How did Steve Stricker win "Comeback Player of the Year" 2 years in a row?

Question

Seems to me if you are comback of the year in 2006 you are back near the top. So how do you win it again the following year? Where did he come back from in 07?

Answer 1

Largely due to his seven top-10 finishes, Stricker was voted PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year in 2006. His renewed form continued throughout 2007, qualifying for the Presidents Cup and after his victory at The Barclays, Stricker reached a high of 4th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Stricker finished runner-up in the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs to Tiger Woods. He was again voted PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year in 2007.

Answer 2

You are right and the tour was wrong for picking him!

Answer 3

The PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year is selected by the players. The Tour issues ballots to the players and the players vote as to who they think should be the Comeback Player of the Year. Rocco Mediate and Brian Bateman were the other two on the ballot.

Answer 4

He moved from 338th in the world at the beginning of 2006, to 60 something a the beginning of 2007, to 4th in the world at the beginning of 2008. I don't see how you can be comeback player two years in a row but he was definitely most improved 2 years in a row.

Answer 5

He started out crappy and became better at the end of the year for the last 2 years.

Answer 6

I agree that there were a few other candidates for the position, that deserved it even. How about woody austin, paddy harrington,or fred funk. any of those guys have a case for the award. i give it to paddy though. British open champ and winner two other times.

Answer 7

It would seem to me that it is impossible to win that award in consecutive seasons.  Doesn't make sense.  But that's the PGA TOUR for you.

Answer 8

If you look at ALL the facts, you'd see he truly was the deserving winner each of the two years. It was an amazing comeback(s) for a guy everyone had written off as dead a long time ago.