedule of the majors, the Genesis and doubtless the signature occasions when he can.

However what concerning the lone group occasion on the PGA Tour, the Zurich Basic of New Orleans, alongside good buddy Steve Stricker?

Stricker floated the concept on a current Golf Digest podcast, saying he’s a “enormous Tiger fan, and I need to see him enjoying as a lot as he can.”

He then floated out a tremendous prospect.

“I considered asking him to see if he wished to play in New Orleans on the group occasion,” Stricker mentioned.

Since then, a number of days have handed for Stricker to marinate on the concept. In Tucson this week for the PGA Tour Champions Cologuard Basic, he was requested to substantiate whether or not he in actual fact did ask Tiger to play.

“I haven’t, no,” he mentioned after his pro-am spherical at La Paloma Nation Membership.

Was the concept of it simply one thing he’d considered, not truly thought of?

“We had some nice instances being teammates on a few of these [Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup] groups through the years. I assume I blurted it out loud once I was on a podcast with someone, I mentioned wouldn’t or not it’s cool to get the band collectively yet one more time, for him and I to play once more,” he mentioned, including “I don’t assume that can occur, he’s received different points than enjoying with me, however it could be enjoyable, and it’s enjoyable excited about it.”

Stricker is coming off a PGA Tour Champions season wherein he gained six instances, together with three majors. A type of, the Kaulig Firms Championship (formally the Senior Gamers), assured him a spot in subsequent week’s Gamers Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

So, what if Stricker formally requested Tiger, would possibly he settle for?

“, I’ll see him subsequent week on the Gamers, hopefully he’ll be there and I’ll be there, hopefully play a follow spherical with him. Yeah, I’ll ask him,” he mentioned.