Steve Stricker struggles in putting while heading to the US Open
The United States’ Steve Stricker, who is known as one of the best putters in the world of golf, is currently struggling on the greens while making preparations for the second major event of the year, US Open, scheduled from June 14 to 17, 2012.
Stricker has been struggling with his putting for the last few weeks, which cost him good finishes in the end.
While talking to the reporters on Tuesday, he told that he was really concerned about returning to his form, especially when the Olympic Club is ready to host one of the toughest challenges in the world of golf.
"The last month has been a little unlike what I've been doing the last five or six years," Stricker said. "I just haven't been able to get the ball in the hole really as well as I have been over the last few years. But otherwise I'm hitting the ball fine,
so I'm looking forward to this week".
"I put a lot of time in chipping and putting (practice) at home and I'm trying to get that a little bit straighter in my mind. Hopefully I'll put it all together this week. I enjoy the course. I love being here," the 12-time PGA Tour winner said.
When the US Open was last held at the Olympic Club, in 1998, he tied for the fifth position on the leaderboard.
This time, however, he is not too optimistic about winning the major, as he has now turned 45 and does not have the kind of energy that he did in the past.
Yet, he is confident to give a tough competition to his rivals on the course. He told that he was playing really well except the performances in the last month.
He also won the PGA Tour’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions early in the season. However, he does not rate himself as one of the favourites at the US Open this year.
According to him, he is an underdog, especially after his slumping performance in the last month, which has put some bruises on his confidence while he moved to face the challenge at the Lake Course.
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