Steve Stricker birdied the last 2 holes to win the Deutsche Bank Championship. In a tight tournament, the top 6 were separated by just 2 strokes.

Last week, Stricker missed a put that would have put him in a playoff, but today, he got redemption, making his final put to avoid a playoff and get the victory.

Scott Verplank birdied the last 4 holes to get to 16-under and take the lead into the clubhouse. That lead did not last long; Jason Dufner shot a 6-under, including a birdie on 18. It looked like a playoff was inevitable until Stricker birdied 17 to tie. Then he hit a 43 foot chip from the rough to within 2 feet of the hole and knocked it in for the win.

This is Stricker’s third win this year and moves him into 2^nd in the world for the first time in his career. It also propels him into first place for the FedEx Cup, passing Tiger Woods, who came in 11^th. Woods had the best day of anyone, finishing 8-under for the day, but it was not enough to overcome an 8 shot deficit going into the final day.

Barrington native Brett Quigley just missed the cut to qualify for the next round of the FedExCup Playoffs next weekend. He finished 71^st in the standings and the top 70 make the cut. Marc Leishman eagled the 18^th hold to knock him out.

-Becs