KAPALUA, Hawaii - Steve Stricker went the final five months of the year without a top 10, mainly because of an injury to hisLeft Handed TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter that caused weakness in his left arm. He decided to treat it with therapy instead of surgery, and so far is pleased with the decision.
Stricker, the highest-ranked American at No. 6 in the world, showed up on Maui feeling good -- "real good," he emphasized.
His physical therapy at home consisted of six massage treatments in a two-week period, and he had his second cortisone shot right before Christmas. Stricker felt as though he were losing power off the tee toward the end of the FedEx Cup playoffs, and that concern remained at the Presidents Cup. But after his treatment, that's no longer the case.
"Actually, I feel like I'm hitting a little bit further," he said Thursday. "You look at the way I felt a year ago compared to now, I'm in much better shape." Left Handed TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter
Stricker is playing the opening two weeks in Hawaii, then will take a four-week break before returning at Riviera. He said it would be during that month off that he could start working on weights to strengthen his arm.
He turns 45 next month and wonders how fast his window is closing. Then again, he looks at multiple wins in each of the last three years, and doesn't see any reason why that cannot continue. And while Stricker didn't have another top 10 since winning the John Deere Classic, it's not like he was awful. Left Handed TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter
He was in the top 15 at four of those seven tournaments, and he didn't miss a cut.
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GOLF CHANNEL: The 28 players at the Tournament of Champions are all looking to build off big wins last year.
The Golf Channel is no different.
In its first year as part of the NBC Sports Group, the network said it had the most viewers in its 17-year history. Citing data from Nielsen Research, the Golf Channel said it had 90,000 viewers watching at any given moment during a 24-hour period, which would include the wee hours of the morning.Left Handed TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter
Its viewership was up 30 per cent from 2010, and was up 3 per cent over 2009. That's significant because Tiger Woods, the biggest television draw in golf, hardly played last year. Woods played a full schedule without any controversy in 2009, winning seven times worldwide. He played the final eight months of the year in 2010.
Last year, Woods went from the Masters in April until the Bridgestone Invitational in August without completing a full round, and he missed all of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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