The daughter of PGA Tour star Steve Stricker is on a heater. Here's her latest win
And among Wisconsin's foremost golfing family, Izzi Stricker is swinging the hottest club right now.
Stricker, who is a rising sophomore on the University of Wisconsin golf team, won the Wisconsin Women's Amateur Championship on July 15 in a playoff at Maple Bluff Country Club.
Stricker outlasted Janesville's Hannah Dunk and UW golfer Hadley Ashton over two playoff holes.
Izzi Stricker is the youngest daughter of Steve Stricker
Stricker's pedigree is well-known as the youngest daughter of Steve Stricker, the most successful golfer in state history. Stricker's mother, Nicki, and older sister, Bobbi, are also former UW golfers who are fixtures in local events with Bobbi now forging a pro career. Nicki's brother, Mario Tiziani, also is a well-known golfer and their father, Dennis Tiziani, is a former Badgers coach for the men's and women's teams.
Izzi Stricker is red-hot this summer in Wisconsin State Golf Association play. In late June, she teamed with Nicki to win the Women's Four-Ball Championship at the Legend of Bergamont in Oregon. The week before that, Izzi won the Women's Match Play Championsip at Old Hickory Golf Course in Beaver Dam.
For the Women's Amateur, Izzi carded rounds of 77, 72 and 77 to force the playoff. Steve and Nicki were at Maple Bluff to celebrate the win.
Izzi Stricker has been on national golf radar since battle with Tiger Woods and son
Izzi won multiple WIAA state championships at Waunakee High School, but she hit the national radar over the last few years at the PNC Championships in Orlando, Florida, in which she shared the course with women's star Nelly Korda and competed alongside Steve against Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie.
The Stricker family is also highly visible every summer at the American Family Insurance Championships, the PGA Tour Champions event hosted by Steve in Madison. This year, the event moved to TPC Wisconsin, which is owned by Dennis Tiziani.
After finishing second at this year's AmFam Championships in a team with brother-in-law Mario Tiziani, the 58-year-old Steve said that he would undergo neck surgery soon to alleviate pain that also extended to his back. In his career, Steve has won 12 PGA Tour events and 18 on the Champions Tour. He also captained the United States to victory at the Ryder Cup held at Whistling Straits.
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