Steve Stricker’s return to PGA Tour Champions appears to be coming soon.
The Madison golfer was among the 153 golfers announced Wednesday in the field for the upcoming Senior PGA Championship to be played April 16-19 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. Stricker, who won the event in 2023, has not played an official event on the senior circuit since the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison last June and hasn’t played competitively since December when he partnered with daughter Izzi, a University of Wisconsin golfer, at the PNC Championship in Clearwater, Fla.
Stricker spent most of last season dealing with back and neck problems that led to disk replacement surgery on his neck last August. In January, doctors suggested that Stricker would need to repair a torn labrum or face hip replacement and the 18-time PGA Tour Champions winner opted for the hip surgery Jan. 9 and has spent the last three months preparing for a return…