Steve Stricker held the trophy over his head at the 2021 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship and is one of the 80 in the field for the 2022 event at Firestone Country Club.
Stricker is defending his championship in the last Senior Players Championship with Bridgestone as the main sponsor. The 2023 tournament will be sponsored by Kaulig Companies.
Stricker led wire-to-wire in winning the 2021 tournament and endured a life-threatening illness in the months that followed.
Who will win the final Bridgestone Senior Players Championship? It’s up for grabs, but players appear to be enjoying themselves at the fourth and penultimate senior major of the season.
2022 Bridgestone Senior Players
Jerry Kelly watches his shot down the fairway on the 15th hole during third round of…
Jerry Kelly watches his shot down the fairway on the 15th hole during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club, Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Akron, Ohio. [Photo by Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal]
2022 Bridgestone Senior Players
Ernie Els plays his second shot on the 8th hole during third round of the Bridgestone…
Ernie Els plays his second shot on the 8th hole during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club on Saturday. [Photo by Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal]
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Steve Stricker chats with his wife Nicki during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship…
Steve Stricker chats with his wife Nicki during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club on Saturday. [Photo by Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal]
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Rocco Mediate sports a ball cap customized by his children as he plays during third round…
Rocco Mediate sports a ball cap customized by his children as he plays during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club on Saturday. [Photo by Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal]
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Ken Duke plays his second shot out of the bunker on the 15th hole during third…
Ken Duke plays his second shot out of the bunker on the 15th hole during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club on Saturday. [Photo by Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal]
2022 Bridgestone Senior Players
Bob Estes chips onto the green on the 9th hole during third round of the Bridgestone…
Bob Estes chips onto the green on the 9th hole during third round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club on Saturday. [Photo by Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal]
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Jesper Parnevik hits from the number 16 fairway during the first round of the Bridgestone Senior…
Jesper Parnevik hits from the number 16 fairway during the first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Akron, Ohio, at Firestone Country Club.
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A pair of Bridgestone volunteers watch the action on the 7th hole during first round of…
A pair of Bridgestone volunteers watch the action on the 7th hole during first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Thursday.
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Retief Goosen reacts after he misses a putt on the 7th hole during first round of…
Retief Goosen reacts after he misses a putt on the 7th hole during first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Thursday.
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David Frost plays out of the bunker on the 3rd hole during first round of the…
David Frost plays out of the bunker on the 3rd hole during first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Thursday.
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Rocco Mediate reads the green on the 5th hole during the first round of the Bridgestone…
Rocco Mediate reads the green on the 5th hole during the first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Thursday.
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Stephen Ames, left, and David Toms share a laugh on the 7th hole during first round…
Stephen Ames, left, and David Toms share a laugh on the 7th hole during first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Thursday.
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Rocco Mediate chips from the number 16 rough during the first round of the Bridgestone Senior…
Rocco Mediate chips from the number 16 rough during the first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Akron, Ohio, at Firestone Country Club.
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Alex Cejka follows his tee shot on number 17 during the first round of the Bridgestone…
Alex Cejka follows his tee shot on number 17 during the first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Akron, Ohio, at Firestone Country Club.
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Tim Petrovic sends his ball down the fairway on the 13th hole during second round of…
Tim Petrovic sends his ball down the fairway on the 13th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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John Daly cruises up the fairway to the 9th hole during first round of the Bridgestone…
John Daly cruises up the fairway to the 9th hole during first round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Akron, Ohio. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]
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Ernie Els putts on the 9th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament…
Ernie Els putts on the 9th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Mike Weir makes his approach on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior…
Mike Weir makes his approach on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Miguel Angel Jimenez lines up his putt on the 16th hole during second round of the…
Miguel Angel Jimenez lines up his putt on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Joey Sindelar plays his third shot from from the rough on the 16th hole during second…
Joey Sindelar plays his third shot from from the rough on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Steve Stricker hugs Justin Leonard after finishing the second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament…
Steve Stricker hugs Justin Leonard after finishing the second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Scott McCarron plays his fourth shot after sending his third into the water on the 16th…
Scott McCarron plays his fourth shot after sending his third into the water on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Steve Stricker makes his approach on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior…
Steve Stricker makes his approach on the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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A pair of Bridgestone volunteers watch as Tim Petrovic tees off on the 14th hole during…
A pair of Bridgestone volunteers watch as Tim Petrovic tees off on the 14th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Retief Goosen reacts as his putt rolls past the cup on the 4th hole during second…
Retief Goosen reacts as his putt rolls past the cup on the 4th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Colin Montgomerie watches his shot out of the bunker on the 13th hole during second round…
Colin Montgomerie watches his shot out of the bunker on the 13th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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David toms chips onto the green on the 4th hole during second round of the Bridgestone…
David toms chips onto the green on the 4th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Joe Durant chips onto the green on the 4th hole during second round of the Bridgestone…
Joe Durant chips onto the green on the 4th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Alex Cejka reads the green on the 1st hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior…
Alex Cejka reads the green on the 1st hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Jay Haas watches his shot down the fairway on the 13th hole during second round of…
Jay Haas watches his shot down the fairway on the 13th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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A Bridgestone volunteer gets a closer look at who is coming up the fairway during second…
A Bridgestone volunteer gets a closer look at who is coming up the fairway during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club on Friday.
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Steve Stricker, left, and Miguel Angel Jimenez approach the 16th hole during second round of the…
Steve Stricker, left, and Miguel Angel Jimenez approach the 16th hole during second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Akron, Ohio. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]
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