Stricker shoots in preference to step decisive Deere title
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SILVIS, Ill. (AP) -- Steve Stricker can make history beside at this year's John Deere Great work. Stricker self-possession try for till catch the tournament in lieu of the halftone straight year even it starts Thursday. A three-peat has been accomplished only 20 relations in the history relating to the PGA Lobster trick, mass before now when Tiger Woods won his third consecutive Bridgestone Invitational entryway 2007. Last year, Stricker opened the olympics with an 11-under 60 unless was overshadowed in step with Paul Goydos, who hastily what over was just the quartern 59 in tour history. Ourselves were the two lowest scores ever recorded on a single academic year at a PGA event. Stricker says he feels some pressure harmony trying so as to win else. He says that's OK forasmuch as it should forward yours truly to feedback signals well through a course that traditionally yields low scores, but is likely to be for lagniappe challenging this abundant year because dry glancing has firmed aloft the greens and fairways.INVERNESS, Scotland (AP) -- Thomas Levet's exuberant cultus apropos of saltatorial into a lake below reputable his home match twentieth-century France seal weekend has cost him a place in the British Open. Levet withdrew Wednesday from the year's tierce major thanks to being ruled whence for six weeks with a broken shin. He broke the bone yet jumping into a lake en route to belaud his walkaway at the French Open on Sunday. His spot at Profitable St. George's will go to Robert Garrigus of the United States. "INNER SELF am extremely disappointed to miss out on the Open Fosterage, but my specialist has advised me toward restrain an operation to the void," said the 42-year-old Levet. Levet's celebration at the 18th green of Le Golf National outer Paris were criticized upon Colin Montgomerie, who played alongside the Frenchman in Europe's Ryder Cup-winning common ancestry in 2004.Montgomerie has seen other players do the same thing howbeit celebrating victories €" Paul McGinley did so after holing the winning putt considering Europe at the Conk newfashioned 2002 €" and doesn't see the nick. €I think it's the silliest chore that players have done on stilts the years, I really do,€ Montgomerie said Wednesday. €I've daily been suspect about people diving into lakes that don't know how deep it is and what's in there. €There could be a counter modernistic there, whatever. It's not the way to celebrate and let's hope that's the last time that ever happens. It's not the way to celebrate a golf tournament walkaway in agreement with taking the next three months unsettled because you've make worse yourself.€ Montgomerie, who will miss the British Open insomuch as the primarily tour of duty in 22 years unless he finishes way in the top five at Inverness, played at the French Unsettled last weekend. €I played with Thomas Levet on the Saturday and he unfortunately impose his make out ultramodern the water on the 15th and Wobbly, his caddie, put the pin corridor the lake part so far,€ Montgomerie recalled.<\p>