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There are obviously special hurdles involved with pursuing a profession in golf. With rigorous training and a calm mind, the golfer also needs the utmost support from loved ones. But as the cliche goes, there is a woman behind every successful guy. With their unconditional love and support, many athletes do great things with their careers.

To honor the women in their lives, many golfers celebrated Mother’s Day. This also includes a Golf Legend, who recently won the PGA Tour. In his video, it appears that he is making sure to involve his support system at every phase of his life.

Golf legend caps off impressive win by honoring wife on Mother’s Day

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Steve Stricker, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, just won the Regions Tradition. After his stellar performance in Region Traditions, Stricker celebrated his win with his wife, Nicki. PGA Tour Champions uploaded a video of him to its official Twitter account. The caption on the video reads: After his big win at the @RegionsTrad, @stevestricker made a FaceTime call to his wife Nicki to wish her a happy Mother’s Day”

Stricker and his wife Nicki were on FaceTime in the video, and she congratulated him on the victory while he wished her a happy Mother’s Day. Stricker married into the Golfer family. In 1993, he married Nicki. She played golf at the University of Wisconsin and was the daughter of his coach. Both his brother-in-law, Mario Tiziani, and his father-in-law, Dennis Tiziani, were PGA Tour players. The couple has two daughters.

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Stricker’s wife served as his caddie when he made his PGA Tour debut in 1994. She continued to be his caddie after that. With her always by his side, not just in real life but also in the game, he always includes her in everything and honors her, especially on Mother’s Day.

Things are merry for the Stricker family as they maneuvered through their personal life and also bagging accomplishments on the golf course.

Stricker’s big win in Regions Tradition

For three days, fans have had access to all the exciting action thanks to The Region Traditions. A 56-year-old golfer undoubtedly gave one of his best performances in this year’s Region Tradition.

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Steve Stricker and The Region Traditions have a long and reputable history together. The 56-year-old previously won his first region tradition title back in 2019, then lost it in 2021. However, he came back in 2022 and claimed the title with a strong effort. This year, with a final round score of 7 under 65, he successfully claimed his title against Robert Karlsson and Ernie Else for the third time. Apparently, Stricker received $375,000 in prize money.

This was his second victory of the year after taking home the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai earlier this year. This is also his sixth major triumph and his 13th senior tour triumph since joining the PGA Tour Champions.

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