Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker says in an interview with Wisconsin Golf that he feels lucky as he slowly recovers from a frightening illness that led to inflammation around his heart. I’m still dealing with inflammation around the heart,” Stricker said. A PGA Tour news release dated November 30 saying he had withdrawn from the QBE Shootout due to a …
CNN — Steve Stricker, captain of the recent victorious US Ryder Cup team, says he feels “lucky” to be alive after a serious illness required time in hospital. Stricker said that the “mysterious ailment” – which included irregular heart rate, soaring white blood cell count and declining liver count – caused him to lose 25 pounds, dropping him to “freshman-in-high …