Stricker wins US Senior Open

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Steve Stricker has won the US Senior Open by six strokes.

The American shattered the tournament's 72-hole scoring record to finish half a dozen shots ahead of defending champion David Toms and Jerry Kelly.

The wire-to-wire victory is Stricker's fifth on the PGA Tour Champions and his second major.

In May, he won the Regions Tradition, which is the PGA Tour Champions’ first major of the season.

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